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December 10, 2014 Santiago, Chile When Karl Marx wrote about the bourgeoisie as the “unproductive class” he was writing from personal experience. The foremost champion of the proletariat, Marx never actually belonged to the working class himself. Born into a well-off middle-class family, Marx ascended up the social hierarchy by
December 9, 2014 Santiago, Chile In the moment after the musicians finished their last song, the silence was broken by the faint tune of someone singing “Mu isamaa on minu arm”. The singers on stage quickly looked at each other nervously, but seeing strength in each other’s eyes they began
December 9, 2014 Santiago, Chile When Gregor MacGregor returned to London he was a real celebrity. He had just come back from the New World, where he had a number of successful exploits fighting in the South American struggle for independence and was made the Major-General of the Venezuelan republican
December 8, 2014 London, England [Editor’s note: Tim Price, London-based wealth manager, is filling in for Simon today.] You can be for gold, or you can be for paper, but you cannot possibly be for both. It may soon be time to take a stand. The arguments in favour of
December 5, 2014 Santiago, Chile It seems rather appropriate that just seven days after the US government hit a whopping $18 trillion in debt, mainstream financial media has picked up the IMF’s recent World Economic Outlook report, which puts the US economy as #2 in the world. There’s no shortage
December 5, 2014 Santiago, Chile Making up the highest stratosphere in Japanese society, the samurai had quite a reputation to uphold. Beyond honor and loyalty, they had to keep up appearances by wearing only the highest quality clothing and by being seen in only the best establishments. The samurai image
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