capitalism
Pope: Market capitalism has failed in pandemic, needs reform
World
October 4, 2020
Pope: Market capitalism has failed in pandemic, needs reform
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis says the coronavirus pandemic has proven that the “magic theories” of market capitalism have failed…
Pressure on girls for perfect body ‘worse than ever’, says Orbach
Health & Fitness
November 11, 2018
Pressure on girls for perfect body ‘worse than ever’, says Orbach
Girls and young women are under more pressure than ever to achieve the perfect body in an oppressive social…
Philip Green responsible for BHS collapse: UK lawmakers
Business
July 25, 2016
Philip Green responsible for BHS collapse: UK lawmakers
Retail tycoon Philip Green's greed and disregard for corporate governance led to the demise of BHS and cost 11,000 jobs,…
Street vendors cash in on revolutionary spirit
Egypt
March 14, 2012
Street vendors cash in on revolutionary spirit
A year after it claimed center stage in the Arab Spring, Cairo's Tahrir Square has become a giant open-air market…
As Islamists sweep elections, western media softens rhetoric
Egypt
January 15, 2012
As Islamists sweep elections, western media softens rhetoric
US foreign policy toward Islamist parties in Egypt is shifting, and this shift has become visible in the US media's…
From bringing down Ben Ali to fixing up Wall Street
Egypt
October 28, 2011
From bringing down Ben Ali to fixing up Wall Street
The Occupy Wall Street protesters are now in their second month of camping out in New York City’s financial district…
‘Indignant’ activists launch worldwide protests
World
October 15, 2011
‘Indignant’ activists launch worldwide protests
MADRID - Activists scuffled with police in London and decried the wealthy in Hong Kong on Saturday as an unprecedented…
World intrigued by ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement
World
October 11, 2011
World intrigued by ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement
Tahrir Square in Cairo, Green Square in Tripoli, Syntagma Square in Athens and now Zuccotti Park in New York -…
Postcard from Krakow: A city of beauty and contradictions
Life & Style
July 17, 2011
Postcard from Krakow: A city of beauty and contradictions
With such high expectations going in, I’m pleased to find that the wonderful Polish city of Krakow fills and goes…
Egypt’s ‘orderly transition’?
Opinion
May 31, 2011
Egypt’s ‘orderly transition’?
Although press coverage of events in Egypt may have dropped off the front pages, discussion of the post-Mubarak period continues…