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In his op-ed “Why the National Broadband Network (NBN) will fail” Malcolm Turnbull argues that the commercial sector is better placed than the government to deliver the technical infrastructure needed

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“Why is the religious right so obsessed with teh gays?” … this sounds like a legitimate question, and an invitation to do a bit of History research. The control of

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You all did love him once, not without cause - Julius Caesar Act III, Scene 2 Iron Chef, every Saturday night on SBS In some respect, the political assassination of Kevin Rudd was

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With relatively low media coverage, Australia is facing a pretty defining ‘moment’: the design of a new National Curriculum which is to supersede individual State Curricula over the years Kindergarten

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In her recent post on edufutures.com Annabel Astbury raises a point that your correspondent has been wondering about from time to time: “The amount of times that I see people on

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For all its drama and tragedy the Global Financial Crisis has been a time of such intense focus on all things Finance and Economics that one of its positive collateral

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Do different standards apply when rescuing Wall-Street vs. the Greek economy? A thorough review of the media coverage leaves a sort of unease. Back in 2008, it was all about saving the

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If you thought Australians did not give a stuff about what is happening in Greece and Europe because they are too busy dealing with China, think again. The PM is following

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This post continues the theme started in a previous note “Will the Empire Ever Strike Back?” and takes us on a bit of a journey to recap some key The point

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The Commonwealth Conundrum The Australian Commonwealth economic conundrum is the result of significant regional imbalances between states. Western Australia is busy digging up dirt and selling it to China,… Remember Midnight

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US Treasury Bonds Now Value Less Than Private Bonds In a major step towards the end of an Era, more and more analysts now consider safer to buy sound Private Bonds

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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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Here is the 3rd of the PBS documentaries from Veteran FRONTLINE producer Michael Kirk, who has provided a narrative of what happened around the Global Financial Crisis: - Episode #3

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This is the 2nd documentary of the 3-part series from Veteran FRONTLINE producer Michael Kirk regarding the GFC. The trilogy starts to shape the narrative of what happened around the Global

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Last year, PBS aired 3 documentaries from Veteran FRONTLINE producer Michael Kirk. This trilogy starts to shape the narrative of what happened around the Global Financial Crisis: - Episode #1 Inside

