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What the UN Owes Haiti
Isabeau Doucet – The Nation
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on What the UN Owes Haiti)
The First BRICS towards a South Bank?
Devaki Jain, SouthViews – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on The First BRICS towards a South Bank?)
Nuclear Power in India
World Nuclear Association – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Nuclear Power in India)
Canada-India Nuclear Deal Moves Forward
Bryn Levy, Saskatoon News – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Canada-India Nuclear Deal Moves Forward)
Resolve Koodankulam Issues
A Gopalakrishnan – The New Indian Express
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Resolve Koodankulam Issues)
(Italiano) Un Futuro Dopo Il Petrolio: 6 Proposte
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Italiano) Un Futuro Dopo Il Petrolio: 6 Proposte)
Mexican Workers Win Ownership of Tire Plant with Three-Year Strike
Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 15th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Can Worker-Owners Make a Big Factory Run?
Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 15th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Why the Most Powerful Thing in the World is a Seed
Abby Quillen – YES! Magazine
April 8th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Why the Most Powerful Thing in the World is a Seed)
Hot Money Blues
Paul Krugman, 2008 Nobel Economics Laureate – The New York Times
April 1st, 2013 ( Comments Off on Hot Money Blues)
BRICS Agrees to Create $100 bn Contingency Fund
Times of India – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 1st, 2013 ( Comments Off on BRICS Agrees to Create $100 bn Contingency Fund)
State-Wrecked: The Corruption of Capitalism in America
David A. Stockman – The New York times
April 1st, 2013 ( Comments Off on State-Wrecked: The Corruption of Capitalism in America)
The Corporate ‘Predator State’
Katrina vanden Heuvel – The Washington Post
April 1st, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Corporate ‘Predator State’)
American Anniversaries from Hell: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
Tom Engelhardt - TomDispatch
April 1st, 2013 ( Comments Off on American Anniversaries from Hell: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You)
(Français) Économie Verte: Marchandiser la Planète Pour la Sauver?
Bernard Duterme, editorial – Centre Tricontinental
April 1st, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Français) Économie Verte: Marchandiser la Planète Pour la Sauver?)
Seeds of Suicide
Prof. Vandana Shiva – The Asian Age
April 1st, 2013 ( Comments Off on Seeds of Suicide)
(Castellano) Banco de Desarrollo del BRICS Será la Nueva Alternativa Financiera Global
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 1st, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Castellano) Banco de Desarrollo del BRICS Será la Nueva Alternativa Financiera Global)
People of Cyprus: Follow the Vikings!
George Lakey – Waging Nonviolence
April 1st, 2013 ( Comments Off on People of Cyprus: Follow the Vikings!)
Iceland Offers Hard Lessons for Cyprus on Capital Controls
Alistair Scrutton and Robert Robertsson, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 1st, 2013 ( Comments Off on Iceland Offers Hard Lessons for Cyprus on Capital Controls)
China and Brazil Sign Agreement to Trade in Their Local Currencies
MercoPress South Atlantic News Agency – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 1st, 2013 ( Comments Off on China and Brazil Sign Agreement to Trade in Their Local Currencies)
“Merchants of Death” Fly under the Radar of U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
George Gao – Inter Press Service-IPS
April 1st, 2013 ( Comments Off on “Merchants of Death” Fly under the Radar of U.N. Arms Trade Treaty)
India, China, Brazil to Surpass Combined GDP of U.S., Western Europe by 2020: UN
Vancouverdesi – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on India, China, Brazil to Surpass Combined GDP of U.S., Western Europe by 2020: UN)
From Detroit to Cyprus, Banksters in Search of Prey
Glen Ford – Black Agenda Report
March 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on From Detroit to Cyprus, Banksters in Search of Prey)
China Replaces Britain in World’s Top Five Arms Exporters – Report
Michael Martina, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on China Replaces Britain in World’s Top Five Arms Exporters – Report)
Wall Street Giants – JP Morgan and SAC – Hauled Up On Fraud Allegations
Pratap Chatterjee – CorpWatch
March 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Wall Street Giants – JP Morgan and SAC – Hauled Up On Fraud Allegations)
HSBC Faces New Money Laundering Claims in Argentina
BBC News – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on HSBC Faces New Money Laundering Claims in Argentina)
(Italiano) Partitocrazia-Tecnocrazia-Autocrazia-Bancocrazia
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Italiano) Partitocrazia-Tecnocrazia-Autocrazia-Bancocrazia)
