photo credit: Nicholas Gray Renegade Economist Show 80 as broadcast on www.3cr.org.au on Wed March 11th Black Screens: Brenda Wallace from the Wellington activist community discusses kiwi government tactics to reduce internet freedoms. Karl is back from NZ and whips through the growing media storm we are building with co-host Alice Bleby. Dont forget Speed Renting next Tues 17th and … Read More
Aviation CFO’s say tax miners more
photo credit: Fool-On-The-Hill The Australian Financial Review’s John Kehoe reports that: Qantas Airways has called on the federal government’s tax review to introduce a new tax on mining companies for the extraction of natural resources to fund a reduction in other business taxes. Due to the subscriber only nature of the website, we can’t bring you more detail. One line … Read More
World Bank says collapse has arrived
photo credit: World Development Movement The reality is finally hitting. World Bank says collapse has arrived: global economic activity would shrink “for the first time since World War II, with growth at least 5 percentage points below potential”. This statement is an important recognition that the world economy and with that the security of our livelihoods are under its biggest … Read More
Letter to the Socialist Alternative
photo credit: sludgegulper In Socialist Alternative, issue 13, February-March 2009, which was circulated widely in Orientation Week at the University of Queensland, the first page proclaims that “Capitalism Caused this Disaster”. The correct slogan should be that “Land Parasitism caused this disaster”. At least two thirds of the cost of urban houses and buildings is the cost of the land, … Read More
Hudson on Max Keiser
Our dreams have been answered! Max Keiser interviews Michael Hudson. Keiser runs one of the worlds most popular economics based podcasts, that often has the team cracking up at the unconventional but highly entertaining Keiser and his well versed co-host Stacey. Hudson has an oracle message – does it get through Max? Check out the busy Michael Hudson on the … Read More