Economy
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Low-End High Design and the Butterfly Effect By Greg Lindsay
In 2004, MediaTek sold 3 million of its chips [3]; six years later, its sales had soared to 500 million, more than a third of the worldwide market. Nearly half of those went to shanzhai. The sudden ability to design, manufacture, and ship millions of dirt-cheap handsets in total secrecy led to an explosion in… Continue reading
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Bilderberg: Who Manages the World? Selected Articles By Global Research
14 June 2011 — Global Research Bilderberg And You – by Global Research – 2011-06-13 Continue reading
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Elleni Centime Zeleke, “Libya: The Poverty of Analyses”
I am confused by the analyses of the Anglophone left with regard to the social revolts in Libya. The only thing folks seem able to muster is a series of bifurcated abstractions. Thus certain metaphors in the analyses of Libya prevail such as, ‘greed and grievance’, ‘patron and client’, ‘rapacious rule vs innocent population ‘,… Continue reading
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The West is Trapped in its Own Propaganda By Paul Craig Roberts
One of the wishes that readers often express to me came true on May 11. I was on the mainstream media. It was a program with a worldwide reach–the BBC World Service. There were others on the program as well, and the topic was Hillary Clinton’s remarks (May 10) about the lack of democracy and… Continue reading
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Reaganomics Sucked Wealth Up, Did Not Trickle It Down
Michael Hudson on Reagan Centennial: Creating an economy for predators is not respect for a “free market” Continue reading
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Retirement no golden age in UK as pensions drop while costs rise — RT
British pensioners are going bankrupt faster than any other group in the UK, and the country’s Insolvency Service findings highlight how seriously those over 65 are struggling to keep their homes running, as costs rise. Continue reading
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Wikileaks Daily News Roundup 6 January, 2010
6 January, 2010 — creative-i.info The day Julian Assange threatened to sue The Guardian over the US embassy … The Guardian The WikiLeaks US embassy cables revelations caused a world-wide sensation. But the story behind their publication turns out to be just as sensational too. … www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2011/jan/06/wikileaks-julian-assange Continue reading
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Mobile Prison Guard Towers Coming to a Walmart near You! Unbelievable.
5 January, 2010 These things are purchased with Obama Stimulus funds. Stimulate the economy by turning it into a prison yard? Continue reading
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Prosecuting Wall Street Fraud: The US Economy is A Giant Ponzi Scheme By Washington’s Blog
Bill Gross, Nouriel Roubini, Laurence Kotlikoff, Steve Keen, Michel Chossudovsky and the Wall Street Journal all say that the U.S. economy is a giant Ponzi scheme. Continue reading
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Thousands Protest Irish Nightmare Economy By Leo Panitch
Last weekend in Ireland, thousands of people demonstrated against austerity measures and against bearing the burden of the Irish crisis. Just how did the Irish miracle turn into the Irish nightmare? Paul Jay of The Real News Network recently interviewed Leo Panitch. Continue reading
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Venezuela: Voices on the Struggle By Jeffery R. Webber and Susan Spronk
In mid-June 2010, we caught up with three revolutionary socialist activists, Gonzalo Gómez, Stalin Pérez Borges, and Luis Primo in Caracas, Venezuela to discuss their views on the contradictions and prospects of the Bolivarian process. Continue reading
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The Political Economy of Israel’s Occupation
The occupation of the Palestinian territories defines Israel’s economy in a large way. About two-thirds of Israel’s history, it has been occupying power, controlling Palestinian territories. But even before that occupation, Israel has created a very particular system of economic control, which is designed to promote the idea of a Jewish state. The Jewish state… Continue reading
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Taking Back the Money Power: How Hidden Pools of Government Money Could Help Save the Economy By Ellen Brown
For over a decade, accountant Walter Burien has been trying to rouse the public over what he contends is a massive conspiracy and cover-up, involving trillions of dollars squirreled away in funds maintained at every level of government. His numbers may be disputed, but these funds definitely exist, as evidenced by the Comprehensive Annual Financial… Continue reading
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Global Research: Wealth Inequality and the New World Order Selected Articles 11-14 August
14 August, 2009 — Global Research Study: Global warming bill could cost 2.4 million jobs, $1,250 per household – by Mike Sunnucks – 2009-08-14 Troop rise in Afghanistan still option for US: Gates – 2009-08-14 Ex-ISI Chief Says Purpose of New Afghan Intelligence Agency RAMA Is ‘to destabilize Pakistan’ – by Jeremy R. Hammond – Continue reading
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Elda Molina Díaz, “Cuba: Economic Restructuring, Recent Trends and Major Challenges”
One of the distinctive features of the process of adjustment and reform of the Cuban economy carried out by the government was that even during the worst period of the crisis, the Revolution’s main social achievements in education, healthcare and social security were preserved Continue reading
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GazaFriends – Gone Fishing 25 August, 2008
Israel has refused to let Palestinians fish in their own waters for the past 15 months. Even before that, they restricted Palestinian fishermen to around 6 miles. Now, they shoot holes in the boats and in the fishermen if they are caught farther out than about a kilometer. Continue reading
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Global Cashastrophe By William Bowles
17 September 2007 Question: How many classical economists does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Answer: As many as it takes to screw up an economy Never mind global warming, I’ve realised that it’s better to own nothing than owe everything. Apparently those who have (had) their cash in Northern Rock (around £2 billion Continue reading
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Book Review: Who said Marx wasn’t Green? By William Bowles
1 September 2007 Book Review: Ecology Against Capitalism by John Bellamy Foster “An ecological approach to the economy is about having enough, not having more.” — John Bellamy Foster “For the first time — nature becomes purely an object for humankind, purely a matter of utility; ceases to be recognized as a power for itself; Continue reading
The New Dark Age 