To watch the next episode about how Lauren Singer fit 2 years of trash in a single jar, click here:...
To watch the next episode about how Lauren Singer fit 2 years of trash in a single jar, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYDQcBQUDpw&list=PLRX7cVa...
More than 40 million people worldwide suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, and that number is expected to increase...
More than 40 million people worldwide suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, and that number is expected to increase drastically in the coming years. But no real p...
Sponsored by the Science and Technology Innovation Program. Invited panelists will discuss the science behind...
Sponsored by the Science and Technology Innovation Program. Invited panelists will discuss the science behind synthetic biology, the risks this emerging tech...
James S. Henry introduces a hot topic: offshore banking. The G8 and G20 are planning meetings to discuss it. Even...
James S. Henry introduces a hot topic: offshore banking. The G8 and G20 are planning meetings to discuss it. Even the Netherlands is a tax haven for certain types of companies. The huge amount of numbers and graphs tells us that we are confronted with nothing less than a global tax haven industry. For example, Apple makes 100 billion dollars a year of tax free profits because of the games private bankers know how to play.
In medieval times people couldn't hide their wealth when tax collectors came to inventory it. Nowadays they can. It is said that 64 percent of the global profits are parked offshore, for an important part by multinationals from the first world.
The third world is the victim of this practise. An example from the banana industry: exporting a banana from the Cayman Islands costs 13 pence. When it arrives in the UK to be consumed, the costs have grown to 60 pence. All of this money goes to other parties than the Cayman Islands.
Because of the tax havens, countries from the Third World are not able to receive the tax incomes they are entitled to. Henry even concludes that the debt problem of the third world is not a debt problem, but a tax problem. Both amount to almost the same.
Rebel, radical,and even rock star - words not usually associated with economists, but they do seem to stick to...
Rebel, radical,and even rock star - words not usually associated with economists, but they do seem to stick to Frenchman Thomas Piketty, who shot to fame wit...
As part of our World Oceans Day celebration in June, the Aquarium's outreach team worked with local artist, Kasey...
As part of our World Oceans Day celebration in June, the Aquarium's outreach team worked with local artist, Kasey Jones, to create a sculpture of Calypso out...
Many of the world's most ancient wonders can be found in Indonesia. From sacred temples to palace ruins, from...
Many of the world's most ancient wonders can be found in Indonesia. From sacred temples to palace ruins, from prehistoric remains to living traditions, visitors from around the world come to Indonesia, attracted by its unique and diverse cultures and vibrant heritage.As a country with over 350 cultural ethnic groups, the cultural diversity of Indonesia deserves to be explored.
