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January 22, 2009

Ontario Clean Air Alliance Campaign Against Nuclear

Hi everyone, The Government of Ontario is about to write a massive blank cheque to the nuclear industry and we need to tell them no thank you. Please spread the word about this effort. 60 Days to a new energy future Do you think Ontarians should have a choice about how we spend $26 billion? Think there are better options than spending that enormous sum […]

economics Politics The Corporation US economy
January 20, 2009

Who Needs a Draft?

I’ve argued for a while that the notion of a draft in the US is illogical for two reasons: It would generate unwanted competition to the $900 per day private contractors such as Blackwater There’s no need for a draft when people are unemployed. Unfortunately, I’m proven correct on the second reason, as can be seen with this NYT article . As massive waves of […]

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January 18, 2009

Rex Murphy: Where to Spend?

Rex Murphy, host of the national CBC show called "Cross Country Checkup", is asking Canadians tonight where they should spend their money. You can all hang up.  I have the top 10 answers. Stop spending any more money on fossil fuels or things that burn fossil fuels.  It’s stupid. Understand that we have an opportunity to institute structural change:  invest in green and invest lots.  […]

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January 17, 2009

Bailouts Filling a Bottomless Pit?

Financial bailouts are doing nothing to remedy a global economy that is facing a structural reckoning. As evidenced by the Government Accounting Office (GAO) of the United States, massive amounts of the bailout funds are simply being funnelled to offshore locations. Full story here . One day, people will wake up and say "why are we giving more money to the people who are creating […]

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January 15, 2009

Two “Laws” of Economics We Need to Break

OK … they’re not really laws, but they are justifications that the world of economists have used for decades to explain the woes of the world away. For those of you who haven’t taken a 101 course, here they are: Other things being equal ("ceteris paribus") There are no externalities We MUST recognize that these ‘rules’ can no longer be discarded. The first rule is […]