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Mitigation of An Anthropogenic Disaster

Temperatures in urban and rural areas have been steadily increasing globally compared to pre-industrial times, largely due to rising greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Water shortages, rising sea levels, scorching heat waves, and extreme weather conditions are expected to persist and intensify, disrupting delicate ecosystems and harming vulnerable communities in the

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Unaffordable Growth

Privatization has always been marketed as the medicine for an ailing economy, yet despite repeated disappointments worldwide, developing economies still seek the same free market pill as an answer. We must look at how destructive free-market-friendly policies can actually be, by examining past economic experiments done in the Arab world

The Great Compression

Usually, when people think of modern labor unions, the first thing that comes to mind is blue-collar work. An image of factory workers or miners pops into their heads. Exhausted from the long hours of manual, backbreaking labor, coming together to form a trade union for safer working conditions, more

The Dystopian Realtiy of a Rich Man's Utopia

When the Crown Prince took de facto leadership of the kingdom back in 2016, he promised a massive shift from the oil-dependent economy. He developed a plan to diversify the economy now famously known as Vision 2030. The diversification goal was long overdue given the volatility of oil prices and

From The River to The Sea

Since October 7th at least 36,000 Palestinians have been ruthlessly murdered, around 15,000 of which were children. Gaza has been the target of Israeli vicious bombardment for decades, but today the Zionist regime has reached a new peak of wickedness and devastation. As I write this, innocent Palestinians

Divided We Beg

During the oil boom, the potential for wealth creation through the rapid industrialization and commercialization in the kingdom was apparent. The ruling elites consisting of wealthy royals and business beneficiaries who were closely in touch with said royals began the accelerated effort to turn Saudi from a vacant desert to

Ouroboros

Back in 2001, a conference was held by the World Trade Organization to make one of the most economically impactful decisions regarding the lives of billions. The panel consisted of governments across the globe debating whether to let China be a member of the organization and open its borders for

The Exploitititve Nature of The Derivatives Market

Derivatives have been used to reduce risk for centuries, its usage can be traced all the way back to the Babylon age BC. Given the nature of risk and how most people tend to avoid it, it's not surprising that derivative instruments and contracts became popular. But with

The Greed Agenda

What if we managed to organize through solid labor unions? Made our case for higher wages and better benefits bargained for those agendas and secured them through negotiations with the owner class. Will the living standards of the working class actually improve? Although some economists argued that Increasing the wages

Divide and Conquer

Ah yes, it's that time of the month. When you finally can pay your dues, fill up the car with gas, stack the fridge with all types of goods, buy your son the new toy he wanted, and maybe get a new haircut? A night out with friends?

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