Category Archives: Real World Economics

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 →

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“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 →

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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 →

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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.

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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 →

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