"Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed" by Jared Diamond

06.11.2005

The best-selling US author Jared Diamond writes about vanishing resources, climate change, overpopulation and ecological damage in his book Collapse. His description of the downfall of a culture on Easter Island is a clear...

The banks are happy

06.11.2005

via Handelsblatt Weblog

When I look at the quarterly reports of HSBC or Citibank, I find this article very amusing. Comparing even a quarter's profits of HSBC with the value of a German bank from Frankfurt takes your breath...