Category Archives: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
Adam Smith on Justice
Adam Smith on justice August 30, 2014EditorLeave a commentGo to comments Smith’s commitment to “equity” for the working class was behind the vehemence of his opposition to mercantilist (“business economics”) arguments for policies that would protect or promote the profits of … Continue reading
Draghi Speaketh
Draghi Speaketh August 29, 2014merijnknibbeLeave a commentGo to comments From: Erwan Mahé (guest post) 29 August 2014 Mr Draghi’s speech at the Jackson Hole symposium was definitely the highlight of late last week. A lot of ink has already been spent … Continue reading
How Israel Helped to Spawn Hamas
How Israel Helped to Spawn Hamas http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB123275572295011847 By ANDREW HIGGINS Updated Jan. 24, 2009 12:01 a.m. ET Moshav Tekuma, Israel Surveying the wreckage of a neighbor’s bungalow hit by a Palestinian rocket, retired Israeli official Avner Cohen traces the missile’s … Continue reading
Wikileaks: Decades-Long Proof of Government, Corporate Surveillance of ‘Native Americans’ Revealed
WikiLeaks: Decades Long Proof Of Government, Corporate Surveillance Of Native Americans Revealed WikiLeaks proves what Native Americans have suspected for years. By Christine Graef | August 9, 2014 NEW YORK– It’s an ordinary day at Akwesasne: drones fly high overhead; Border Patrol’s presence … Continue reading
The Pentagon’s Strategy for World Domination: Full Spectrum Dominance From Asia to Africa
The Pentagon’s Strategy for World Domination: Full Spectrum Dominance, from Asia to Africa By Bruce K. Gagnon The Pentagon’s missile system. August 27, 2014 “ICH” – “PIPR” – – Current US military space policy is primarily geared toward two countries, China and … Continue reading
Self Criticism[?] in Economics
Self criticism in economics August 26, 2014peterradfordLeave a commentGo to comments from Peter Radford This is a bit of a rant. Please bear with me. I rarely do this, but here’s a link to one of my favorite economics blogs: Unlearning Economics:Economists … Continue reading
The Economics of American Racism in 9 Charts 1960 to 2014
The economics of American racism (9 charts, 1960 to 2014) from David Ruccio Neil Irwin, Claire Cain Miller, and Margot Sanger-Katz have assembled a series of charts documenting America’s enduring—and, in many cases, growing—racial divide. I have reproduced some of them below.