Why Real Estate 4 Ransom has locked up the Great American Dream As published in Op-Ed News The promise of democracy delivers little for those with empty wallets. Genuine freedom will be established when economic rights are entrenched as human rights. Economics is the Greek term for the management of the household. To economise is to get the most for … Read More
Sacred Economics with Charles Eisenstein
Charles Eisenstein has a new book Sacred Economics and this short film discusses core concepts such as the monetary system, the commons and the land issue. Colleagues are raving about the book. Charles will soon be on the Renegade Economists radio show.
Real Estate 4 Ransom Precis
This article was written for the Sustainable Living Festival and can be downloaded The global economy crashed under the weight of excessive debt – debt caused by the giant ponzi scheme known as the real estate game. Drilling down, we see that it is high land prices that caused the debt drain. Greece had a property bubble of some 220% … Read More
Housing Glut Interest
Adam Schwab wrote up our fourth report on speculative vacancies in Crikey yesterday. Shortage or glut? Feast or famine? The question of whether Australia is suffering a housing shortage continues to be hotly disputed, with the real estate and construction lobbies arguing a desperate shortage exists, while other independent bodies, such as Prosper Australia, disputing the notion of a shortage. … Read More
Do Revolutions Work?
David Smiley David Smiley is the author of Crumbling Foundations and Third World Intervention – A New Analysis Revolutions usually start with the violent toppling of some hated figurehead, for example the French Louis XV, the Russian Tsar or some recent Middle Eastern despot. Revolutions usually finish in confusion. This is because, after the smoke and confusion of battle, a … Read More