THE ENGAGED LISTENER
What is the essence of communicating when there is no one to listen? How about communicating to a disengaged listener? Last month we released a piece on communication. Going...
What lessons does Florida offer for Republicans and Democrats? | The Bottom Line
The state has swung from Democrat to Republican in a matter of years. Is it a bellwether for the national stage in 2024? In the last election, the Democratic...
Give babies peanut butter to cut allergy by 77%, study says
Giving young babies – between four and six months old – tiny tastes of smooth peanut butter could dramatically cut peanut allergies, say scientists. Research shows there is a crucial...
How has work changed in the post-pandemic world?
Three years after the COVID pandemic shut down the world’s economy, have relations between workers and employers shifted? Economists call it “pandemic epiphanies”. During the first year of the...
‘Dr Doom’: World headed for dark times in the next 20 years
Economist Nouriel Roubini paints a bleak future for a world facing ‘megathreats’ – including global economic meltdowns. In a world faced with threats and challenges, many cynical politicians would...
Can Russia and China succeed in dethroning the dollar?
Russia turns to China’s Yuan as its foreign currency of choice and supports it in trade with other countries. Since being shut out of much of the global financial...
Why is Africa turning away from the United States?
Former African Union diplomat Arikana Chihombori-Quao doesn’t see much hope for this week’s US-Africa Leaders Summit. Officials in the United States look upon Africans as people “in need of...
Does the US support France’s idea for ‘strategic autonomy’?
Despite some attempts to set itself apart from US policies, France is falling more in line with Washington. From the outset of the war in Ukraine, French President Emmanuel...
Why is the US worried about Israel’s new government?
President Joe Biden is sending his top diplomats to meet with Israeli officials in quick succession. When the newly formed Israeli government announced that it wanted to change the...