EXCERPT: The Nazi henchman Hermann Göring explained in Nuremberg prison how easy it is to mobilize the public to war: “Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists […]
Good that they are at least talking about it! – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Indicators more intricate than just economic growth are needed to ascertain if life has improved for individuals, say economists Vivien Shiaovshiao@sph.com.sg The gross domestic product (GDP) may be a country’s most closely-watched […]
With thanks to Elaine: https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/18/9897/2018/acp-18-9897-2018.html NOTE, thanks to Wikipedia, CATION An ion is an atom or molecule that has a non-zero net electrical charge (its total number of electrons is not equal to its total number of protons). A cation is a positively-charged ion, while an anion is negatively charged. Because of their opposite electric […]
You may have guessed: I am making plans now, to attend the following. Please help spread the word. And let your MP know your position (not necessarily the same as mine!). Thanks! Sandra – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – CORRECTION: I did not write the notice […]
The links and background for both segments of the discussion are in this one posting. CBC Radio · June 1 Exploring the root causes of inequality (Segment 1) http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-june-3-2018-1.4685998/exploring-the-root-causes-of-inequality-1.4687264 The Death of Homo Economicus: Work, Debt and the Myth of Endless Accumulation by Peter Fleming. Listen 39:06 This is the first of two interviews with […]
Jim Harding’s new book (Jan 2018), Moving Beyond: Neo-liberalism in Saskatchewan Jim writes: See our new website at QVEA.CA Also I have a new short book out which looks back at our Saskatchewan political history from a “green” perspective. You can download at my webpage: crowsnestecology.wordpress.com – – – – – – – – – […]
The Guardian is in the U.K. This article uses the term “fly-tipping”, not a term we use here. I looked it up: as I understand, it is “tipping” (as in garbage being “tipped” from a truck at a dump) and “on the fly” meaning “in a hurry” or “on the run”. In this context, it […]
(Scroll down to the announcement from Tufts.) ECONOMIC INDICATORS: JUST ONE of the problems: The Accounting system defines what is included in “Operating Costs”. Then, (simplified): Revenue minus Expenses (costs) is Profit. Profits are available for distribution to Investors. The fewer costs you pay, the more that can be paid to investors (and […]
With many thanks to Guy for “a fascinating read” from The Atlantic magazine, by Franklin Foer: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/03/paul-manafort-american-hustler/550925/ To me, it’s more threads of the American Dream unraveling. American “foreign service” – – John Perkins blew the whistle in his book “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man“. the American War Machine – – Daniel Ellsberg’s most […]
I have wondered about the assertions (Kinder Morgan pipeline), the Provincial Government has no jurisdiction. The Federal Government decides ?? : JASON MACLEAN Contributed to The Globe and Mail Jason MacLean is an assistant professor at the University of Saskatchewan, College of Law Mere moments after the B.C. government announced its intention to develop […]