Wall Street Banks, Money Laundering and the Drug Trade
Tom Burghardt – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Wall Street Banks, Money Laundering and the Drug Trade)
A Death Grip on Our Food Supply: Monsanto’s Death Patents
Randall Amster - CounterPunch
March 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on A Death Grip on Our Food Supply: Monsanto’s Death Patents)
Bank Money Laundering – Senator Elizabeth Warren vs HSBC
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Bank Money Laundering – Senator Elizabeth Warren vs HSBC)
Infographic: Global South Is Rising Fast
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Infographic: Global South Is Rising Fast)
The Greek Catastrophe: Three Generations of Greek Workers
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Greek Catastrophe: Three Generations of Greek Workers)
Why Unions Are Going Into the Co-op Business
Amy Dean – YES! Magazine
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Why Unions Are Going Into the Co-op Business)
Just Staying Alive
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Just Staying Alive)
(Português) Libor: A Gigantesca Transferência de Fundos da Sociedade a Bancos
Marcelo Justo – Carta Maior
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Português) Libor: A Gigantesca Transferência de Fundos da Sociedade a Bancos)
Netherlands Calls On Stores to Label Products from Israeli Settlements
Barak Ravid - Haaretz
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Netherlands Calls On Stores to Label Products from Israeli Settlements)
Can Civilization Survive Capitalism?
Noam Chomsky – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Can Civilization Survive Capitalism?)
The Money Trap: How Banks Control the World through Debt
BBC Documentary – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Money Trap: How Banks Control the World through Debt)
Oxfam Reveals Global Food Firms’ Gaping Ethical Shortfalls
Damian Carrington – The Guardian
March 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Oxfam Reveals Global Food Firms’ Gaping Ethical Shortfalls)
Why the Free Market Fundamentalists Think 2013 Will Be the Best Year Ever
Slavoj Žižek – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 4th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
(Português) Por Que os Fundamentalistas de Livre Mercado Acreditam Que 2013 Será o Melhor Ano de Todos
Slavoj Žižek – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 4th, 2013 ( 2 Comments »)
US-EU Trade Deal Is the Foundation for a New Global Economic Order
Dana Gabriel - CounterCurrents
March 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on US-EU Trade Deal Is the Foundation for a New Global Economic Order)
Monsanto University
Darwin Bond-Graham - CounterPunch
March 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Monsanto University)
Lords of Disorder: Billions for Wall Street, Sacrifice for Everyone Else
Richard Eskow, Campaign for America’s Future – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Lords of Disorder: Billions for Wall Street, Sacrifice for Everyone Else)
New Development Bank To Be Key BRICS Building Block
John Fraser – Inter Press Service-IPS
March 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on New Development Bank To Be Key BRICS Building Block)
Trans-Atlantic Rifts: European Activists Could Thwart US-EU Trade Deal
Christoph Pauly and Christoph Schult – Der Spiegel
March 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Trans-Atlantic Rifts: European Activists Could Thwart US-EU Trade Deal)
‘Pervasive’ Fraud by Our ‘Most Reputable’ Banks
Bill Black - Reader Supported News
March 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on ‘Pervasive’ Fraud by Our ‘Most Reputable’ Banks)
The Cooperative Way to a Stronger Economy
Sarah van Gelder – YES! Magazine
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Cooperative Way to a Stronger Economy)
Re-Imagining a World beyond Capitalism and Communism
Arundhati Roy – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Re-Imagining a World beyond Capitalism and Communism)
China to Become South America’s Top Trading Partner by 2015
China Times – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on China to Become South America’s Top Trading Partner by 2015)
The Economy: Under New Ownership
Marjorie Kelly – YES! Magazine
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Economy: Under New Ownership)
Nepal: Six Years of “Transition”
Johan Galtung, 18 Feb 2013 - TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 ( 12 Comments »)
Our Violent Economy is Hurting Women
Vandana Shiva - Yes! Magazine
February 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Our Violent Economy is Hurting Women)
Patience Runs Out: EU to Crack Down on Israeli Settlement Products
Christoph Schult – Der Spiegel
February 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Patience Runs Out: EU to Crack Down on Israeli Settlement Products)
A Key Question: How Do We Make the Economy Work for the Poor?
