Showing results by author "John Kay" in Politics & Social Sciences

The finance sector of Western economies is too large and attracts too many of the smartest college graduates. Financialization over the past three decades has created a structure that lacks resilience and supports absurd volumes of trading. The finance sector devotes too little attention to the search for new investment opportunities and the stewardship of existing ones, and far too much to secondary-market dealing in existing assets. Regulation has contributed more to the problems than the solutions.

Brought to you by Penguin. The idea that people are basically driven by individualism and economic incentives, and that prosperity and good societies come from top-down leadership, has dominated politics for the last thirty years (from some perspectives, much longer). This book shows that the...

Everything is connected. Not in a conspiracy theory way, but in the way that identities and social circumstances collide to create unique experiences. Underneath it all, we are connected by our humanity and our need to escape the things that crush us and find our way to collective freedom. The show examines different intersections of identity, social conditions, policies, mental health and neurodivergence and advocates for coming together to make the world better. We're on the journey to create a better world. When you reach the intersection, turn left. Support via https://patreon.com/atitl