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Niall Ferguson: An Empire at RiskAn Empire at Risk We won the cold war and weathered 9/11. But now economic weakness is endangering our global power. Call it the fractal geometry of fiscal crisis. If you fly across the Atlantic on a clear day, you can look down and see the same phenomenon but on four entirely different ...
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OpEdNews - by Jim Hightower: Obscenely Rich Bankers Claim to Do God's Work -- They Can Go to HellNovember 19, 2009 at 15:32:01 Obscenely Rich Bankers Claim to Do God's Work -- They Can Go to Hell By Jim Hightower ( about the author ) Page 1 of 1 page(s) For OpEdNews: Jim Hightower - Writer "Repent," the preacher cried out, startling those who heard him. This was no street ...
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Stocks Open Lower on Consumer Weakness - NYTimes.comStocks Open Lower on Consumer Weakness Stocks opened lower on Friday in the face of weak consumer data, retreating from a powerful rally the day before. The Commerce Department reported that consumer spending in September dropped by the largest amount in nine months , a dreary data point ...
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Sustainable industrial system: education and research contributionsOur industrial system has been responsible for raising the quality of life of peoples around the world. It is becoming increasingly clear however, that the current system is creating unintended and serious consequences for the environment at a global level. Change on a significant scale is ...
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The Pro-Am Revolution - How enthusiasts are changing our economy and societyFrom astronomy to activism, from surfing to saving lives, Pro-Ams - people pursuing amateur activities to professional standards - are an increasingly important part of our society and economy. For Pro-Ams, leisure is not passive consumerism but active and participatory, it involves the ...
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Community development: a critical approach (Freire and Gramsci) - Margareth LedwithMargaret Ledwith is one of the UK's most highly regarded community development practitioners and academics. This book, a thoroughly revised and updated edition of her classic text, Participating in transformation, is an invaluable new resource for students and practitioners in the field. The ...
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The Cayman Islands Consider a Heretical Idea, Collecting Taxes - NYTimes.comOffshore Haven Considers a Heresy: Taxation GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — What happens to a tax haven when it has to raise taxes? The Cayman Islands may soon find out. Caught in a vise of shrinking revenue and stubbornly high public spending, the Caymans averted a fiscal crisis this week by ...
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The Crash - A view from the left - ebookThe Crash offers an alternative to the compromised policies of the dominant economics. Contributors analyse and explain the economic and social issues that lie at the heart of our crisis: the credit crisis, the housing disaster, secrecy jurisdictions, the practices of private equity firms and ...
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The cost of the financial meltdown: Deficits and spendingGovernments have been affected differently by the credit crunch. Public borrowing has been rising in all countries as the crisis has caused the economy to shrink, cutting tax revenues. But some countries, like the US and the UK, have been more severely affected as they already had large deficits ...
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Britain’s Shining Example of Health Care by Carol Nahra - The GlobalistA U.S. mother living in the United Kingdom relates the heartbreaking tale of losing her young child. Yet, Carol Nahra explains how she found solace in Britain’s universal healthcare system — and why Americans should reconsider some negative stereotypes of socialized medicine.
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