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Conservative Bashers And Progressive Pushers

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Posted by glennlab

There are trends that are developing that tell me that a lot of small to medium size businesses as well some of the larger importers are taking trump seriously. Additional repeat orders with a deliver before Jan 21.2025 date are on the rise already,...

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Political debate

Oct 1Oct 1

Posted by callmedubious

it's bad, really bad: In the wake of the 2008 Financial Crisis, former chief economist of the IMF Simon Johnson warned that the same dysfunctional policies he saw in his basketcase banana republics had taken hold in the United States. Johnson ...

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Quotes

Jul 20Jul 20

Posted by Killtheskyfairy

22 Years Ago on July 6th, 2002 - the brilliant economist and thinker John Kenneth Galbraith, gave an interview in which he said this perfect bit: “The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, ...

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Politics

Mar 21Mar 21

Posted by Heraclitus

I am not a Biden fan for a number of reasons, but I don't really understand why so many people blame him for the recent inflation. Inflation is caused by market forces, not by someone who sits in the Oval Office. We spent a bipartisan 4.6 TRLLION ...

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News & Links

Jan 22Jan 22

Posted by snytiger6

LINK3 Charts Show How Slowing Shipping Traffic Could Stoke Inflation -- Business insider

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News & Links

Jan 18Jan 18

Posted by 1patriot

Socialism ‘condemns people to poverty’ — Argentina’s Milei warns Western world at WEF Argentine President Javier Milei delivered a powerful speech at the World Economic Forum advocating free market capitalism as a means to...

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Just for Laughs

Nov 29, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by PennyWhistle

That'll make 'em talk!

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Sep 10, 2023Sep 2023

Posted by HippieChick58

PRESCIENT: having foresight adjective. having prescience, or knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen; having foresight: The prescient economist was one of the few to see the financial collapse coming.

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Politics

May 31, 2023May 2023

Posted by rainmanjr

LINKEconomist breaks down how Britain is creeping towards authoritarianism - YouTube

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General & Hellos

Jan 15, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by glennlab

One reason I love talking economics with my son, a respected economist, is that I know his opinions are based on a wealth of knowledge and facts. Until people show me that they lack an honest education in the subject they are discussing, I am ...

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Posts

Sep 11, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by kmaz

I hadn't strongly realized that the concept of "Apartheid" is what is being applied to criticisms of Israel. I'm not sure to what extent it fits, but I suppose is one way to look at it. Grammy-winning South African DJ performs in ...

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Posts

Sep 5, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by Krish55

Prominent US economist Jeffrey Sachs on the false Western narratives promoting war with Russia and China:

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Politics

Jul 14, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by Krish55

Economist Jeremy Sachs on Sanctions, Russia, and China:

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General & Hellos

Jun 2, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by FrayedBear

American egg on faces of sycophantic media who followed & repeated the propaganda ad nauseum to convince themselves of American stupidity¹ regarding Ukraine & American intentions to harm Russia. Meanwhile China quietly & benignly smile on continuing...

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Quotes

May 26, 2022May 2022

Posted by yvilletom

The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable. ………..Economist Ezra Solomon

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News & Links

Apr 9, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by Paul4747

LINKExplainer: Clock ticks down towards a Russian default | Reuters

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News & Links

Feb 20, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by snytiger6

LINKFirst-time homebuyers are getting squeezed out by investors : NPR

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Feb 6, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by Diaco

See what 3 degrees of global warming looks like | The Economist

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Progressives, Socialists, and Black/Palestinian Lives Matter

Jan 2, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by phxbillcee

Beau of the Fifth Column - Let's talk about how the US and China's contest will end....

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Conservative Atheists

Dec 15, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by SpikeTalon

Noted economist needs just 105 seconds to destroy progressives' 'white supremacy' nonsense-

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Just for Laughs

Nov 16, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by Killtheskyfairy

Higher Prices May Force Americans To Eat Reasonable Portions On Thanksgiving WASHINGTON—Noting that nearly every ingredient would be more expensive than usual, researchers at the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis warned Monday that higher prices ...

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Just for Laughs

Oct 22, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by St-Sinner

An economist goes to a lingerie shop to buy a bra for his wife. While he proudly announces to the salesgirl that he is an economist and also confesses that only thing he knew about bra is 'how to unhook', and he really needs some expert help in ...

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News & Links

Oct 13, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Druvius

I've wondered about this. Big business was perfectly happy with GOP deregulation and tax cuts, but GOP extremism is really starting to hurt their bottom lines. It's not like red states had great economies to start with, but increasingly business ...

