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Economics
Posted inEconomics / Iraq / Politics
Fuel on the fire
Plans to exploit Iraq’s oil reserves were discussed by government ministers and the world’s largest oil companies the year before Britain took a leading role … Fuel on the fireRead more
Posted inBank / Economics / Multimedia
Fixing the banking system
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/94YUEBuPpXQ] Thomas Jefferson on banking In 1316, Barcelona executed a banker. [But no bankers are charged for the bad practices which resulted in financial crisis … Fixing the banking systemRead more
Posted inDeforestation / Economics / News / Politics
News
Warren Buffett: Trickle-Down Economics Don’t Work billionaire investor Warren Buffett has told ABC News that the rich should be paying a lot more in taxes. … NewsRead more
Posted inEconomics / Oil / ToMl
Gontango game for oil profit
In recent weeks, gas prices around the country have surged to levels unseen since the 2008 oil spike. However, market fundamentals are not driving the … Gontango game for oil profitRead more
Posted inEconomics / News / Spill
News
Activists Shut Down Bank of America Branch in D.C. in Tax Protest In Washington, D.C., 600 activists with National People’s Action shut down a branch … NewsRead more
Posted inEconomics / Politics / Pollution / ToMl
Polluters must pay
The public health costs imposed by boilers are classic “externalities” — costs of production that aren’t paid by producers, but rather “externalized” onto the general … Polluters must payRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl / USA Empire
The subsidiaries of Wall Street
Most of the pension shortfall using the current methodology is attributable to the plunge in the stock market in the years 2007-2009. If pension funds … The subsidiaries of Wall StreetRead more
Posted inCapitalism / Economics / ToMl
Chamber is always wrong
From the outside, you’d think the US Chamber of Commerce must know what it’s doing. It’s got a huge building right next to the White … Chamber is always wrongRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl
Barefoot economics
Manfred Max-Neef talking: Neoclassical economics. Neoliberalism is an offspring of neoclassical economics. And neoclassical economics is 19th century. So we are supposed to solve problems … Barefoot economicsRead more