I'm starting into Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctine now. It's not a book I'm expecting to like, as it's a tract against the ravages of free-market capitalism, but it also seems to be a decently-important work. And I still remember a great quote from Reason: "Naomi Klein is to economic history as Spide ...

2 hours ago · lost_hussein_kite · lost-kite.livejournal.com by lost_hussein_kite 3 references

From the BBC about the potential merger between BHP and Rio Tinto: A tie-up between BHP and Rio would create a firm with a third of the world’s iron-ore market, raising fears that it would be too powerful. The EU listed its concerns but said BHP would be able respond, adding the findings had not bee ...

2 hours ago · Right Pulse · rightpulse.com by Chief Blogger

U.S. News and World Report via Huffington Post: Some of President Bush's political allies are angry and embarrassed that he's spending his time on frivolous events when the country is having such bad economic times. "Look at the schedule for Monday," said a Bush adviser. "A highlight of his day was ...

4 hours ago · dbkundalini · dbkundalini.blogspot.com by dbkundalini ()

Guardian (UK): Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian. The damning unpublished assessment is based on the most detailed analysis of the crisis so far, carried out by an internatio ...

4 hours ago · Carbon-Based · carbon-based-ghg.blogspot.com by (Brian Thomas) 1 reference

Professor Ross Garnaut has issued his report and recommendations on Climate Change to the Australian Government. This is a link to a special section in the Australian. Adam has yet to read all the material, but Garnaut recommends action by 2010. Adam is unclear on the view taken on farm emissions at ...

4 hours ago · The Inquiring Mind · adamsmith.wordpress.com by adamsmith1922 19 references

We’re hearing a lot these days from climatologists. They are telling us that global warming is the world’s largest problem. Meanwhile, other scientists think it’s malnutrition, or the harvesting of the rain forests, or the lack of safe drinking water, or… The list is long. Which branch of science sh ...

5 hours ago · The Noise in my Head · noiseinmyhead.wordpress.com by mfmosman

Our Treasury Secretary tells us the economy is set to strengthen. All the while employers are cutting payrolls in a startling trend. Not to mention fears of inflation, high prices, and a global economic downturn continue to mount. Surely Paulson is not stupid but sometimes you wonder about intention ...

5 hours ago · The Unspun Zone · theunspunzone.com/opinion by Dustin

In addition to making the world safe from the evil pollutant CO2 (that substance that plants actually require for photosynthesis), biofuels are raising economic standards in agricultural areas. LONDON (AFP) - Biofuels have caused world food prices to increase by 75 percent, according to the findings ...

6 hours ago · Joust The Facts · joustthefacts.typepad.com/joust_the_facts by Giacomo 9 references

Anyone may correct me if I am wrong. In regards of the ‘Alfred Marshall’s footnote’, the concept is that regional government can charge different ‘land prices’ in order to compete with one another. Less attractive regions even offer ‘negative price’ to absorb investment. I agree that regional compet ...

6 hours ago · free lunch with Steven Cheung · freelunchwithstevencheung.wordpress.com by chanwall 1 reference

Yeah, this is king of funny, if in a dancing on gravestones kind of way. I hate to continue to beat an old drum, but the economic data is showing far less stress than is actually out there. Employment is far weaker than the commonly reported data is showing, inflation is running higher than the data ...

6 hours ago · A Second Hand Conjecture · asecondhandconjecture.com by Lance 85 references