Category Archives: Neoclassical and Neo-liberal Economics
Neocon: Epitome of Evil, Destruction, Greed
Neocon: Epitome of Evil, Destruction, Greed Post Categories: Canada Peter Koenig | Saturday, January 24, 2015, 9:15 Beijing “Civilization” of the Neocons “We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive.” ~Albert Einstein Imagine – … Continue reading
Pigs At The Trough at Davos
Billionaire wags finger at middle class “lifestyle expectations” Billionaire Jeff Greene, who made his fortune as a real estate developer and from fraudulent mortgage securities, told a reporter at this week’s Davos, Switzerland, economic summit that “America’s lifestyle expectations are far … Continue reading
On abstraction and idealization in economics
On abstraction and idealization in economics January 21, 2015 from Lars Syll When applying deductivist thinking to economics, neoclassical economists usually set up “as if” models based on a set of tight axiomatic assumptions from which consistent and precise inferences are … Continue reading
Hard Evidence: Who Uses Veto in the UN Security Council Most Often and for What?
Hard Evidence: Who Uses Veto in the UN Security Council Most Often and for What? Post Categories: Canada Emma McClean | Sunday, January 11, 2015, 10:16 Beijing 131 views On Thursday July 17, 298 people lost their lives when … Continue reading
Ruin is America’s Future: Swiss Central Bank Announced End to Its Pegging of the Swiss Franc to Euro and US Dollar
Ruin is America’s Future: Swiss Central Bank Announced End to Its Pegging of the Swiss Franc to Euro and US Dollar Post Categories: Canada Paul Craig Roberts | Saturday, January 17, 2015, 13:00 Beijing 315 views Comments(0) Share on facebook … Continue reading
What Does the Falling Price of Oil Mean for the Pipelines We Oppose?
Published on Monday, January 19, 2015 by Council of Canadians What Does the Falling Price of Oil Mean for the Pipelines We Oppose? by Brent Patterson – What perhaps is most disconcerting is that it’s “market logic” that could determine … Continue reading
Russia Just Pulled Itself Out Of Petrodollar
Russia Just Pulled Itself Out Of Petrodollar Post Categories: Canada Tyler Durden | Friday, January 16, 2015, 11:13 Beijing Back in November, before most grasped just how serious the collapse in crude was (and would become, as well as its … Continue reading