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The efficient market hypothesis disproved. Financial Markets are not Supply-Demand Compliant We’ve all heard about the basic rule driving the economy: the law of supply and demand. After a simplistic presentation on

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Why it is important to keep the bastards honest in Haiti as aid money is pouring in, heartbreaking images dominate the international news, and the profitable smell of blood is

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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urges German Chancellor Angela Merkel to exit the world ruler room. Cover from the Economist [March 2009] “how China sees the world” echoing the New Yorker cover

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Your correspondent wished he had Paul K by his side over the umpteenth dinner conversation about the compared merits and benefits of two slightly different proposals ofsocial and economic infrastructures: -

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Antipodean cousins meet on the podium. The impasse of traditional economics to measure well-being and happiness is an ongoing source of debate. This why beyond the anecdotal fun facts, the publication

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A few days ago I found out about an application that threw me off my chair: Pearltrees.com. The reason is that I have been discussing a similar concept around me for

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The climate change debate moved to a new level of maturity and clear thinking in Australia when the Liberal party’s Senate leader, Nick Minchin declared on ABC 4 Corners: “For the

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French politics, journalism, new media, irreverence… all in one post. Revisting what is actually left of the mainstream debate around Sarkozy. Martians and non-French speaking internet travellers might have noticed the proliferation

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PBS has recently aired 3 docos from Veteran FRONTLINE producer Michael Kirk. This trilogy starts to shape the narrative of what happened around the Global Financial Crisis: - Inside the Meltdown {link}:

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Richard Denniss‘ article is published in Dissent.com.au number30 He looks at income tax rates introduced by the Hawke and Rudd governments. A few points: - If the government wants incentives to make low-income earners

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GFC as a Bohemian Bankruptcy, a la Queen The previous post was about 1 picture worth 1000 words. This one is an alternative in video… - lfo

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Source: Barry Ritholtz

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Download now or watch on posterous Miossec – On était tellement de gauche_24_10_2009.mp4 (8837 KB) French version of [ @BradFidler http://is.gd/4yqA3 ] : Christophe Miossec Christophe Miossec [Website]  & [en.wikipedia]. Singer and songwriter.

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Joe Biden had a question. During a long Sunday meeting with President Obama and top national-security advisers on Sept. 13, the VP interjected, “Can I just clarify a factual point? How much

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The recent review of three books about Keynes’ ideas by the Economist is a timely prompt to: a – read about John Maynard to understand his legacy, and b – discover the

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According to the Finish media the government  is preparing to make 1Mb Broadband internet access a legal right from next July 2010. http://tr.im/Ccoa It had already decided to make a 100 Mb broadband connection

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Today POTUS {aka the PresidentOfTheUS} has received the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009. Today NASA is also bombing the moon, in a totally peaceful manner. The internet has gone loco to celebrate

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{notes taken from the GriffithREVIEW 25} The globally connected, technologically enabled economy we have been experiencing in the last decade was born out of the ashes of the recession of 1982-83. A

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Jonathan Nitzan and Shimshon Bichler. Their site: http://bnarchives.yorku.ca Most recent Book: “Capital as Power: A Study of Order and Creorder” http://bnarchives.yorku.ca/259/

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From The Age Newspaper (Australia);  a fairly incisive column by Catherine Deveny on a key – but somehow overlooked – aspect of the failure of our system: “the rich, middle-aged, middle-class

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In response to ‘after the era of excess’ published by mckinsey in ‘whatmatters‘ Article, which is calling for more thinking. It is asking for a Strategic change… Yet the majority of the

