World’s Largest PV Solar Park German officials have opened a 78-megawatt portion of what they say is now the world’s largest solar PV park. Saferay’s … NewsRead more
Economics
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Banks should end ‘secretive’ trade in food commodities
Speculators have swamped the food commodities sector over the last five years causing increasingly volatile prices for key staples like wheat and maize, according to … Banks should end ‘secretive’ trade in food commoditiesRead more
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Tax cheats and tax dodgers
A new study has revealed that 25 of the nation’s largest corporations paid more money to their CEOs last year than they did to the … Tax cheats and tax dodgersRead more
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23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism
Ha-Joon Chang talking. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whVf5tuVbus&rel=0]
Posted inEconomics / Occupy Wall Street / Politics / USA Empire
What’s the economy for?
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No free market exists
23 Things they don’t tell you about Capitalism – Ha-Joon Chang Popular economic wisdom suggests that markets should be free and interfered with as little … No free market existsRead more
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Educating Sgt. Pantzke
[vodpod id=Groupvideo.9794046&w=640&h=360&fv=video%3D2023963448] Educating Sgt. Pantzke June 28, 2011 MARTIN SMITH, Correspondent: [voice-over] Covering the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, you spend a lot of time … Educating Sgt. PantzkeRead more
Posted inEconomics / Military / Multimedia
Military industrial complex
Eisenhower’s speech in full: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWiIYW_fBfY&rel=0] Good evening, my fellow Americans. First, I should like to express my gratitude to the radio and television networks for … Military industrial complexRead more
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Britain’s first local e-currency
Over the last few years, a number of local currencies have launched in the UK, Totnes, Stroud, and Brixton being the most significant. The Brixton … Britain’s first local e-currencyRead more
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Iraq On $256 Million a Day
Obama announced that the remaining American troops in Iraq will leave the country by the end of 2011, fulfilling an agreement signed by the Bush … Iraq On $256 Million a DayRead more