Author: Alain Guillot
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3 Ways to Remove Inefficiency In Manufacturing
in BusinessThere is no denying that the manufacturing process can be one of the most inefficient areas of business. Knowing how to streamline your manufacturing process (and quality processes) effectively will result in greater profits — the key is knowing how to improve without reducing the quality of your product. Streamlining involves reducing waste, improving quality,…
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404 Ada Ferrer: The historic intimacy between Cuba and the United States
in podcastAbout Ada Ferrer Ada Ferrer is a Professor of History and Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University, where she has taught since 1995. Born in Cuba and raised in the US, she has been traveling to and conducting research on the island regularly since 1990. Where to find Ada WebsiteTwitter Cuba: An…
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How antiabortion laws oppress the poor
in OpinionThe state of Texas just passed one of the most stringent anti-abortion laws in the United States. This is a very sad moment for women’s rights. The law allows private citizens to sue abortion providers and anyone else who helps a woman obtain an abortion — including those who give a woman a ride to…
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403 Alex Renton: My ancestors were slave traders
in podcastAbout Alex Renton Alex Renton is a British-Canadian journalist and the author of Blood Legacy, Stiff Upper Lip, and Planet Carnivore. His latest book is Blood Legacy: Reckoning With a Family’s Story of Slavery Check out the book’s website. Blood Legacy: Reckoning With a Family’s Story of Slavery Through the story of his own family’s…
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402 Scott Ellsworth: Blatant Racism and The Tulsa Race Massacre
in podcastAbout Scott Ellsworth Scott Ellsworth is an American writer and the author of four books. DEATH IN A PROMISED LAND was the first comprehensive history of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre. “This splendid book belongs in any library serving readers in American history,” Library Journal. “A historian with the soul of a poet” is how…
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Working too many hours? You might be risking your life
in OpinionOne of my mottos in life was, to work just enough to pay my bills and put a bit of money aside. Because I have always been looking at how I can work less, and earn more, I found ways to leverage my time and money. For the past 10 years or so, my investments…