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Politics

Aug 6, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by redbai

LINKJeffrey Sachs, American economist

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News & Links

Jun 16, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by barjoe

LINKA Summit With Vladimir Putin Tests Joe Biden’s New Foreign Policy

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News & Links

Apr 29, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKJoe Biden was a boring candidate. He now draws comparisons to FDR | The Economist

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News & Links

Mar 11, 2021Mar 2021

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKThe Confederacy was a con job on whites. And still is.

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News & Links

Mar 10, 2021Mar 2021

Posted by HippieChick58

LINK I’ve lived 55 years in the South, and I grew up liking the Confederate flag. I haven’t flown one for many decades, but for a reason that might surprise you. I know the South well. We lived wherever the Marine Corps stationed ...

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Out Of The Illusion

Feb 9, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by William_Mary

Facebook Blocks Sharing of the Indypendent’s Coverage of Hunts Point Produce Market Strike In a troubling sign of where Facebook’s crackdown on political extremism may be headed, the social media giant recently blocked acclaimed Marxist ...

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Out Of The Illusion

Jan 13, 2021Jan 2021

Posted by William_Mary

Business protected, applauded Trump when he boosted profits by the 2017 tax cut and constant deregulations. As business squeezed jobs, incomes, Trump deflected employees' anger onto poor immigrants, China, etc. But now, with total failure on Covid ...

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Out Of The Illusion

Jan 1, 2021Jan 2021

Posted by William_Mary

Economist Behind 2008 Financial Crash Among Elites Warning Against $2000 Stimulus Checks 78% of Americans support the proposed $2,000 stimulus check, but that hasn’t stopped the Washington Post, New York Times, and a cadre of DC economic elites ...

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Out Of The Illusion

Dec 17, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by William_Mary

Myth & Fact in Venezuela's Latest Election: Eyewitness Report Was the Venezuelan election rigged? Abby Martin speaks with an election observer. At the start of the video Abby speaks about her time in Venezuela in 2017. This is ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Dec 6, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by Fred_Snerd

"This week on Hidden Brain, economist and political scientist Timur Kuran explains how our personal, professional and political lives are shaped by the fear of what other people think." Nov 30th 2020

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News & Links

Dec 6, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKLexington - The end of the embarrassment | United States | The Economist

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Religion & Spirituality

Nov 30, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by altschmerz

LINKAre religions similar to capitalist businesses?

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Nov 23, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by Amzungu

LINKNot-for-Profit Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Threatens Big Pharma Profit Logic

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Conservative Atheists

Oct 23, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Hages

A reminder from Human Action by Austrian School economist Ludwig Von Mises

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Trump Pinata

Sep 29, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Mofo1953

Easiest vote ever, didn't even have to see anything else but DEM next to the names, fuck the tyrant turd, the corrupt traitor must go to jail!

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Out Of The Illusion

Sep 20, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by William_Mary

Economic & political collapse of USA Chris Hedges discusses the economic and political collapse of the American empire with economist Professor Rick D. Wolff. Wolff’s new book, ‘The Sickness is the System – When Capitalism Fails to Save Us...

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General & Hellos

Sep 14, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by mischl

This was published in The Economist on 9/12/2020 in an article the writer, Stephanie Ruhle, called "Astonishing Interviews" at a construction site in Ohio.

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Singles/Mingle/Chat

Sep 3, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by sassygirl3869

REMINDER; tonight, Thursday, September 3rd is our next ZOOM CHAT Night at 7:00 PM EST USA. Please private message Sassygirl3869 if you would likea link to join us-before 6:00 PM EST USA. Thanks!!!!!!

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Quotes

Aug 21, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Healthydoc70

"When plunder becomes away of life for a group of men living in society, they create for themselves, in the course of time, a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it" Frederich Bastiat, 18th century French economist

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Sunset, Sea, Coffee and Me

Jul 16, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Boomtarat03

I will be here ❤💙💚🧡💛💜

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News & Links

Jul 12, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by doug6352

"Economist and author Thomas Sowell told an interview airing Sunday evening that the left's claim that America is beset by "systemic racism" has no definitive meaning and cannot be "tested" in any empirical manner." "You hear this phrase, 'systemic ...

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FreeThinkers

Jun 30, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Philip21

It turns out that money is just a shared illusion ...An economist explains the biggest myths about the national deficit — and how we can save the economy

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Leftists

Jun 2, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by ADKSparky

Meet the Economist Behind the One Percent’s Stealth Takeover of America Duke historian Nancy MacLean contends that his philosophy is so stark that even young libertarian acolytes are only introduced to it after they have ...

