The top United Nations expert on human rights has called on the 12 nations considering the Trans-Pacific Partnership to reject the massive trade agreement since … TPP ‘fundamentally flawed’ – UN human rights expertRead more
Economics
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Urban farming is booming, but what does it really yield?
Midway through spring, the nearly bare planting beds of Carolyn Leadley’s Rising Pheasant Farms, in the Poletown neighborhood of Detroit, barely foreshadow the cornucopian abundance … Urban farming is booming, but what does it really yield?Read more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl
The West Is Traveling The Road To Economic Ruin
Michael Hudson is the best economist in the world. Indeed, I could almost say that he is the only economist in the world. Almost all … The West Is Traveling The Road To Economic RuinRead more
Posted inEconomics / Justice / ToMl / USA Empire
Private Companies are Making a Killing in the Justice System
Private corporations make money at almost every step of our justice and prison systems, from processing fines to monitoring ankle bracelets and drug testing. And … Private Companies are Making a Killing in the Justice SystemRead more
Posted inEconomics / Tax / ToMl
Tories lobbying to protect Google’s £30bn island tax haven
Britain has been privately lobbying the EU to remove from an official blacklist the tax haven through which Google funnels billions of pounds of profits, … Tories lobbying to protect Google’s £30bn island tax havenRead more
Posted inEconomics / Tax / ToMl
Taxing Google (and Facebook, Twitter, Uber and the rest)
The announcement of the deal struck by Google with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has aroused much speculation. The term ‘permanent establishment’ has even … Taxing Google (and Facebook, Twitter, Uber and the rest)Read more
Posted inBank / Crime / Debt / Economics / India
Initiate Criminal Proceedings Against Vijay Mallya and Other Defaulters
Vijay Mallya owes Indian banks over Rs 9,000 crores. He has run away to the UK and we don’t know when or if he will … Initiate Criminal Proceedings Against Vijay Mallya and Other DefaultersRead more
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Great and mighty things which thou knowest not
In his recent paper, “A Lost Century in Economics: Three Theories of banking and the conclusive evidence”, Richard Werner argues that the old “credit creation … Great and mighty things which thou knowest notRead more
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Londoners spend majority of their income on housing
A new report released this week by the House of Commons library shows that private sector rent now comprises 62 percent of pre-tax income, up … Londoners spend majority of their income on housingRead more
Posted inEconomics / Politics / USA Empire
Sanders Campaign Blasts $350K Dinner with Clooneys as ‘Obscene’
The $353,400 price tag attached to a Hollywood-Hillary Clinton fundraiser is raising eyebrows. The event, at which George Clooney and his wife, human rights attorney … Sanders Campaign Blasts $350K Dinner with Clooneys as ‘Obscene’Read more