Omar Alhawas

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

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

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?

It's 6 am, your alarm goes off, and a sense of dread pervades your mind; you hit the snooze button in a futile attempt to retaliate, but the haunting sound of your boss echoes in your head. You shake the voice off and decide to sleep in, but

War. What do you know about it? Is it the pursuit of national safety? The heroic attempt by states to defend their god-given land? The hunt for extremist groups who threaten the lives of innocents all over the world? Are veterans ought to be respected for their service? Are

Neoclassical economists tackle the issue of commodity exchange with a supposed rational approach, except the commodity and its exchange are anything but rational. This could seem odd to some, as the marketplace is this lit-up place where the rules of exchange are established and known by every participant. Think

Money bags wakes up one day, opens the window, takes a deep breath, and basks in the view outside their home. All these earthly riches waiting to be collected and enjoyed. They step outside, rubbing their hands with a gitty expression on their face, and say, “How can I make

The importance of an economic and social system can not be emphasized enough. The social mode of production, where society organizes the necessary processes of acquiring subsistence in the form of food, clothing, shelter, fuel, and every other material fact, is imperative in influencing our behavior towards and from each

Philosophical explanations of our world can be tricky; at their best, they act as a microscope, elucidating subjects and giving them a precise shape and structure that reduce their mysterious character and help us pin down what makes them click. At their worst, they can become a rigid, dogmatic cult