Howard Richards – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on A Key Question: How Do We Make the Economy Work for the Poor?)
Gangster Bankers: Too Big to Jail
Matt Taibbi – Rolling Stone
February 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Gangster Bankers: Too Big to Jail)
Worker Owned Businesses Point to New Forms of Ownership
The Real News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Worker Owned Businesses Point to New Forms of Ownership)
China Overtakes US to Become Largest Trading Country in World
ANI – Yahoo! News
February 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on China Overtakes US to Become Largest Trading Country in World)
This Is What a Humane Economy Looks Like
Inés Benítez – TerrraViva Europe-IPS
February 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on This Is What a Humane Economy Looks Like)
The Trillion Dollar Coin: Joke or Game Changer?
Ellen Brown – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Trillion Dollar Coin: Joke or Game Changer?)
Argentina in the Process of Quitting from World Bank Investment Disputes Centre
South Atlantic News Agency – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Argentina in the Process of Quitting from World Bank Investment Disputes Centre)
All That Pivots Is Gold
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
February 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on All That Pivots Is Gold)
Latin America Flexes Muscles at Joint EU Summit
Marianela Jarroud – TerraViva Europe
February 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Latin America Flexes Muscles at Joint EU Summit)
Iceland President: Let Banks Go Bankrupt
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Iceland President: Let Banks Go Bankrupt)
Grimsson: IMF Learned New Lessons in Iceland
Deutsche Welle – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Grimsson: IMF Learned New Lessons in Iceland)
Court: Iceland Doesn’t Need To Repay UK and Dutch Depositors
Agence France-Presse – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 4th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
(Português) Islândia Não Tem de Reembolsar Reino Unido e Holanda
Público – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Português) Islândia Não Tem de Reembolsar Reino Unido e Holanda)
Who Owns the Federal Reserve?
Ellen Brown – Global Research
February 4th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
It’s Good to Be a Goldman
Robert Scheer - Truthdig
February 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on It’s Good to Be a Goldman)
An Economic Alternative to Exploitative Free Market Capitalism
Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on An Economic Alternative to Exploitative Free Market Capitalism)
Santiago Summit: Can Latin America Now Lecture Europe About Economics?
Tim Padgett with Anthony Esposito – Time Magazine
January 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Santiago Summit: Can Latin America Now Lecture Europe About Economics?)
