Michael Statham

ALISON BEARD:  Welcome to the HBR IdeaCast from Harvard Business Review.  I’m Alison Beard. Over the past few weeks in the United States massive protests over the deaths of George Floyd and other Black Americans at the hands of police have thrown a huge spotlight on an issue the country has been struggling with since…

In August 2019, President Donald Trump asked senior Homeland Security and national security officials to look into using nuclear bombs to "stop hurricanes from hitting the US," Axios reported.After the Axios report, Trump denied ever making those claims.Now, a congresswoman has introduced a bill that would prohibit the president from using nukes on hurricanes. Rep.…

In February 2016, when Boris Johnson was still mayor of London, he wrote in The Telegraph newspaper that if the UK voted to leave the European Union, its government would be embroiled “for several years in a fiddly process of negotiating new arrangements” on trade and business with other countries. As prime minister, Johnson has…

Personal Finance Insider writes about products, strategies, and tips to help you make smart decisions with your money. We may receive a small commission from our partners, like American Express, but our reporting and recommendations are always independent and objective.The racial wealth gap in America is very real. As a black woman, my parents have…

While the ratio determines the extent to which the government is able to finance its expenditure, it is also an indicator of tax compliance TopicsGDP ratio | tax treaty | GDP report Dilasha Seth  |  New Delhi  Last Updated at June 8, 2020 22:19 IST India’s tax-to-GDP ratio slid further in FY20 to a 10-year low of 9.88 per…

The Donald Trump administration’s planned measures to help American graduates find jobs during the Covid-19 pandemic may backfire in the long term.Over the past couple of months, the US government has proposed several restrictions on foreign skilled workers, which it believes will open up opportunities for locals. However, a recent University of California San Diego…

US protesters have taken to the streets for two weeks straight calling out police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death. REUTERS/Nacho Doce Protests sparked by the death of George Floyd continued into their second week on Sunday.Some protesters have heightened calls to abolish and defund police forces in favor of expanding social welfare…

With the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns, many Indian businesses were forced to sink or swim. But the virus that created the problem also unwittingly offered a lifevest to some business owners.Cotton masks and face covers have become a necessary tool for surviving this pandemic, especially since their use is mandated by many state governments in…

"Anti-racism is an active and conscious effort to work against [the] multi-dimensional aspects of racism," Robert J. Patterson, professor of African American Studies at Georgetown University, told Business Insider.Racism scholar Ibram X. Kendi says one is either racist or anti-racist: There is no room for neutrality and there is no such thing as a "non-racist."Anti-racism is…

Protesters marched through Washington, DC, on Saturday in support of Black Lives Matter and demanding justice for George Floyd. Eliza Relman/Business Insider Thousands of protesters marched through Washington, DC, on Saturday. They demanded justice in the wake of George Floyd's killing in police custody on March 25, and the death of Breonna Taylor, who was…