photo credit: al-zahra Renegade Economists Podcast 102 As broadcast on the almighty www.3cr.org.au 19/08/09 Dissecting America: Karl returns from the US armed with signs, stats and interviews from the raw edge, defining a crumbling empire. Show Notes Interviews with Na-Haaa (Sunset Boulevard, LA), Leon the taxi driver (Cleveland, Ohio) and the renegade at the bus stop (San Francisco): checking in … Read More
Fast Forward News #2
photo credit: sendung David Pecotic Wow – what a vital source of news, varied angles on most current issues – thanks David As Arctic Ocean warms, megatonnes of methane bubble up [More detailed analysis about the increase in the release of methane that had been frozen beneath the Arctic: over 250 plumes of gas have been discovered bubbling up from … Read More
Recovery! Funny photo
Recovery! Originally uploaded by ChrisI1024 Lets see what happens at the September correction. The stock exchange ‘cash out’ month used to be October, last year saw Sept 22 with the Lehman brothers catastrophe. This year some are saying Sept 4th to end the bull run. Please watch Phil Anderson to understand more via Sky News
Monash rates proposal flops in Tasmania, rankles in WA
photo credit: ChicagoGeek Dr Gavin Putland As Monash City Council tries to manufacture consent to tax buildings through council rates, the same idea looks set to be dumped in Tasmania and has just been pilloried in the local press in WA. Strictly speaking, the systems under attack in Tasmania and WA are based on the rental value of the property, … Read More
Fast Forward News #1
photo credit: quinn.anya We’re lucky to have supporters like David Pecotic flicking news summaries like this our way. I thought it about time we shared them, infact we should start our own e-news bulletin! A series of news snippets you can sample or click through. Big Smoke beats the rest | The Australian [Cities are where innovation, adaptation and early … Read More