.. even if you are a fellow traveler, more or less. That is the main point made by Emmanuel (via Trade Diversion) in relation to Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine, which is a truly bad book. I am glad somebody else thinks so, because I was pretty disheartened by the kid gloves with which Joe St...

Do you want to understand how globalization reshapes wealth and opportunity in the world? Look no further than soccer--the sport that everyone in the world (besides the U.S.) calls football. I know, this is not an original idea. There is at least one best seller on the topic, but while it is a r...

Interesting story today in BusinessWeek on heads of companies and their take on Twitter. Given the amount of information overload and the pressure on CEO's to be efficient with time, use of Twitter makes a lot of sense given its 140 character limit and ability to give/ get instant feedback. My ...

There was far more commentary than I could begin to digest, but it seemed like a worthwhile project to try to build a compendium, however incomplete, of the more trenchant takes on Gannett's Seven Desk Plan. I've split reactions into pro and con, with the latter running after the jump. If I miss...

SolarMission Technologies (OTC: EVOMY.PK, ASX: EVM.AX) and its Australian subsidiary, EnviroMission Limited produced this 5 minute video about its early pilot plant in Spain. It is an older video (2000) but gives a basic understanding of the solar tower concept. The designs have changed and tec...