Dollar stores are thriving – but are they ripping off poor people?

The cost of a trip can be so negligible – the average customer drops $29 a month – and dollar stores have grown so ubiquitous, that it’s hard to countenance what economists confirm: visitors to dollar stores are often paying more than well-off consumers who shop elsewhere.

                   

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/28/dollar-store-ripping-people-off-poverty-inequality

Social media giants

Companies earn their profits by exploiting their environment. Mining and oil companies exploit the physical environment; social media companies exploit the social environment. This is particularly nefarious, because these companies influence how people think and behave without them even being aware of it. This interferes with the functioning of democracy and the integrity of elections.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/feb/15/eu-facebook-google-dominance-george-soros?CMP=fb_gu

Why you are afraid to share your opininions

http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180615-why-youre-afraid-to-share-your-opinions

What are the pros and cons of bilingual parenting?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0698ydf