
| Piketty's Envy Problem
(Peter Schiff) posted 06/02/2014 ... in the 21st Century has struck a nerve globally. In fact, the Piketty phenomenon (the economic equivalent to Beatlemania) has in some ways become a bigger story than the ... The Farce of 'Executive Privilege' (NPR Online) posted 07/03/2007 ... be called to testify, under oath, before a congressional committee or in some other forum. How long have presidents been invoking executive privilege? For as lo ... Rubin Says He Has Too Many Dollars 13 Years After Departing U.S. Treasury (Bloomberg) posted 03/09/2012 ... confidence that the Fed would ultimately monetize our debt.” The U.S. economic outlook is the “most uncertain and the most complex” it’s been ... 'Crown' rules (eminent) domain (Palm Beach Post) posted 08/29/2005 ... take the homes of Suzette Kelo and Wilhelmina Dory under eminent domain and call it economic development. The city didn't claim that their homes were blighted, as cities ... DEVELOPMENT-AFRICA: Water, Water Everywhere... (Inter Press Service) posted 08/24/2005 ... Nile River and the 4,370-kilometre Congo River -- is suffering from a virtual economic paradox: a shortage of water amidst potentially plentiful supplies. 'In spite ... Borrowing, Spending, Counterfeiting (Ron Paul) posted 08/23/2005 ... abroad, in direct contravention of our founders’ admonitions, is not economically sustainable. In Korea alone, U.S. taxpayers have spent nearly one trillion in tod ... Life for Half an Ounce of Medical Marijuana? (Reason Magazine) posted 08/12/2010 A Texas state trooper stops a 1990 Mercedes with an expired registration sticker. The driver says he does not have his driver's license or proof of insurance. After arresting ... 'Coup Possible in Pyongyang' (Korea Times) posted 10/24/2006 ... military officers and technocrats. ``They have come to believe that Chinese-style economic reforms will help transform North Korea,’’ he said. As fo ... Trump: Middle East Would Be More Stable With Saddam and Gadhafi (Antiwar.com) posted 10/05/2015 ... as a hawk, but is showing a lot more nuance in recent weeks, including unveiling an economic plan that would cut the defense budget, with an eye on massive savings to be ... Herman Cain's Hidden Nine (Peter Schiff) posted 10/19/2011 ... replace our dysfunctional tax code with what could be a simpler, less invasive, and more economically stimulative alternative. While I don't agree with the full spectrum ... 'Golden Demon' Statue Placed Atop New York Courthouse to Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Abortion (InformationLiberation) posted 01/26/2023 ... said her artist's statement. 'Despite years of women's struggle for legal socio-economic and political equality, gender bias still continues to create barriers for many ... US fears double-dip recession with rising job losses (The Guardian) posted 01/10/2010 ... month. Dashing hopes that America was pulling smoothly out of its toughest postwar economic setback, the commerce department revealed that the expected pre-Christmas ... Iran: War or Privatization: All Out War or "Economic Conquest"? (Michel Chossudovsky) posted 07/08/2008 ... the late 1990s, the recent sell-off of shares in key state enterprises points to a new economic design. The underlying measure is far-reaching. It goes beyond the prevail ... U.S. Dollar Hits High Against Euro (NewsMax) posted 10/19/2005 ... was 'an accident waiting to happen.' But he added it should not have the severe economic impact of the 1970s oil shocks. The European Union's statistical agency Euro ... Marc Faber Says We're All Doomed and Washington Can't Do Anything About It (Marc Faber) posted 03/16/2010 Washington is patting itself on the back for having orchestrated an amazing economic recovery. But Washington lawmakers are a delusional bunch of boneheads, ... America's Compulsory Dependence on Government (Scott Lazarowitz) posted 06/26/2010 ... have been paving that road to serfdom, as they have been also causing widespread economic turmoil and less security. Whether the government-monopolized produ ... Bush Makes Putin Look Like James Madison (Christopher Brauchli) posted 08/04/2007 ... property confiscated without notice. People who undermine “efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq or to provide humanitarian a ... |