Topic: Political Economy

Cecilieaux posted a blog entry

That 70s Oil Crisis is Baaack!

4 days ago

Shavings Off My Mind | Topics: political...

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Thou Shalt Always Kill - Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip

8 days ago

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commonpreyr posted a blog entry

Not too in love with the President right now…
“When the Texas Rangers [professional baseball] opportunity came along [1989], Bush was a man of modest wealth….Young Bush...

16 days ago

once more with feeling | Topics: political-...

Erle Frayne Argonza posted a blog entry

SOCIAL CAPITAL FOR MARGINAL SECTORS IN RESOURCE EXTRACTION
Erle Frayne D. Argonza [Writ 23 March 2008, Quezon City, MetroManila] I have always supported a ‘social capital’...

18 days ago

UNLADTAU | Topics: Article, development..., ecology, indigenous...

Erle Frayne Argonza posted a blog entry

NATIONAL BANKING & FINANCIAL-MONETARY REFORMS
Erle Frayne D. Argonza [Writ 23 March 2008, Quezon City, MetroManila] Who really is in control of a country’s central...

18 days ago

UNLADTAU | Topics: Article, banking &..., capital..., development...

Erle Frayne Argonza posted a blog entry

A NEW GLOBAL FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE IS MOST EXIGENT
Erle Frayne D. Argonza [Writ 23 March 2008, Quezon City, MetroManila] From the early 1970s through the 1990s, the...

18 days ago

UNLADTAU | Topics: Article, banking &..., Bretton Woods, development...

commonpreyr posted a blog entry

Ramble: free-market ideal of individual economic freedom has to be a novelty
Individual economic freedom: I’m all for it, being me and all.But I doubt it had that much relevance to, say, the...

20 days ago

once more with feeling | Topics: Bible &..., TV/movie, political-...

jtoddring posted a blog entry

A Short Rebuttal of Hobbes
Freedom, Democracy and the Delusions of Power For all his faults and the faults of the endeavour he was involved with,...

20 days ago

Writings of J. Todd Ring | Topics: fascism, political..., Jefferson, police state

A. W posted a blog entry

Corporate Social Responsibility? "Amoral!" Kata Friedman
Hakekat perusahaan (corporation) adalah menghidupkan dinamika ekonomik lewat kegiatan produksinya yang mampu menangguk laba...

21 days ago

Ruang-Baca | Topics: political-...

A. W posted a blog entry

World Bank's Massive Fossil Lending Undermines Its New Climate Funds
by Peter Riggs Solve Climate - Apr 14th, 2008 Original URL When you want to quit smoking, do you call a tobacco company?...

23 days ago

Boiling Spot | Topics: carbontrading, offset, deforestation, climate-ch...

A. W posted a blog entry

India proposes new steps to combat climate change
Press Trust Of India - April 14, 2008 Original URL India has proposed a set of steps, including 'climate proofing' of...

27 days ago

Boiling Spot | Topics: geopolitics, climate-ch..., political-...

commonpreyr posted a blog entry

Retraction: John Perkins on Economic Enslavement
I quoted this entry because the bare economics sounded plausible. But Paul Duggan sent me this link and now I’m highly...

28 days ago

once more with feeling | Topics: political-...

A. W posted a blog entry

The cost of green tinkering is in famine and starvation
Biofuels threaten food supplies, rainforest and climate - yet our leaders push them in the name of the environment ...

31 days ago

Boiling Spot | Topics: biofuels, policy, crisis, fossifuels

A. W posted a blog entry

China 'now top carbon polluter'
China has already overtaken the US as the world's "biggest polluter", a report to be published next month says. By Roger...

31 days ago

Boiling Spot | Topics: emission, fossifuels, political-...

commonpreyr posted a blog entry

Today is tax day (as was yesterday and will be tomorrow…)
I just saw awesome quotation about magic, money, and hallucinations that is inspiring this really brief post.So I thought I...

31 days ago

once more with feeling | Topics: political-...

