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How the Indonesian Rupiah Made Everyone Feel Poorer While the Country Got Richer
Behind Indonesia’s success lies a quiet economic tension: a soft currency that shrinks middle-class buying power and global confidence.
16 hrs ago
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Leigh McKiernon
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The Expat Expiry Date: Why Your Frontier Market Career Might Be a Limited-Time Offer
Expat life looks glamorous until your job ends, your visa lapses, and no one wants your skillset anymore. Here’s what no one warns you about.
Nov 13
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Leigh McKiernon
Indonesia’s Factory Boom Is Real, Just Don’t Ask Where the Jobs Came From
Indonesia’s export and factory boom sounds great, until you see what’s really driving it: relocation, wage cuts, and political spin.
Nov 13
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Leigh McKiernon
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Nearshoring Talent Via Employer-of-Record Definitely Isn’t Exploitation... Right?
Nearshoring through EOR promises efficiency but hides exploitation. If they’re good enough to hire, they’re good enough to hire for real.
Nov 12
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Leigh McKiernon
Congratulations on Your Degree! Here’s a Lifetime of Debt and a Job That Requires a Hairnet
Millions bought the promise of a better life through education. Instead, they got decades of debt. It’s time to question who really benefits.
Nov 11
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Leigh McKiernon
How the World’s Poorer Countries Keep Producing the Richest Leaders
In many nations, economic growth fuels elite wealth, not public good. Here’s how broken systems manufacture billionaires while citizens struggle.
Nov 9
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Leigh McKiernon
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“Send In the Expat”: The Unofficial Global Strategy for Saying What No Local Ever Can
“Strategic foreignness” is real. Learn how companies use expats to do the cultural dirty work locals can’t afford to.
Nov 6
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Leigh McKiernon
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Why Everyone Has a Struggle Story Now (Even If They Didn’t Struggle)
Why are wealthy people fabricating “from the bottom” stories? We look at how privilege cosplays as struggle to earn sympathy and status.
Nov 5
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Leigh McKiernon
Hiring Passive vs. Active Talent is Not the Same Business... But We Keep Pretending It Is
Active vs passive talent needs different tools. Learn why confusing them could ruin your next critical hire.
Nov 4
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Leigh McKiernon
How CEO Pay Stretched So High It Left Worker Wages on the Ground
If worker productivity is up, why aren’t wages? Explore how executive pay soared while the people doing the work were left behind.
Nov 3
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Leigh McKiernon
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Indonesia Warms Up to Authoritarianism Again... What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Over 77% of Indonesians support strongman or military rule. What’s fueling this shift, and why should it worry us?
Nov 2
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Leigh McKiernon
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October 2025
You Now Need a $100K Salary to Be Middle Class (And That’s the Best-Case Scenario)
Why are people struggling despite record household income? Because median stats hide modern reality. Here’s the truth behind the numbers.
Oct 31
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Leigh McKiernon
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