Pluto Press, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and Fernwood Publishing Inc. have jointly issued Economics for Everyone: A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism by Jim Stanford. Jim is one of Canada’s best-known economists: he works for the Canadian Auto Workers,and writes a regular economics column for the Globe […]
Poverty
[ “There is no purpose for government – except to improve the live’s of the citizens” Some of those leather chaired legislation-jockeys currently taking up space in Wellington actually improved your life the other day merely by pointing out to the populace of this agrarian mini-continent that food consumers (i.e. […]
We is a fast-paced 64 minute documentary that covers the world politics of power, war, corporations, deception and exploitation. It visualizes the words of Arundhati Roy, specifically her famous Come September speech, where she spoke on such things as the war on terror, corporate globalization, justice and the growing civil […]
The IMF is shouting about the need for austerity today, but it was strangely quiet during the build-up of the bubble that got us here. Is advice from the IMF better than advice from a drunk in the street? That is the question that people around the world should be […]
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Our situation is admittedly dire. Oligarchs are seizing more overt control in most countries in the world, the worldwide economy is on course for another – even bigger – train wreck, countries are cracking down on freedom and becoming more tyrannical, we are in a permanent state of war (and […]
Not to worry, they tell us, we’re pulling out of this recession, we’re making progress – the key is more liquidity, more stimulus, more credit, more consumption, more growth. The time has come to call their bluff. We need to band together and challenge this powerful intellectual army, whose generals include […]
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Supporters of a local currency scheme are ramping up their efforts to boost the use of a Bay of Islands dollar. The Bay of Islands Community Exchange is asking people to use a computerised barter system to pay for goods and services this month as the exchange prepares to launch […]