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This Shows Exactly How Much McDonald's Costs

By: Amanda Froelich, True Activist. McDonalds is one of the largest fast food franchises in the world, the average distance from any one point (in the US) being about 115 miles away. While the price

Feb 2

Mass unemployment fears over Google artificial intelligence plans

The development of artificial intelligence - thrown into spotlight this week after Google spent hundreds of millions on new technology - could mean computers take over human jobs at a faster rate ...

Feb 2

Third prominent banker found dead in six days

Bloomberg is reporting this morning that former Federal Reserve economist Mike Dueker was found dead in an apparent suicide near Tacoma, Washington. Dueker, 50, a chief economist at Russell ...

Feb 2

In Rare Moment of Honesty, Wal-Mart Admits that Food Stamps Subsidize their

Walmart has been in the national spotlight for their poverty wages and employees' reliance on government assistance. In their quarterly report, Walmart is set to announce that their profits have ...

Feb 1

The automated Japanese restaurant without waiters

Jan 31

Advances in artificial intelligence could lead to mass unemployment, warn

Experts have warned that rapidly improving artificial intelligence could lead to mass unemployment just days after Google revealed the purchase of a London based start-up dedicated to developing ...

Jan 30

Jan 30

10 Clever Ideas From Around the World to Root Out Inequality (Like Fining

From Switzerland to New York, it seems like people are talking more than ever about inequality-and its antidotes. Here are some of the most promising and provocative ideas from last year that could

Jan 30

Former top executive at Deutsche Bank found hanged at his Kensington home

Body of William 'Bill' Broeksmit discovered at his house in London He retired in February and was a former senior manager at the bank 58-year-old was close to Deutsche Bank co-chief executive Anshu

Jan 30

Shapes of Exchange in the Solidarity Economy