photo credit: Zest-pk The Age reports on the plague of spare rooms in Room to spare as city sprawls . Would Speed Renting help assist us all look outside our own social networks to consider someone who fits our dream home atmosphere? We are tracking down the listed report (below) to add to Rob Adams excellent piece on how we … Read More
Community Land Trust Momentum
photo credit: Carly & Art Renegade Economists Podcast 99 As recorded on the almighty 3CR, Wed July 22nd Subscribe to the podcast Community Land Trust Momentum: This week we talk to Dr Louise Crabtree about Community Land Trusts and the growing groundswell of support. Alice is back and we talk about Powershift, climate and everyday monopolies. Join the CLT E-Group … Read More
Malthus & Population Theory Debunked
photo credit: Super Is Sunny Author unknown Rev Thomas Robert Malthus (February, 1766 – December 23, 1834), was an English demographer and political economist best known for his pessimistic but highly influential views. Malthus was born to a prosperous family. His father was a personal friend of the philosopher and sceptic David Hume and an acquaintance of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The … Read More
Anatomy of the GFC
Date: Thursday July 23rd Time: 6.30pm Venue: Frank Halkyard Library, 1/27 Hardware Lane, Melbourne Speaker: Bryan Kavanagh, Research Associate, LVRG Few predicted the GFC, but Bryan Kavanagh did way back in 2001. Greenshoots? How bad WILL the Global Financial Crisis be? Why did our economists fail us? What’s the future of real estate? Come and hear Bryan Kavanagh dissect “The … Read More
Fishy Money Fingers
photo credit: malakins Renegade Economists Podcast 98 As broadcast on the freedom of speech machine at 3CR – Wed July 15th Subscribe to the podcast Show Notes Fishy Money Fingers: Ben Bowman from Food and Water Watch (USA) discusses the Lehman Bros influence in privatising West Coast fisheries – 2000% returns are on the cards for some. What does this … Read More