Posts Tagged ‘economy’

Is passive smoking dangerous?

I couldn’t resist posting this. Yes, I’m sure it is skewed. And is possibly paid for by the tobacco companies (although Reason TV is fairly well respected so I’m not sure). But it is interesting how far the world has moved… I’m not making a case here for going backward about smoking legislation. Regardless of [Continue]

Where is South Africa’s Muhammad Yunus?

I was at an event the other night that featured Jay Naidoo as the guest speaker. In his talk he told the story of Grameen Bank — a bank in Bangladesh that focuses on micro-loans to the poorest and most destitute members of society. The bank, jointly with its founder Muhammad Yunus, was awarded the [Continue]