what economics do with our lifes
- How Experts Enable Corruption: The Role of Conflicted Lawyers at CalPERS and Other Public Pension Funds, on naked capitalism, by Yves Smith, Jan 18, 2017: as Trump is about to be sworn in, the press and pundits are agog about his and his fellow Cabinet members’ deep and extensive conflicts of interest, and how dangerous they is for democracy.1 But the sudden hue and cry about conflicts of interest is late in coming. They’ve been tolerated more and more over time even as they’d had visibly corrosive effects on the behavior of professionals and on government and corporate checks and balance …;
- Keynes’ critique of econometrics — as valid today as it was in 1939, on Real-World Economics Review Blog, Jan 18, 2017;
- Is Microcredit a Vaccine or an Antibiotic? on next billion, by TIMOTHY OGDEN, Jan 17, 2017: this post – the third in a series about the research paper “ The Case for Social Investment in Microcredit” – helps launch a new concept at NextBillion. Throughout the coming year, we’ll organize content around a monthly theme, dedicating special attention to a specific sector alongside our broader coverage …;
- Ideological Macroeconomics and Increasing Inequality, on Real-World Economics Review Blog, by Asad Zaman, Jan 15, 2016;
- Global Capitalism: Fixing Capitalism vs Moving to Another System [JANUARY 2017], 82.02 min, on Democracy At Work, Jan 11, 2017;
- Economics and Geopolitics … begins at 13.47 min: Interviews with Edward Snowden, Jeremy Scahill, Jürgen Todenhöfer, Paul Jay, Richard Wolff, Srećko Horvat, Paul Jay, 250 min (4 h 10′ – including pauses), uploaded by acTVism Munich, Jan 15, 2017 … acTVism Munich hosted a major event (life stream event) in Munich at the Muffatwerk called “Freedom & Democracy:Global Issues in Context” that hosted Edward Snowden, Richard Wolff, Srecko Horvat, Jeremy Scahill and Paul Jay …;
Find concerned websites out of Google Images-search: for example for justice and sustainable economies:
- crcresearch – Community Research Connections;
- Edubilla – global education needz;
- World Day of Social Justice, part of the United Nations UN;
- Community Food Systems Toolkit: action tools aligned with the Community and Regional Food Systems CRFS framework;
- Sustainable Economies Law Center SELC.org;
- Occupy;
- Resources for Social Justice and Disability;
- Pieria.co.uk, on Economics;
- … and many many more on Google Images-search;
Other Links:
Chelsea Manning:
- (Her) prison sentence commuted by Barack Obama, on The Guardian, by Ed Pilkington in New Yor, David Smith and Lauren Gambino in Washington, Jan 18, 2017: the whistleblower, who has been imprisoned for six years for leaking state secrets, is now set to go free on 17 May 2017;
- on en.wikipedia: Chelsea Manning (born Bradley Edward Manning, December 17, 1987) is a United States Army soldier who was convicted by court-martial in July 2013 of violations of the Espionage Act and other offenses after disclosing to WikiLeaks nearly three-quarters of a million classified or unclassified but sensitive military and diplomatic documents.[5] Manning was sentenced in August 2013 to 35 years imprisonment, with the possibility of parole in the eighth year, and to be dishonorably discharged from the Army.[2] Manning is a trans woman who, in a statement the day after sentencing, said she had felt female since childhood, wanted to be known as Chelsea,[6] and desired to begin hormone replacement therapy.[7] From early life and through much of her Army life, Manning was known as Bradley; she was diagnosed with gender identity disorder while in the Army … // … on January 17, 2017, President Barack Obama commuted (reduced) Manning’s sentence to a total of 7 years of confinement dating from the date of arrest by military authorities. Manning is scheduled to be freed on May 17, 2017.[19]; /See also; /External Links;
Snowden has legal grounds to become Russian citizen – lawyer, on RT, Jan 18, 2017;
Russland-Sibirien: das einsamste Dorf der Welt, 41.48 min, von Terra X Doku am 18. Nov 2016;
Trump faces American ‘war-making machine’ if he tries to strike deal with Russia – John Pilger. on RT, Jan 16, 2017: President-elect Donald Trump may want to make a deal with Russia, award-winning journalist John Pilger told RT, adding that the US intelligence and national security monolith is pointed towards war …;
Why bodybuilding at age 93 is a great idea – Charles Eugster at TEDxZurich, 16.30 min, uploadede by TEDx Talks, Nov 27, 2012 … Of the recent changes that the human race has experienced, the increasing population numbers are especially dramatic and worrying coupled with the frightening great and continuous increase in obesity and the resultant diabetes pandemic. A particular amount of attention has been given to the rapid and continuing growth of longevity. Yet our knowledge of the aging process is still very limited as what we observe is the result of a health-destroying lifestyle. Retirement creates invalids. Chronic disease is rampant in old age resulting in such enormous medical costs that should present trends continue, together with the diabetes pandemic, some countries could become bankrupt. Diabetes is already an international public health issue and inactivity is one of the biggest killers. The loss of wasted human potential and wealth is already immense … (full text);
… and this:
- Via Ferrata, Italy, on Google Images-search.