Frederick Kaufman Frederick Kaufman is an author, a contributing editor at Harper’s, and a professor at CUNY’s Graduate School of Journalism.

Although it’s good to say sorry sometimes, and it might even be deemed completely essential at some points in your life, saying sorry is something that can be done too much. The word ‘sorry’ will quickly lose all meaning if you say it out of habit at times when, in all honesty, an apology is…

Ruth DeFries is a professor of ecology and sustainable development at Columbia University in New York. She uses images from satellites to track how the world’s demands for food and other resources are changing the planet.  Ruth DeFries has worked throughout the tropics, including the Brazilian Amazon, India, and other countries, and has developed innovative…

This has been a great month and a record year. The podcast, blog, and YouTube channel continue growing. Every month we get more traffic, more downloads, more views. I have to be honest. The real reason for this growth is that I have no social life. Covid-19 has interrupted all the social gatherings that I…

As we head towards a brand new year, it’s important to consider the position of your company right now and where it needs to be in the future. In doing so, you should also explore the challenges that could impact your company in the coming months and years. Let’s explore some of these issues and…

It is very common that in a few months it happens that expenses get out of control. Sometimes we don’t have planned how much we can spend and sometimes the expenses can get out of hand. It is for situations like this that making a personal budget could give us security and peace of mind…