Tag Archives: Roger Baker

Roger Baker : ‘Peak Food’ Next Global Crisis?

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Care2.The next global crisis:Will ‘peak food’ follow ‘peak oil’? By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / September 23, 2010 Will we soon experience a global peak in food production, similar to peak oil? It is too difficult … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker : Is Marx Still Relevant?

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from The Great Illuminator.Confessions of a neo-Marxist:Why Marx still matters By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / August 10, 2010 I suppose I might now call myself a neo-Marxist. This is not to argue that Marx does not … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker : Bad News and The Wall of Denial

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Breaking down the wall. Photo from Andrew Alexander / Flickr.Shock therapy:Breaking down the wall of denial By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / June 27, 2010 I think that dramatic experiences like the oil spill, or some other bad … 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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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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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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Roger Baker : Austin’s New Transportation Plan Throws a Few Curves

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Bumpy road ahead?Austin’s new long-range transportation plan By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / March 23, 2010 The background The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) recently unveiled its new 2035 long-range draft transportation plan; “People, Planning and Preparing … Continue reading →

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ExxonMobil and the Oil Supply : The Bigger Picture

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

ExxonMobil CEO Rex W. Tillerson: What, me worry? Photo from Getty Images.The good news and the, well…Exxon says: No need to worry By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / February 17, 2010 Here is the good news as seen … Continue reading →

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Austin and Texas : Economic Slump Finally Hitting Home

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Texas unemployment up;Austin’s tech economy fading Since Texas has borrowed all it can, and since a state can’t print money like the federal government, the feds are now under enormous political pressure to function as the job creators of last … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker : Is America Already a Failed State?

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Is America already a failed state?No public trust for a dysfunctional system The main obstacle to progress is a corporate dominated political system that resists favoring broad long range public benefits over the short term profits of the few. By … Continue reading →

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Fixing the Economy? Like Filling a Leaky Bucket

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

“Old tin bucket.” Photo by {JO} / Flickr.Bucket’s got a hole in it:Can we revive the U.S. economy? By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / December 13, 2009 Is trying to fix the U.S. economy like trying to fill … Continue reading →

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Economy and Unemployment : Real Recovery a Long Shot

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo from OOlaah.comReal unemployment nears depression levels;Sustained recovery appears unlikely By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / December 6, 2009 It should come as no big surprise that our economy is in worse shape than the U.S. government would … Continue reading →

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