A. W posted a blog entry

Gore to spend $300 million on global warming ads
mongabay.com - March 31, 2008 Original URL This week Al Gore will launch a three-year, $300 million campaign to mobilize...

33 days ago

Boiling Spot | Topics: climate-ch..., political-..., politics, advocacy

A. W posted a blog entry

Global warming solutions are hurting indigenous people, says U.N.
mongabay.com - April 2, 2008 Original URL Large-scale solutions intended to help mitigate global warming are harming the...

37 days ago

Boiling Spot | Topics: political-..., impact, crisis, offset

A. W posted a blog entry

Indonesia failing to stop forest destruction: Greenpeace
AFP - 8 April 2008 Original URL JAKARTA (AFP) — Indonesia is failing to halt the destruction of its peatland forests...

38 days ago

Boiling Spot | Topics: emission, deforestation, political-..., palmoil

A. W posted a blog entry

Miracle solution or imminent disaster?
Jatropha biofuel production in Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara Jacqueline Vel Inside Indonesia 91: Jan-Mar 2008 Original URL ...

40 days ago

Boiling Spot | Topics: biofuels, disaster, climate-ch..., political-...

A. W posted a blog entry

Black Carbon Emerges as a Main Contributor to Global Warming
Lisa Raffensperger Earth Trends - 2008-03-30 Original URL The presence of black carbon, a component of soot, in the...

41 days ago

Boiling Spot | Topics: data, impact, research, geopolitics

A. W posted a blog entry

A revolutionary response to the climate change crisis
Dave Holmes 4 April 2008 Original URL Dave Holmes is a veteran leader of the Democratic Socialist Perspective, a...

41 days ago

Boiling Spot | Topics: climate-ch..., political-...

commonpreyr posted a blog entry

Why didn’t Machen have any peace children?
I’m referring of course to the way war seems to be attractive to Presbyterians (at least, that’s my subjective...

42 days ago

once more with feeling | Topics: Bible &..., culture &..., political-...

A. W posted a blog entry

Indonesia feels the pinch as oil, commodity prices surge
ANTARA News -03/30/08 11:36Original URLJakarta (ANTARA News) - With prices for key commodities at record highs, Indonesia --...

46 days ago

Boiling Spot | Topics: policy, political-..., palmoil

A. W posted a blog entry

Possible carbon tariffs could have an impact on growth: report
Jacqueline ThorpeNational Post - March 27, 2008Original URLPrices could rise but manufacturing may flock back to developed...

47 days ago

Boiling Spot | Topics: offset, political-...

A. W posted a blog entry

Why Europe torpedoed the REDD forests-for-carbon credits initiative?
Rhett A. Butler mongabay.com - March 5, 2008 Original URL Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest...

47 days ago

Boiling Spot | Topics: emission, offset, deforestation, political-...

A. W posted a blog entry

Accurate forest data will help guide climate policy
FAO release mongabay.com - March 10, 2008 Original URL EDITOR'S NOTE: As forests are increasingly seen as a means for...

47 days ago

Boiling Spot | Topics: deforestation, governance, climate-ch..., political-...

A. W posted a blog entry

Riots, Terrorism etc
John Lanchester Book Reviewed: Flat Earth News by Nick Davies Original URL ‘Important’ is a cant word in...

49 days ago

Ruang-Baca | Topics: book review, political-..., political-...

A. W posted a blog entry

Offsetting democracy
Kevin Smith The Green Left Weekly - 14 March 2008 Original URL Carbon trading and offsets distract attention from the...

50 days ago

Boiling Spot | Topics: carbontrading, offset, climate-ch..., political-...

commonpreyr posted a blog entry

One of my favorite political books is coming back into print–actually, my only favorite for American politics
A few blubs:Review“When I was deciding whether or not to run for President as a Republican, I re-read Justin...

53 days ago

once more with feeling | Topics: books, political-...

A. W posted a blog entry

Thinking of its future
Economist Intelligence Unit Briefing Mar 19th 2008 From the Economist Intelligence Unit ViewsWire Brunei gets ready for when...

54 days ago

Boiling Spot | Topics: geopolitics, fossifuels, political-...