globalization
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Is Now Finalized, but You Can't Read It Quite Yet
The shroud of secrecy surrounding Obama's 12-country trade deal won't be removed for quite some time.
The Inevitable Rise of the Internet of Shipping Containers
Is this the dawn of the smart shipping container?
"African Electronics" Takes a Spiritual Approach to Individual Power
Ghanaian artist Serge Attukwei Clottey takes his recycled plastic "African Electronics" to the streets.
Everything We Know So Far About Obama's Secret Trade Deal
Everything you need to know about trade deals but were too bored to ask.
Watch This Short Film About Globalization, the American Dream, and a Pyramid That Makes Doorknobs
The subject of "Everything & Everything & Everything," director Alberto Roldán says, is "our endless quest for more."
Myanmar's Mines Desperately Need Reform, as Foreign Firms Implicated in Rights Abuses
Amnesty International has accused foreign mining companies of profiting from serious human rights abuses in Myanmar, as the country struggles with the might of globalized capital. But there are some reasons for optimism.
White Plastic Chairs Are Taking Over the World
There are billions of monobloc chairs around the world, and they are completely "context free"—you can't tell when or where you are by looking at them. We asked a leading scholar if we should be worried by that.
The Weird Utopia of Wall Street
Wall Street is said to be fueled by the twin passions of greed and fear. That's true enough, but not the whole story. There's also a credo, a conviction, that all the deals and emotions add up to a surge of general bounty.
Are Russia and China Really Serious, Or Just Hooking Up?
Joint military exercises scheduled for 2015 have fueled fresh speculation about the possibility of a growing alliance between the two countries.
The Toronto Maple Leafs Want to Take Over China
The Leafs have started an aggressive campaign to promote themselves in China, coinciding with the country's Winter Olympics bid.