photo credit: h.koppdelaney Shock Doctrine of Bankers Bailout Download the Renegade Economists Podcast now! Show Notes – 24/9/2008 Karl & Andrew cover the US financial woes amidst the shock of proposed US electoral roll reforms in Michigan, where voters will be struck off if their house is foreclosed! The property boom-bust cycle is explained with a prominent local example, also … Read More
Wall St Transparency
photo credit: Ryan McD It seems like American’s have finally cottoned onto this Administration. Michael West sums it up: HENRY Paulson has got to be kidding. He wants American taxpayers to hand a cool $US700 billion ($A833 billion) to his pals on Wall Street in return for a gigantic bundle of their delinquent assets … without his pals taking a … Read More
Pumped Money Supply – No Wonder Oil Peaks
With oil surging $15 overnight to record levels for a single day’s trading, one wonders if economic theory is understood by Paulson’s panickers. With US$247 billion pumped into the global banking system over the last week by the world’s central banks to assist liquidity in the short term money market, one wonders why the US Fed now jumps to the … Read More
US Banking Intervention
Michael Hudson on the highly respected Democracy Now, telling the inside story on the bankers bailouts. Hudson was recently interviewed on the Renegade Economists, giving insights on the banking system like few others can. Skip to the 10 minute mark if time is your issue, that’s when host Amy Goodman introduces the Hudson segment. However, it may be worth watching … Read More
Economics for Activists 2008
Short Course – 4 x Tuesdays starting Oct 14th* 6.15 – 8pm Following last year’s highly successful Economics for Activists series, Karl Fitzgerald (3CR – Renegade Economists) returns to provide these gold coin sessions. Investigate universal economic laws and how they influence our everyday lives as activists, advocates and solid citizens. Now more than ever activists and solid citizens alike … Read More