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    • An Irish Mirror March 11, 2010
      The financial crisis in Ireland offers clues about our own, and about how to prevent another one. […]
    • Senator Bunning’s Universe March 11, 2010
      Democratic and Republican debates over unemployment benefits and health care show that the parties currently live in different universes, both intellectually and morally. […]
    • Financial Reform Endgame March 11, 2010
      No financial reform is better than a weak reform that would only create a false sense of security then fail in the clinch. […]
    • Afflicting the Afflicted March 11, 2010
      Since Republicans didn’t bother making much of a case at Thursday’s White House meeting, Democrats may have the last laugh by finishing the job and enacting health reform. […]
    • The Bankruptcy Boys March 11, 2010
      Republicans are adamantly opposed to reducing the deficit with tax increases, but they don’t have any other plan, except to regain power. […]
    • OP-ED COLUMNIST; California Death Spiral March 11, 2010
      -- and conservatives fear that the spectacle will reinvigorate the push for reform. On the Fox Business Network, a host chided a vice president of WellPoint, which has told California customers to expect huge rate increases: ''You handed the politicians red meat at a time when health care is being discussed. You gave it to them!'' Indeed. […]
    • The Making of a Euromess March 11, 2010
      The real story behind Europe’s troubles lies not in the deficit but in the policy elites who pushed the Continent into adopting a single currency before it was ready. […]
    • OP-ED COLUMNIST; Republicans And Medicare March 11, 2010
      ''Don't cut Medicare. The reform bills passed by the House and Senate cut Medicare by approximately $500 billion. This is wrong.'' So declared Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House, in a recent op-ed article written with John Goodman, the president of the National Center for Policy Analysis. And irony died. […]
    • America Is Not Yet Lost March 11, 2010
      The way the Senate works is no longer consistent with a functioning government, and senators should change the rules to end obstructionism. […]
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    • When Laissez Faire is not Enough: The Hondurian Case March 11, 2010
      This post is really a modern day version of Tintin in Latin America (L’Oreille cassée - The Broken Ear). A mish-mash-maximus of all possible twists and turns that typify the type of pressures this continent has been enduring for decades. Also a good case re-emphasising why journalists need to keep reporting those stories: it is the only way to not let go… […]
    • East-West 101: unequivocal picture after crunching numbers on Current Accounts, GDP and Sovereign Funds March 11, 2010
      The picture given by a quick consolidation of:- the National Current Accounts, - GDP forecast, and - Sovereign Wealth Funds… is pretty clear and confirms what we knew already: Economic and Industrial Growth will come from the East. It is just interesting to see how the pattern comes up so clearly on the map. East West 101 Posted via email […]
    • US War Borrowing: A Classical Imperial Over-reach March 11, 2010
      Columnists Eric Margolis from the Toronto Sun makes interesting points about the US military spending and its adverse impact on the Empire. Contrary to the conservative orthodoxy that supporting the armament lobby is good for the country. The Pentagon now accounts for half of the total world military spending  The U.S. has clearly reached the point […]
    • Exclusive video: Tim Geithner discusses a strange series of Bank collapses with Hank Paulson (dated end 2008) March 11, 2010
      Back in 2008 a strange series of bank collapses sends tremors across Wall Street. - In March 2008 Bear Stearns is in free fall.- On 7 Sept the US government swiftly moves to push mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into conservatorship.- On 12-14 Sept Lehman Brothers nears collapse.- On 15 September 2008, the firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy p […]
    • Joseph Stiglitz: Do not Trust Politicians to End the Laissez-Faire March 11, 2010
      The Crisis of the Flagship of the Liberal Ideology: Is the American Dream Over? In a recent speech in Paris, while touring Europe to promote his latest book, Joseph Stiglitz sized the magnitude of the crisis with several figures, which reveal important patterns: - First, the financial support provided by the US governement to AIG was of $180 billion, […]
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    • Between the Lines February 2010 March 11, 2010
      'Between the Lines' is The Australia Institute's selective analysis of the policies and politics affecting the wellbeing of Australians. Reading Between the Lines this week: 1. Measuring what matters 2. My School - an 'average' website 3. Feeding cars, not people 4. The tale of the kookaburra and the mouse 5. Politics in the Pub 1. […]
    • Between The Lines December March 11, 2010
      'Between the Lines' is The Australia Institute's selective analysis of the policies and politics affecting the wellbeing of Australians. READING BETWEEN THE LINES THIS WEEK: 1. Stop Press: Cooper Review adopts suggestions from The Australia Institute's Submission 2. Macklin's welfare changes—just say 'No'! 3. It's j […]
    • Between The Lines November March 11, 2010
      'Between the Lines' is The Australia Institute's selective analysis of the policies and politics affecting the wellbeing of Australians. READING BETWEEN THE LINES THIS WEEK: 1. National Go Home On Time Day - November 25 2. That other great moral challenge 3. Telemarketing: the lifeblood of commerce NATIONAL GO HOME ON TIME DAY - NOVEMBER 25 […]
    • Between The Lines March 11, 2010
      'Between the Lines' is The Australia Institute’s selective analysis of the policies and politics affecting the wellbeing of Australians. READING BETWEEN THE LINES THIS WEEK: 1. The strange argument for carbon price compensation 2. Buying power stations vs compensating them 3. An uncharitable act 4. Bank profits out of this world THE STRANGE ARGU […]
    • Between The Lines March 11, 2010
      'Between the Lines' is The Australia Institute’s selective analysis of the policies and politics affecting the wellbeing of Australians. READING BETWEEN THE LINES THIS WEEK: The Equity Edition 1. Does the Rudd Government deserve a tick for its stimulus package? 2. Could you live on $228 a week? How Australia compares with the rest of the world […]
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    • Valero, célèbre postier anonyme March 11, 2010
      Comment une existence particulière peut-elle éclairer l'histoire ? C'est ce défi que relève brillamment Christian Chevandier en prenant pour objet la vie d'un postier ordinaire et atypique, et dont la trajectoire épouse les vicissitudes d'un demi-siècle. - Livres & études […]
    • L'impensé démocratique de la réforme territoriale March 11, 2010
      Le projet de réforme des collectivités territoriales, en cours de discussion au Parlement, est-il porteur d'avancées démocratiques ? Rien n'est moins sûr, selon Rémi Lefebvre, puisque ni la transparence des institutions ni la participation des citoyens ne semblent devoir profiter des principales mesures annoncées. - Essais & débats / démocra […]
    • Actualité de Bourdieu March 11, 2010
      La publication d'une conversation à bâtons rompus entre Pierre Bourdieu et Roger Chartier donne l'occasion de mesurer la vitalité de la pensée du sociologue disparu, qui s'efforçait de faire communiquer des pans de savoirs tenus pour étrangers, notamment la sociologie, l'histoire, la critique littéraire et la psychanalyse. - Livres & […]
    • Réforme territoriale : une révolution conservatrice ? March 11, 2010
      Émiettement institutionnel, chevauchement des compétences, manque de visibilité : les spécificités de l'organisation territoriale française sont bien connues. Mais que changera le projet de réforme présenté par le gouvernement ? Patrick Le Lidec, spécialiste des politiques de décentralisation, livre ici son analyse. - Essais & débats / politique […]
    • État des lieux de la justification March 11, 2010
      Près de vingt ans après la parution du livre de Boltanski et Thévenot, De la justification, un vaste collectif issu d'un colloque de Cerisy fait le point sur les recherches en sociologie inaugurées dans les années 1980. - Livres & études / critique, sociologie, justice […]
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