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Religion & Spirituality

May 21, 2020May 2020

Posted by TheMiddleWay

LINKSunday slump - The virus is accelerating dechurching in America | United States | The Economist

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Politics

Apr 29, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by ToolGuy

This man is one of my favourite economists. Yet until I watched this I did not know he was a Marxian economist. If you THINK you understand Marx or Communism or Socialism, you may want to listen and THEN comment. We are in a crisis and Marx had ...

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The Escapees- - Hide here!

Apr 19, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by Surfpirate

We are worse off now than if we were peasants in the medieval period of history. All the technology we have created has served only to enrich only a few. Peasant in medieval England: eight hours a day, 150 days a year. Sunday was the day of rest, ...

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Trump Pinata

Apr 14, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by nogod4me

Boeing Gets Up To $17 Billion In Loans From Coronavirus Stimulus Economist Dean Baker explains how the $2.2 trillion stimulus quietly provides up to $17 billion in loans for Boeing with almost no strings attached. Full Article: ...

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Politics

Apr 6, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by ToolGuy

Once again a non-mainstream economist points out “market failures” as part of the problem with US response to COVID-19. Is your faith in markets being changed by this virus and the response to it?

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Progressives, Socialists, and Black/Palestinian Lives Matter

Feb 25, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Infoguy211

My favorite Economist nails it:

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Out Of The Illusion ---- Video Versions

Jan 20, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by William_Mary

Three major criticisms of Economic Update are considered: (1) that we don't praise capitalism for reducing world poverty, (2) that we don't admit that "socialism has never worked anywhere," and (3) that no inventor of a new product or technique who ...

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Out Of The Illusion --- Video Versions

Jan 20, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by William_Mary

Economic Update: Answering Our Critics Three major criticisms of Economic Update are considered: (1) that we don't praise capitalism for reducing world poverty, (2) that we don't admit that "socialism has never worked anywhere," and (3) that no ...

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Out Of The Illusion

Jan 6, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by William_Mary

VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION REJECTS JUAN GUAIDO’S LEADERSHIP {He said that he also asked the people to stay on the streets and Venezuelans came out again and again and “in each of them the frustration and hopelessness was ...

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Music Fans

Jan 2, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Rossics13

Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again........................Happy New Year everyone. 2020 sounds like a science fiction date to me, I must be getting old or something. Peace and Love.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jan 1, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by holykoolaid

I visited the "holy" land (Jerusalem) as an atheist, and this was my reaction to all of the religious traditions and rituals that I saw:

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News & Links

Dec 20, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by snytiger6

LINKStudy By MIT Economist: U.S. Has Regressed To A Third-World Nation For Most Of Its Citizens

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Politics

Dec 18, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by ToolGuy

I like George Monbiot. What do you think about this essay of his? It was sent to me by an economist whose blog I follow.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Dec 4, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Metahuman

POLLWhat I do, and what I don't do determines my reality. Agree or disagree?

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General & Hellos

Oct 20, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by ToolGuy

I have had discussions on this site with others about the economic system and so-called Nobel Prize for economics. Found this today in my email from a prominent economist in Scandinavia. He points to the problems of our Economic society and system ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 14, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by ToolGuy

Game theory and human behaviour. Nash won a faux Nobel prize for his ideas about equilibrium. This economist professor challenges the whole concept of game theory. Do his arguments make sense to you?

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Legalize Cannabis Nationwide/Worldwide

Oct 7, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by OldGoat43

NEW MEXICO New Mexico regulators began issuing medical cannabis cards to out-of-state patients First Dozen Out-Of-State Patients Accepted Into New Mexico's Medical Cannabis Program Friday, October 4, 2019 Nonresident enrollment expected to ...

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Bernie Sanders - The Revolution Continues

Sep 20, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by WilliamCharles

Young Women Actually Make Up More of Bernie's Base Than Men Do "New findings from The Economist show that women under 45 make up a larger share of Bernie Sanders’ base than do men in their same age group, contradicting a popular narrative that...

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General & Hellos

Sep 15, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKBillionaires hurt economic growth and should be taxed out of existence, says bestselling French economist

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Out Of The Illusion

Sep 5, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by William_Mary

Abby Martin & Richard Wolff Discuss Socialism In 2019 Abby Martin sits down with renowned Marxist Economist Richard Wolff to discuss the growing popularity of socialism under Trump and its historical roots in America, misconceptions about Russia ...

