Category Archives: Real World Economics
Tis the Season–For Inequality
‘Tis the season—for inequality December 6, 2013David F. RuccioLeave a commentGo to comments from David Ruccio USA Pope Francis challenged the theory of trickledown economics. Now, President Obama has announced his intention to focus on the problem of inequality. On my reading, Obama’s speech borrows … Continue reading
Canada Busted Covering Up Spikes in Fukushima Radiation
Canada Busted Covering Up Spikes In Fukushima Radiation Posted on December 5, 2013 by WashingtonsBlog Falsely Stated That There Were No Unusual Radiation Levels The governments of Japan, America and Canada have covered up the severity of the Fukushima crisisever since it started in March … Continue reading
What Didn’t Kill Mandela Made Him Stronger
What Didn’t Kill Mandela Made Him Stronger Posted on December 6, 2013 by DavidSwanson Nelson Mandela’s story, if told as a novel, would not be deemed possible in real life. Worse, we don’t tell such stories in many of our novels. A violent … Continue reading
“Japan Has Fallen Back into Fascism After 68 Years”: Japanese Senator Shouts “This is the Way the Reign of Terror Begins”…Then Others Physically Restrain Him
Japan Has Fallen Back Into Fascism After 68 Years: Japanese Senator Shouts “This is The Way the Reign of Terror Begins” … Then Others Physically Restrain Him Posted on December 6, 2013 by WashingtonsBlog Japan Falls Back Into Fascism The Empire of Japan … Continue reading
Japanese TEPCO are Going to Dump the Fukushima Radioactive Water and Radiation into the Ocean
Japanese TEPCO Are Going to Dump the Fukushima RADIATION Into the OCEAN Post Categories: Asia The Washington’s Blog | Thursday, December 5, 2013, 22:43 Beijing Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on printShare on gmailShare on stumbleuponShare on favoritesMore … Continue reading
China’s Central Bank Bars Financial Institutions From Handling Bitcoin Transactions
from Bloomberg News – Dec 5, 2013 10:25 AM GMT China’s central bank barred financial institutions from handling Bitcoin transactions, moving to regulate the virtual currency after an 89-fold jump in its value sparked a surge of investor interest in the country.
Why Do People Waste Time on Worthless Economic Forecasting?
Why do people waste time on worthless economic forecasting? December 1, 2013EditorLeave a commentGo to comments from Lars Syll The other day yours truly was interviewed by a public radio journalist working on a series onGreat Economic Thinkers. We were discussing the monumental … Continue reading