"A seeming consensus among economists can virtually force the shaping of political opinions.. For 30 years, neoliberalism marginalized all other schools, above all Keynesianism - and all of us hit a brick wall.."
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It's not the Federal Reserve, it's the system it serves (tags)
If the Fed were eliminated, the exact same powerful capitalist interests would be continue to bend government policy to their preferred outcome and would continue to exercise the same dominance over government, social institutions and the mass media. The only difference would be that the economy would become more unstable than it already is because there would be less ability on the part of government to dampen excesses. Why would that be good?
Iran Nuclear Conflict Is About U.S. Dominance (tags)
"Donnelly's analysis of the issue of Iran and nuclear weapons, published last October in the book "Getting Ready for a Nuclear-Ready Iran", makes it clear that the real objection to Iran becoming a nuclear power is that it would impede the larger U.S. ambitions in the Middle East -- what Donnelly calls the administration's "project of transforming the Middle East".
For the Neo-Cons, the War in Iraq is Already Won (tags)
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The Chicken or The Egg? (tags)
What is self defense and who are refugees?
U.S. Is Losing Its Dominance in the Sciences (tags)
U.S. Is Losing Its Dominance in the Sciences
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack (tags)
I was taught to see racism only in individual acts of meanness, not in invisible systems conferring dominance on my group
UNEQUAL PROTECTION: The Rise of Corporate Dominance and the Theft of Human Rights (tags)
Thom Hartmann will be giving a talk on his new book at The Bodhi Tree, Nov 23, 3p. His new book UNEQUAL PROTECTION: The Rise of Corporate Dominance and the Theft of Human Rights (Rodale/October 2002) is an in-depth look into how corporations have hijacked democracy.
LEARN SPANISH WHILE SUPPORTING ACTIVISM (tags)
Activists to Host Language Learning Expedition to Guatemala