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Facebook Data Scandal: Does our Data Control Us?
When we think about our daily lives, it doesn't seem possible to live without technology. The internet is one of the biggest examples of how far humanity has come in terms of technological freedom and yet it is the very thing that defines…
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Clean Coal: The Environmental Impact of Coal Mining
If you were to listen to the people involved in the coal industry, and to some extent President Donald Trump, they would tell you that coal is the fuel of life. It is cheap in production costs, efficient in energy creation, and still…
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Holidays in Venezuela: Tourism Fueled by Hyperinflation
Let's skip one of the most dangerous cities of Venezuela and let's focus on the "touristic" side of the country if there's any left. Let's look at why Venezuela is such a cheap holiday destination for tourists. The short answer:…
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Toys “R” Bust: A Growing List of Fallen Toy retailers
Toys "R" Us continues to demonstrate that memories with a corporate entity can strike a chord with generations of children and adults alike. Whether or not toys were your thing, Toys "R" Us, at its peak, was one of the country's biggest toy…
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The Challenges of the African Continental Free Trade Area
On 21st March, at a sitting in Rwanda, 44 African countries appended their signatures to formalize an agreement for an African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in a move that will see the African countries implement free trade policies…
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Can Universal Basic Income Work for Us and Our Economy?
In the beautiful countryside of Finland, a man gets about 560€ sent to his bank account, every month, for free! No strings attached! He uses this cash as and when he likes. Who is giving him all this free money? The Government of Finland.…
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Cambridge Analytica: Importance of the Facebook Data Breach
It is not the first time we have heard of a Facebook data breach, so why exactly should we be paying attention to this new one? The answer involves psychological processes, personal information, the US presidential election, Cambridge…
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Broken Promises: The US Coal Industry is Dying
Coal was a dominant topic in the presidential race of 2016. Hillary Clinton vowed to go further down the road laid out by Obama, famously dubbed the "War on Coal" by Republicans (which isn't accurate, but more on that later). This meant…
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The Bloody Truth: Are Blood Donations a Business?
They say that you should donate blood so that you could save lives. You do it voluntarily and without pay, however, the people who need it do not get it for free. Donating blood is a lucrative business model, or is it?
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Digitizing Latin American: Gig Economy in Developing Countries
As the internet and smart technologies have gone from military issues to penetrating all daily affairs, the World has changed a lot. Even the labor sector has experienced amazing transformations as new platforms have influenced work…
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