Articles about The Concierge Class
What is ‘Financialisation’? Why it’s bad. And what to do about it.
‘Financialisation’ is just a new way for banks to lend money against dodgy assets. We explain why it’s a huge risk.
Why companies like you to rent, not buy, from them
**Why companies want you to rent, not buy, from them**
Companies increasingly want you to rent their products. They call it a ‘subscription’, a lease, a service,
Cancer conference gets sponsored by cigarette companies
Delegates and speakers at a major cancer conference discovered that the event was sponsored by two cigarette companies, Philip Morris and Japan Tobacco.
The Economist magazine’s events department was taking
Do lawyers have a guilty conscience?
Do lawyers have a guilty conscience? And if not, should they? We reflect on legal ethics.
Who runs capitalism? It isn’t what you think.
Who runs capitalism? It isn’t corporations and the wealthy.
The truth is, every day, an unseen army is working to advance the aims of corporations and the rich.
The Concierge Class? What’s that?
Who is The Concierge Class?
It’s the millions of people who earn their living by working for the wealthy and/or the corporations. To the disadvantage of democracy.
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