Razor-thin profit margins leave no room for social change
The similarities between Nike’s Colin Kaepernick advertising campaign and Gillette’s “The Best a Man Can Be” campaign are uncanny. Both campaigns take strong stances on…
economics
Alumni profiles: Osamede Aruhnmwunde
Osamede Arhunmwunde – Bachelor of arts (economics), 2011 Since graduating from the U of M, Arhunmwunde has become an international bestselling author and publishing expert….
Economics department preparing to split over academic disputes
Over six months after a scathing report from the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) detailed deep divisions within the University of Manitoba department of…
Re: Canadian Association of University Teachers report on economics department
Letters published in the Manitoban are edited for spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Views expressed in the letters are those of the authors and do not…
Point/Counterpoint: Budget cuts
Point: Unsustainable spending has made budget cuts necessary Over the course of the last few months there has been a rising chorus of voices calling…
Greek election result a wind of change
On Jan. 25, a political earthquake shook the European Union. The Greeks elected Syriza, a left-wing party. The newly-elected prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, won an…
Appreciating Marshall McLuhan
In its hundred-year history, the Manitoban has been the first step on the way to a professional career for numerous writers. But there is one…
Responding to Poloz
Last week Stephen Poloz, governor of the Bank of Canada, said to a House of Commons committee that out-of-work students should work for free to…
The fallacy of the American dream
Recently a Chinese billionaire made a provocative and, at its core, American statement. In an article translated by the Cambridge Entrepreneur Academy, Jack Ma, executive…
Monetary policy, debt, and unions
Kevin Linklater, staff Following the global financial crisis of 2008-09, the Canadian economy was held up as a model in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation…