Blogs1 - 10 of 43,159 recent posts for tag:economics
10
Feb
2012
ការព្រមានរបស់សម្តេចហ៊ុន ...

3 hours ago by Lovepeehs05

ល្មម ៗ បានហើយ បង គាំ យើងធ្លាប់ជាអ្នកតស៊ូ កំសត់កម្រជាមួយគ្នា ហើយក៏ជាអ្នកពុករលួយដូចតែគ្នាទេ !? លោក ហ៊ុន សែន ​ព្រមាន​មន្ត្រី​បក្ស​សមរង្ស៊ី​កុំ​ឲ្យ​រិះគន់​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ខ្លាំង​ពេក. Filed under: នយោបាយ, បច្ចេកទេស នយោបាយ, វប្បធម៌ អរិយធម៌, វប្បធម៌-អរិយធម៌ ពិភពលោក, វប្បធម៌-អរិយធម៌ខ្មែរ, សង្គមកិច្ច, សន្តិសុខ, ស ...

Laura Scott, Female Prisoner, #21270 Part 6

4 hours ago by prison culture

Upon her release from prison in June 1906, it is unlikely that Laura Scott would have been able to find gainful employment immediately. She was a convicted felon who had spent nearly a year behind bars in the notorious San Quentin. Given what we know today about the high rate of recidivism for peopl ...

Why It’s Not Altruistic to Help the Poor

4 hours ago by Lisa Wade

Video youtube video

In an earlier post we reviewed research by epidemiologists Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett showing that income inequality contributes to a whole host of negative outcomes, including higher rates of mental illness, drug use, obesity, infant death, imprisonment, and interpersonal trust. She summari ...

Why Are Twinkies Cheaper than Carrots?

5 hours ago by Jeff Siemers

In prior posts I've criticized farm subsidies from the US government. Here is a video that puts it in clear and simple terms:

Fair Trade Clothing: Keeping Silly in Style

6 hours ago by Joseph Sunde

I have critiqued fair trade schemes in the past ( here, here, and here), and this week at Values & Capitalism, I do it again, specifically as it relates to clothing. Relevant Magazine recently published an article on the subject by author Julie Clawson, who attempts to “debunk some common objections ...

Have A Happy Friday, The Economy Needs It

6 hours ago by The Weakonomist

The economy is measured by gross domestic product. Everything we’ve focused on in terms of stimulus, housing, employment, and even the deficit has been about GDP. What will changes to these things do to GDP? Why do we care about GDP? There’s an assumption that if the economy is doing well people are ...

Could we solve the problem of money in US politics with… more money? I ...

7 hours ago by Chris Blattman

I have a fairly simple idea. I spent the entirety of one subway ride thinking about it, and so there may be a few holes. Someone may have already had this idea (I know you will tell me very soon.) But I think the basic principle is sound. I call it the Mongo PAC. One fabulously rich person (or a gag ...

Latest Breaking News: People are increasingly becoming disenchanted with ...

8 hours ago by nmw

Paul Krugman asks: “ Could it be that traditional families aren’t as crucial to social cohesion as advertised?“ His conclusions are insightful, but I feel they are not exactly on the money. He concedes that social cohesion might have something to with the degree of education — but I disagree on that ...

Global Talent Economy Will Be 50% Mobile by 2020

8 hours ago by Jon Low

There are two sides to this story, one light and one dark. The 'light,' or optimistic view is that mobile workers will enjoy freedom to set their hours and places of work. That as free agents they will negotiate with the highest bidder, or most congenial bidder or with whomever strikes their fancy. ...

The Greenland Ice Sheet Melt: Irreversible Implications // science

8 hours ago by Tom Kerwick

It is of course widely accepted that the Greenland icesheet is melting at an alarming rate, accelerating, and is an irreversible process, and when it finally does melt will contribute to a rise in sea levels globally by 7 meters. This is discounting the contribution of any melt from the West Antarct ...

Previous1234567