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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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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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    • The Real Story September 4, 2010
      Here’s hoping that President Obama goes big next week with new proposals for boosting the economy. […]
    • It’s Witch-Hunt Season September 4, 2010
      In a repeat from the 1990s, the Republicans appear bent on ugliness and paralysis. […]
    • This Is Not a Recovery September 4, 2010
      This isn’t a recovery, in any sense that matters. And policy makers should be doing everything they can to change that fact. […]
    • Bush Tax Cuts: Now That’s Rich September 4, 2010
      Republicans and conservative Democrats are eager to give hundreds of billions of dollars to the 120,000 richest people in America. […]
    • Appeasing the Bond Gods September 4, 2010
      The policy elite are making a strange argument in demanding that we engage in human sacrifices to appease the anger of invisible gods. […]
    • Attacking Social Security September 4, 2010
      Critics of the program claim that its future is in peril. But their math doesn’t add up, and underneath their hostility is ignorance of the realities of life for many Americans. […]
    • Paralysis at the Federal Reserve September 4, 2010
      A decade ago, Ben Bernanke had some sharp criticism for how the Bank of Japan was handling a cool economy. Now he’s the Fed chairman, and that critique of Japan could be applied to the Fed today. […]
    • America Goes Dark September 4, 2010
      With infrastructure and education crumbling, we’re on the unlit, unpaved road to nowhere. […]
    • The Flimflam Man September 4, 2010
      The Beltway crowd gets fooled again, this time by Representative Paul Ryan’s plan for a major overhaul of federal spending and taxes. […]
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    • Are you into women's liberation, Julia? September 4, 2010
      Sent from my BlackBerry® from Optus Posted via email from le Laissez-Faire { is Over } | Comment » […]
    • What Kevin and the Hollowmen told us about Res-publica Australis September 4, 2010
      You all did love him once, not without cause- Julius Caesar Act III, Scene 2 In some respect, the political assassination of Kevin Rudd was executed like a reality TV show. As the night went on, the rumour inflated: would the ‘factional leaders’ among the 115 contestants of the governing tribe(2) decide to subject their Chief to an Immunity Challenge? The […]
    • Liability At Last: Rating Agencies Are On Strike! September 4, 2010
      After years of positive statement, the sudden derating of many subprimes in 2008 was the sparkle that ignite the whole credit industry and the global economy ultimately. The credit boom was then supposed to be there for 1000 years if never-ending. Credit rating agencies killed the game and federal Mummy had to clean the mess. Floating Timbers Follow the S […]
    • The Pundit Delusion September 4, 2010
      The Pundit Delusion […]
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    • Between the Lines - August 2010 - Money and Power September 4, 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. Big business behaving badly2. Well resourced: The  influence of the resources sector on the mining tax and CPRS debates3. The hand that feeds – corporate donations and p […]
    • Between the Lines - July 2010 September 4, 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. Putting the cart before the horse2. The return of the dog-whistle3. Political donations If you've enjoyed reading Between the Lines, please consider making a donation to our Re […]
    • Between the Lines June 2010 - Making sense of government priorities September 4, 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. Making sense of the Resource Super Profits Tax 2. $38 million in ads to convince you it makes sense 3. But no ads for making sense of Centrelink forms The end of fina […]
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    • L'orientalisme, version russe September 4, 2010
      Selon l'historienne Lorraine de Meaux, l'idée que l'empire russe se fait de lui-même est éclairée depuis le XIXe siècle par la lumière de l'Orient, source de nombreuses ambiguïtés. Définition culturaliste de l'identité et oubli périlleux du politique continuent à imprégner les conflits qui déchirent la Russie contemporaine. - Livres […]
    • The Republic, Nature and Right September 4, 2010
      How can a republic be perpetuated and civic virtue maintained? The historian Dan Edelstein responds to the criticisms posed by Annie Jourdan in her account of his book, The Terror of Natural Right. In particular, he defends the thesis according to which natural right is two-sided, at once liberating and violent. - Books & ideas / Enlightenment, viole […]
    • Quand le rythme familial s'emballe September 4, 2010
      L'entrée dans la société tertiaire bouleverse les modes de vie familiaux. S'appuyant sur une rigoureuse approche statistique, Laurent Lesnard évoque l'éclatement des familles que produit l'effervescence d'emplois du temps atypiques. Si la démonstration est convaincante, l'interprétation du phénomène proposée par l'auteur es […]
    • Questions de cadrage September 4, 2010
      Toutes les vies n'ont pas la chance d'être regardées comme telles, et certaines, les plus précaires, se perdent dans l'indifférence. Comment expliquer cette démarcation ? Que lui opposer ? La philosophe Judith Butler, qui s'est fait connaître comme théoricienne du genre, revient sur la manière dont la guerre et ses discours enserrent la g […]
    • Être sociologue en Chine September 4, 2010
      Dans cet entretien, le sociologue et sinologue Jean-Louis Rocca décrit l'évolution de la sociologie chinoise depuis sa renaissance au début des années 1980. Il évoque également les transformations de la société chinoise à travers l'analyse des représentations des classes moyennes. - Essais & débats / sociologie, classes moyennes […]
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    • La Turquie s'éloigne de l'Occident, comme le reste du monde, par Semih Idiz September 4, 2010
      La Turquie et toutes les nations émergentes, rendues confiantes par leurs succès économiques, s'émancipent d'une tutelle occidentale moralisatrice de plus en plus mal supportée, écrit l'éditorialiste Semih Idiz, dans le quotidien turc Hurriyet. « Cette attitude à l'égard de l'Occident n'est à l'évidence pas spécifique aux […]
    • USA : 43% des jeunes adultes considèrent le socialisme comme une valeur positive (VO) September 4, 2010
      Un récent sondage confirme l'attachement des américains au capitalisme. Toutes tranches d'âge confondues, ils sont 52% à le juger positivement, contre 29% pour le socialisme. Mais la jeune génération est partagée : 43% des américains âgés de 18 à 30 ans jugent positivement le socialisme, et le même pourcentage le capitalisme. Charles Derber, qui e […]
    • Dette et Austérité : aujourd'hui comme hier, les marchés se trompent, par Paul De Grauwe September 4, 2010
      Avis d'expert. Le secteur financier et les agences de notation, dont l'extraordinaire clairvoyance nous a conduit où l'on sait, sont de retour sur le devant de la scène, toute honte bue, et réclament sans vergogne l'application immédiate de plans de rigueurs pour juguler une dette qu'ils jugent excessive, ce qui ne peut que casser u […]
    • Dette souveraine : pas d'issue sans inflation et monétisation September 4, 2010
      Passer rapidement d'un déficit budgétaire à deux chiffres à un excédent - comme on l'exige aujourd'hui de la Grèce, soit dit en passant - provoquerait à tout coup une récession de grande ampleur, ou pire encore. Comme la plupart de ses confrères, l'analyste Greg Ribbs de la Royal Bank of Scotland, constate avec pragmatisme ce que les pol […]
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