Finance, Banking the Least-Trusted Industries, Survey Finds
Andrew Tangel – Los Angeles Times
January 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Finance, Banking the Least-Trusted Industries, Survey Finds)
Profiting Off Hunger: Wall Street Makes Big Gains over Food Price Spikes
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Profiting Off Hunger: Wall Street Makes Big Gains over Food Price Spikes)
A Slap On The Wrist for the Banksters
Elizabeth Schulte – Socialist Worker
January 14th, 2013 ( Comments Off on A Slap On The Wrist for the Banksters)
(Português) Países Ricos Perdem a Maioria no PIB Mundial em 2013
José Eustáquio Diniz Alves, EcoDebate – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 14th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Português) Países Ricos Perdem a Maioria no PIB Mundial em 2013)
(Português) Portugal: O Êxodo dos Diplomados
Mario Queiroz – Inter Press Service-IPS
January 14th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Português) Portugal: O Êxodo dos Diplomados)
The US Cliff, Swamp, Quagmire
Johan Galtung
January 7th, 2013 ( 4 Comments »)
The Paradox of Cuban Agriculture
Miguel Altieri and Fernando Funes-Monzote – Monthly Review
December 31st, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Paradox of Cuban Agriculture)
Truthdiggers of the Week: Iceland’s Leaders
Truthdig – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Truthdiggers of the Week: Iceland’s Leaders)
Africa Lost 1.6 Trillion in Capital Flight and Odious Debt Over Forty Years
Paul Jay – The Real News Network
December 3rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Africa Lost 1.6 Trillion in Capital Flight and Odious Debt Over Forty Years)
Iceland Shows the Way: Reject Austerity
Salim Lamrani – Pravda
December 3rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Iceland Shows the Way: Reject Austerity)
Fighting Recession the Icelandic Way
The Editors, Bloomberg – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Fighting Recession the Icelandic Way)
The House of Rothschild – Full Documentary
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on The House of Rothschild – Full Documentary)
Interview with Iceland’s Economy Minister: ‘We Reacted Immediately to Symptoms of Crisis’
Der Spiegel – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Interview with Iceland’s Economy Minister: ‘We Reacted Immediately to Symptoms of Crisis’)
The Rise of the Sharing Communities
Cat Johnson, Shareable – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
Cooperatives as Business Models of the Future
Thalif Deen – TerraViva Europe
December 3rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Cooperatives as Business Models of the Future)
Inevitability of Debt – The Faustian Bargain between States and Banks
Stefan Kaiser – Der Spiegel
November 26th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Inevitability of Debt – The Faustian Bargain between States and Banks)
The Greek Resistance
Barnaby Philips – Al Jazeera
November 26th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Greek Resistance)
Black Report: Craziness on Three Continents
Paul Jay – The Real News Network
November 26th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Black Report: Craziness on Three Continents)
Betting with Trillions: Prison of Debt Paralyzes West
Cordt Schnibben – Der Spiegel
November 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Betting with Trillions: Prison of Debt Paralyzes West)
Imagining the Ultimate Global Sharing Day
Rajesh Makwana, Share The World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Imagining the Ultimate Global Sharing Day)
Occupy Wall Street Activists Buy up Debt to Abolish It
Allison Kilkenny – The Nation
November 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Occupy Wall Street Activists Buy up Debt to Abolish It)
Beyond Regulators’ Grasp: How Shadow Banks Rule the World
Martin Hesse and Anne Seith – Der Spiegel
November 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Beyond Regulators’ Grasp: How Shadow Banks Rule the World)
Tango with the Tax Man: Multinationals Find Loopholes Galore in Europe
Der Spiegel – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Tango with the Tax Man: Multinationals Find Loopholes Galore in Europe)
The Growing Global Movement against Austerity
Amy Goodman - Truthdig
November 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Growing Global Movement against Austerity)
Southern Alternatives on Trade and Development
Comhlámh – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Southern Alternatives on Trade and Development)
A ‘Grand Bargain’ or a Grand Uprising?
Carl Gibson - Reader Supported News
November 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on A ‘Grand Bargain’ or a Grand Uprising?)
Greed, Reckless Behaviour and the Financial Crisis: A Timeline
Transparency International – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 12th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Greed, Reckless Behaviour and the Financial Crisis: A Timeline)
Africa: Cooperatives Crucial Allies in Fight against Hunger
Nigeria Daily News – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 12th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Africa: Cooperatives Crucial Allies in Fight against Hunger)
Why We Should All Be Talking About Global Sharing
Adam Parsons, Share The World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 12th, 2012 ( 3 Comments »)
Project Aims to Transfer Brazilian Know-How in Support of Cotton Farmers
UN Food and Agriculture Administration (FAO) – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 12th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Project Aims to Transfer Brazilian Know-How in Support of Cotton Farmers)
2012 – International Year of Cooperatives
United Nations – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 12th, 2012 ( Comments Off on 2012 – International Year of Cooperatives)
What Does the World Bank Have to Do with Burma’s Wars, Conflicts and Atrocities?
Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 12th, 2012 ( Comments Off on What Does the World Bank Have to Do with Burma’s Wars, Conflicts and Atrocities?)
How to Launder Money – Swiss Style
Bruce Krasting – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2012 ( Comments Off on How to Launder Money – Swiss Style)
Growing an Alternative Economy One Community at a Time
Thomas Hedges - Center for Study of Responsive Law
October 29th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Growing an Alternative Economy One Community at a Time)
Economic Crisis Shakes Old Paradigms
Walden Bello – Foreign Policy in Focus
October 29th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Economic Crisis Shakes Old Paradigms)
The European Finance Crisis: Germany/GIPSI
Johan Galtung
October 29th, 2012 ( 5 Comments »)
Cooperatives Cushion the Blows of Hunger
Inter Press Service-IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Cooperatives Cushion the Blows of Hunger)
Proposing a Vision of a New Earth
Rajesh Makwana, Sharing the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
Another Numerologist Gets the Idiot Award
Ed Burgos, The Dollar Vigilante – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 22nd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Another Numerologist Gets the Idiot Award)
Rule by the Rich
Jerry Mander, New Left Project – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 22nd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Rule by the Rich)
It’s Time to Prioritise the Global Sharing Economy
Rajesh Makwana and Adam Parsons – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 22nd, 2012 ( Comments Off on It’s Time to Prioritise the Global Sharing Economy)
Global Economy, Meet One Billion Co-op Members
Beatrice Paez – Inter Press Service-IPS
October 15th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Global Economy, Meet One Billion Co-op Members)
Financial Crisis: 25 People at the Heart of the Meltdown – Where Are They Now?
Rupert Neate – The Guardian
August 13th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Financial Crisis: 25 People at the Heart of the Meltdown – Where Are They Now?)
Caught Rigging the Game
Petrino DiLeo – Socialist Worker
August 6th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Caught Rigging the Game)
Escape From Economics
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 6th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
Scorched Earth Economics
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 6th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Scorched Earth Economics)
The Cartel – Behind the Scenes in the Libor Interest Rate Scandal
Der Spiegel – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 6th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Cartel – Behind the Scenes in the Libor Interest Rate Scandal)
Banksters Hijack Microfinance
Julio Godoy – Inter Press Service-IPS
August 6th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Banksters Hijack Microfinance)
How the European Central Bank Came To Control the Fate of the World Economy
Mark Weisbrot – The Guardian
August 6th, 2012 ( Comments Off on How the European Central Bank Came To Control the Fate of the World Economy)
Yes, There Is an Alternative to Capitalism: Mondragon Shows the Way
Richard Wolff – The Guardian
July 2nd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Yes, There Is an Alternative to Capitalism: Mondragon Shows the Way)
US Should Be Following Iceland’s Model in Dealing with the Financial Crisis
Heather, Crooks and Liars – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on US Should Be Following Iceland’s Model in Dealing with the Financial Crisis)
Western Banks ‘Reaping Billions from Colombian Cocaine Trade’
Ed Vulliamy – Information Clearing House
June 11th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Western Banks ‘Reaping Billions from Colombian Cocaine Trade’)
The Colors of the Economy
Cristovam Buarque – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 11th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Colors of the Economy)
Cooperative Banking, the Exciting Wave of the Future
Ellen Brown - AlterNet
May 28th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Cooperative Banking, the Exciting Wave of the Future)
Those Revolting Europeans: How Dare the French and Greeks Reject a Failed Strategy!
