Tag Archives: Economics

Harry Targ : Higher Education Headed in Wrong Direction

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Editorial cartoon by Mark Weber / iHaveNet.21st Century higher education:An institution in crisis By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / August 1, 2010 The modern university At my home university, only Coca-Cola products can be distributed on campus as … Continue reading →

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Distribution of Wealth : Way Out of Whack

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from OECD / CBS News.Trickle UP theory:The recession and its roots By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / July 15, 2010 Have you ever wondered just what caused the deep recession that the United States is in? Many … Continue reading →

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Conservative Economics : Just Plain Loco

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by Daryl Cagle / MSNBC.Still trickling after all these years…The insanity of conservative economics By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / July 9, 2010 Like a bunch of lemmings following each other over a cliff to disaster, conservative … Continue reading →

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Greg Moses : American Hindoonomics (A Mood Piece)

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Lakshmi is the Hindu Goddess of wealth and prosperity, both material and spiritual. Image from Yoga USA.A Mood Piece:American Hindoonomics Comes a time as Thoreau sez when the friction invents the machine and what you smell is value turned wrong … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker : Karl Marx, the Tea Party, and our Political Economy

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

A Tea Party take on the economy. Photo from the Los Angeles Times.The shifting currents ofOur political economy By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2010 Marx used to refer to what we now call the “economy” … Continue reading →

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Jordan Flaherty : Cultural Extinction and the Deepwater Spill

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo of Bayou Pointe-au-Chien from a backyard in the Louisiana Indian community. Photo by Jordan Flaherty / The Rag Blog.Cultural extinction and the Deepwater spill Louisiana’s coastal communities fear they may never recover from BP’s drilling disaster. By Jordan Flaherty … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker on Austin’s Economy : Big Picture Not So Pretty?

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Austin: as pretty as a picture. But what about the economy? Image from Nerd Fighters.Filling in the big picture:Wither Austin’s economy? By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / June 9, 2010 The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) just released … Continue reading →

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Greed Exposed : The ‘Naked Credit Default Swap’

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“Greed” (2006). Mixed media from natalie.org.What they are and why they should be banned:Naked Credit Default Swaps By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / May 21, 2010 Don’t let your eyes glaze over and stop reading this post because … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker : The Economic Side Effects of Peak Oil

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Urban Sprout.Resource economics:It’s not just about peak oil anymore By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / May 17, 2010 Anyone broadly devoted to the study of resource economics and peak oil sooner or later has to break … Continue reading →

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Creative Engagement : How About a Public Option for Jobs?

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Capitalism knows best? How about creating some jobs. Image from Beyond TV.Answering economic atrophy:A public option for jobsBy Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / May 16, 2010 Creative destruction is one way to say it. In order for capitalism … Continue reading →

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Budd Saunders : Barack Obama and the Hog:Corn Ratio

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Hog:corn ratio. These handsome creatures were headed to market due to high corn prices. Photo by Mark Steil / Minnesota Public Radio.No jake brakes:The Palin shriek, and the hog:corn ratio By Budd Saunders / The Rag Blog / May 16, … Continue reading →

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Greg Moses : The Sound of Un-Hatched Chickens Crashing

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Generation Payback:The cash value of capitalism By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / May 9, 2010 Confronted on Tax Day by satellite visions of free market capitalism led by the American Tea Party, global investors began to exit the … Continue reading →

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