photo credit: optimal tweezers Renegade Economists Podcast 94 As broadcast on www.3cr.org.au on Wed June 17th, 2009 Subscribe to the podcast by searching for ‘Renegade Economists’ in the Itunes Store. Please note that last weeks notes weren’t included as it was a radiothon special. We still owe $200 if you can pls pls support us. [...]

photo credit: woody1778a Michael Hiltzik, LA Times, writes (including a comment from Mason Gaffney): The most persistent misconception about Californians is that we hate to raise taxes. The truth is that we adore raising taxes — as long as someone else is paying, that is. So nonsmokers vote to raise cigarette taxes, teetotalers to raise [...]

Winter Vibes – Right House? As we snuggle up to our 4th blanket, scramble for our long johns and warm via that cuppa soup, we must ask ourselves, are we living with the best people? Winter migration is still possible at next week’s free event – Speed Renting! Leaseholders interview roomseekers for about 3 minutes, [...]

Announcing the 2009 I Want to Live Here film comp! The theme this year is: The Gentrification Game: The War on Creativity Artists exist on the edge of the system. Wages are required to pay for basic living expenses such as rent and food. Time is required to be creative. Cheap rent gives artists more [...]