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Politics

Aug 25, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by ToolGuy

This economist, Steve Keen, is one of the few worth listening to. This presentation was from 18 months ago and his predictions — again — seem bang on.

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Trump Pinata

Aug 20, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by MojoDave

Another expert weighs in. ‘Megalomaniacal, paranoid, and psychopathic’: Economist sounds the alarm on Trump’s ‘bottomless malevolence’

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Trump Pinata

Aug 13, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by MojoDave

Trump’s trade war ‘is doing a lot of economy damage’ — and manufacturing industries are ‘on the precipice’ of a recession: chief economist

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Politics

Jul 14, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by ToolGuy

Yanis Varoufakis is the most interesting political economist in the world right now. He has a plan.

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Progressives, Socialists, and Black/Palestinian Lives Matter

Jul 13, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Charlene

Soooooo thoughts? 🤣

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Jul 12, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Marionville

HARRUMPH. - Noun...a noisy clearing of the throat; a grumpy expression of dissatisfaction or disapproval. Verb...clear the throat noisily, “ he harrumphed and said, ‘I am deeply obliged’”; grumpily...

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Trump Pinata

Jul 5, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by camne

The great economy that will propel Trump to a second term... US Small Business Implosion? Those are both exceedingly weak prints, and assuming they are in line with the official data released later this week by the U.S. Bureau of ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Jun 16, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by t1nick

Brolly brolly noun brol·ly | \ ˈbrä-lē \ plural brollies Definition of brolly chiefly British : UMBRELLA Examples of brolly in a Sentence Recent Examples on the Web Proving that not every item is suitable for the sharing economy, a Chinese ...

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General & Hellos

Jun 5, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by ToolGuy

How capitalism survives according to Richard D. Wolff, economist. How capitalism survives. (1) Divide the wealth we all produce so the richest 5% get half, the middle 25% get a third, and the 70% majority get a sixth. (2) Repeat to the middle ...

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General & Hellos

Jun 3, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by ToolGuy

Another great video by Robert Reich and comments by Lars Syll a Swedish economist. There is also a quote from Rand’s speech to Westpoint. Would you agree that Trump’s Brand is Ayn Rand?

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General & Hellos

May 31, 2019May 2019

Posted by William_Mary

Debunking Jordan Peterson’s “Cultural Marxism” with Richard Wolff Jordan Peterson, a staunch defender of the status quo, is known for propagating the fear of "Cultural Marxism." After a disappointing debate on Marxism with Slavoj Žižek, Abby...

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General & Hellos

May 30, 2019May 2019

Posted by zblaze

LINKWhat is consciousness? | The Economist - YouTube

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Out Of The Illusion

May 29, 2019May 2019

Posted by William_Mary

Debunking Jordan Peterson’s “Cultural Marxism” with Richard Wolff Jordan Peterson, a staunch defender of the status quo, is known for propagating the fear of "Cultural Marxism." After a disappointing debate on Marxism with Slavoj Žižek, ...

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General & Hellos

May 15, 2019May 2019

Posted by snytiger6

LINKTrump's Trade War With China Wipes $1 Trillion Off Markets | Time

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General & Hellos

Apr 29, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by zblaze

LINK"America First" All over Again? - TheHumanist.com

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Politics

Apr 28, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by alliwant

LINKEconomist promotes GND

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Progressives, Socialists, and Black/Palestinian Lives Matter

Apr 25, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Matias

"The narrative that government is inefficient and its optimum role should be ‘limited’ to avoid disrupting the market is extremely powerful. At best, the story goes, government should simply focus on creating the conditions that allow businesses ...

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General & Hellos

Apr 10, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by ToolGuy

I just received this video by an economist, Richard Wolff, explaining MMT — Modern Monetary Theory. I have made a comment after the video saying essentially it is a reframing of the previous dysfunctional beliefs about money. I know that people’s...

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The Union, Dues and Mod Free

Apr 9, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by ProudMerrie

I'll be in Warsaw if you need me.

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Canadian, eh?

Mar 24, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by ToolGuy

An article by another of my favourite economists, Peter Radford. He looks at the intersect of economic theory and neurological science or even cognitive science. For those of you who enjoyed -- or didn't -- the recent debate here about debts being ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Mar 20, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by ToolGuy

This is an interesting “obit” about an economist who opposed the mainstream and the write-up hints at some of the problems with the discipline we call ecnomics. What do you think about economics?

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