Paul Krugman, Economics Nobel Laureate – The New York Times
May 21st, 2012 ( Comments Off on Those Revolting Europeans: How Dare the French and Greeks Reject a Failed Strategy!)
After Austerity
Joseph E. Stiglitz, Economics Nobel Laureate – Project Syndicate
May 21st, 2012 ( Comments Off on After Austerity)
Rational Conflict Resolution: What Stands In the Way? (*)
Johan Galtung
May 14th, 2012 ( 6 Comments »)
Abstractions Versus the “Real World”: Economic Models and the Apologetics of Greed
Prof John Kozy – Global Research
February 20th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Abstractions Versus the “Real World”: Economic Models and the Apologetics of Greed)
Digging Deeper Into Who Controls the World
Susan Jennings - Activist Post
February 13th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Digging Deeper Into Who Controls the World)
A Debt Based Monetary System, Export Warfare & Third World Debt
Mira Tekelova, Positive Money – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on A Debt Based Monetary System, Export Warfare & Third World Debt)
The Delusional Assumptions of Capitalism
Doug Harvey – Common Dreams
January 9th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
The End of the Keynesian Era
Nathan Lewis – Al Jazeera
January 9th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The End of the Keynesian Era)
Rethinking the Growth Imperative
Kenneth Rogoff – Project Syndicate
January 9th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Rethinking the Growth Imperative)
Australia: Economic Forecasters Lose Their Way in Extreme Weather
Peter Martin – BusinessDay
January 9th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Australia: Economic Forecasters Lose Their Way in Extreme Weather)
Compassion Is Our New Currency: Notes on 2011’s Preoccupied Hearts and Minds
Rebecca Solnit - TomDispatch
December 26th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Compassion Is Our New Currency: Notes on 2011’s Preoccupied Hearts and Minds)
Moving from a War Economy to a Peace Economy
Mary Beth Sullivan – The Humanist
December 26th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Moving from a War Economy to a Peace Economy)
The Eagle, the Bear and the Dragon
Pepe Escobar – Al Jazeera
December 26th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
A Man in Tunisia, a Movement on Wall Street, and the Soldier Who Ignited the Fuse
Michael Moore – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 ( Comments Off on A Man in Tunisia, a Movement on Wall Street, and the Soldier Who Ignited the Fuse)
The Folly of Sanctions
Rep. Ron Paul - AntiWar
December 5th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Sanctions Are Only a Small Part of the History That Makes Iranians Hate the UK
Robert Fisk – The Independent
December 5th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Sanctions Are Only a Small Part of the History That Makes Iranians Hate the UK)
Eurozone Debt Web: Who Owes What To Whom?
Bank of International Settlements - BBC
November 28th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Eurozone Debt Web: Who Owes What To Whom?)
The Neuroeconomics Revolution
Robert J. Shiller – Project Syndicate
November 28th, 2011 ( Comments Off on The Neuroeconomics Revolution)
Time Banking: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
Edgar Cahn – YES! Magazine
November 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Time Banking: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?)
Best Job in the Neighborhood—And They Own It
Susan Arterian Chang – YES! Magazine
November 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Best Job in the Neighborhood—And They Own It)
Time as Money: Local Currencies for Healthy Communities
Debra Efroymson – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Time as Money: Local Currencies for Healthy Communities)
Can the BRICS Make a Difference At Busan? (Part 1)
Kanya D'Almeida – Inter Press Service-IPS
November 14th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Can the BRICS Make a Difference At Busan? (Part 1))
The West’s Tragedy of Capital
Pepe Escobar – Al Jazeera
November 14th, 2011 ( Comments Off on The West’s Tragedy of Capital)
World Bank Partners With Nestlé to ‘Transform Water Sector’
Corporate Accountability International – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 14th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
U.S.: Frustrated with Big Banks, More Turn to Cooperatives
Elizabeth Whitman – Inter Press Service-IPS
November 14th, 2011 ( Comments Off on U.S.: Frustrated with Big Banks, More Turn to Cooperatives)
Colombia Revisited: Ultra-Stability!
Johan Galtung, 24 Oct 2011 - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 24th, 2011 ( 3 Comments »)
99 Percenters Occupy Wall Street
Amy Goodman - Truthdig
September 26th, 2011 ( Comments Off on 99 Percenters Occupy Wall Street)
The Call to Occupy Wall Street Resonates Around the World
Micah White and Kalle Lasn – The Guardian
September 26th, 2011 ( Comments Off on The Call to Occupy Wall Street Resonates Around the World)
In The Line of Fire: A Date with Despots at Britain’s Arms Fair
Tom Peck – The Independent
September 19th, 2011 ( Comments Off on In The Line of Fire: A Date with Despots at Britain’s Arms Fair)
A Rebellion against Racism and Poverty
James Illingworth – Socialist Worker
August 15th, 2011 ( Comments Off on A Rebellion against Racism and Poverty)
The Corporatocracy: Bailouts Serve the Creditors; Enslave the Debtors
John Perkins – Information Clearing House
August 8th, 2011 ( Comments Off on The Corporatocracy: Bailouts Serve the Creditors; Enslave the Debtors)
Reading the World in a Loaf of Bread: Soaring Food Prices, Wild Weather, Upheaval, and a Planetful of Trouble
Christian Parenti - TomDispatch
July 25th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Crocodile Tears As Food Aid Blockade Continues in Horn of Africa
Thomas C. Mountain – Foreign Policy Journal
July 25th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Crocodile Tears As Food Aid Blockade Continues in Horn of Africa)
The Silent Humanitarian Crises beyond East Africa
Rajesh Makwana and Adam Parsons – Share the World’s Resources
July 25th, 2011 ( Comments Off on The Silent Humanitarian Crises beyond East Africa)
Russia, Iceland & Afghanistan Stand Alone as the Only Nations with International Arrest Warrants out for Bankers Who Committed Fraud
stacyherbert, maxkeiser.com – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Russia, Iceland & Afghanistan Stand Alone as the Only Nations with International Arrest Warrants out for Bankers Who Committed Fraud)
What’s at Stake in Greece?
Antonis Davanellos – Socialist Worker
June 27th, 2011 ( Comments Off on What’s at Stake in Greece?)
Greece Prepares to Sell Off State Assets to Get Loans
CNN Wire Staff – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 27th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Greece Prepares to Sell Off State Assets to Get Loans)
The Financial Road to Serfdom: How Bankers use the Debt Crisis to Roll Back the Progressive Era
Prof. Michael Hudson – Global Research
June 20th, 2011 ( Comments Off on The Financial Road to Serfdom: How Bankers use the Debt Crisis to Roll Back the Progressive Era)
IMF Financial Terrorism
Stephen Lendman - Activist Post
June 13th, 2011 ( Comments Off on IMF Financial Terrorism)
Oxfam: Hunger Will Strike
The Independent – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 6th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
World’s Food System Broken
Cahal Milmo, Chief Reporter – The Independent
June 6th, 2011 ( Comments Off on World’s Food System Broken)
Towards the Eradication of Global Hunger and Undernutrition
Xin-Ying Ren and Fred Dubee, UN MaximsNews – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 6th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
New Decentralized Currency Stimulating Underground Barter Economy
Eric Blair - Activist Post
June 6th, 2011 ( Comments Off on New Decentralized Currency Stimulating Underground Barter Economy)
‘Europe Worsening Hunger Worldwide’
Timothy Spence – TerraViva Europe
June 6th, 2011 ( Comments Off on ‘Europe Worsening Hunger Worldwide’)
Welcome To the Violent World of Mr. Hopey Changey
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 30th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Welcome To the Violent World of Mr. Hopey Changey)
Rating Agencies Face Crackdown
Ben Protess – The New York Times
May 23rd, 2011 ( Comments Off on Rating Agencies Face Crackdown)
Worlds Collide in a Luxury Suite
Rebecca Solnit – TomDispatch
May 23rd, 2011 ( 2 Comments »)
Pre-Judging an Institution’s Implicit Strategy by the Director’s Private Behaviour
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 23rd, 2011 ( Comments Off on Pre-Judging an Institution’s Implicit Strategy by the Director’s Private Behaviour)
What about the Woman Strauss-Kahn Allegedly Raped?
Tiffany Williams – Institute for Policy Studies
May 23rd, 2011 ( Comments Off on What about the Woman Strauss-Kahn Allegedly Raped?)
What Happened to the Western Left?
Johan Galtung, 16 May 2011 - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 16th, 2011 ( 3 Comments »)
China in Latin America
Americas Quarterly – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 9th, 2011 ( Comments Off on China in Latin America)
The Grand Failure of Conventional Economics
Charles Hugh Smith, Of Two Minds – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 18th, 2011 ( Comments Off on The Grand Failure of Conventional Economics)
US Economics: One Big Ponzi Scheme
Danny Schechter – Al Jazeera
February 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on US Economics: One Big Ponzi Scheme)
Freedom Is Not Compatible with Government’s Initiation of Force against Innocent People
Robert Higgs – The Independent Institute
January 31st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Freedom Is Not Compatible with Government’s Initiation of Force against Innocent People)
Commonsense Money
Jeff Gates – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 10th, 2011 ( 2 Comments »)
The Finite World
Paul Krugman – The New York Times
January 3rd, 2011 ( Comments Off on The Finite World)
Foundations for the Economy of a New Civilisation
Guillermo Sullings – Pressenza Int’l Press Agency
December 27th, 2010 ( 2 Comments »)
Yes, There is An Alternative
Robin Broad & John Cavanagh – Yes! Magazine
December 27th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Yes, There is An Alternative)
Rethinking the Global Economy: The Case for Sharing
Rajesh Makwana & Adam Parsons – Share the World Resources
November 29th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Rethinking the Global Economy: The Case for Sharing)
Paulo Freire in Cuba: Popular Knowledge Can Transform People’s Worlds
Dalia Acosta – Inter Press Service
November 22nd, 2010 ( 2 Comments »)
An Alternative to Cutthroat Capitalism
Georgia Kelly – The Huffington Post
October 18th, 2010 ( Comments Off on An Alternative to Cutthroat Capitalism)
Regional Economic Cooperation as a Key to Solve Afghanistan Problem
Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 30th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Regional Economic Cooperation as a Key to Solve Afghanistan Problem)
‘EVEN WAR IS GOOD FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH’
Spiegel
March 24th, 2010 ( Comments Off on ‘EVEN WAR IS GOOD FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH’)
A MORAL VEST
Dr. June Terpstra – Information Clearing House
March 20th, 2010 ( Comments Off on A MORAL VEST)
UNPREDICTABLE FUTURES: STORIES FROM WORKER-RUN FACTORIES IN ARGENTINA
Benjamin Dangl - Toward Freedom
November 25th, 2009 ( Comments Off on UNPREDICTABLE FUTURES: STORIES FROM WORKER-RUN FACTORIES IN ARGENTINA)
MORAL CAPITALISM: AN OXIMORON OR SCIENTIFIC POSSIBILITY?
Prof. N. Doran Hunter
June 30th, 2009 ( Comments Off on MORAL CAPITALISM: AN OXIMORON OR SCIENTIFIC POSSIBILITY?)
TIME TO DELINK ? THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND LATIN AMERICA
Eric Toussaint
October 25th, 2008 ( Comments Off on TIME TO DELINK ? THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND LATIN AMERICA)
Crisis Allows Us to Reconsider Left-wing Ideas
P. Gillespie | The Irish Times - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 22nd, 2008 ( Comments Off on Crisis Allows Us to Reconsider Left-wing Ideas)
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