The Baseline Scenario Posted: 15 Oct 2011 03:09 AM PDT By Simon Johnson Can tax cuts “pay for themselves” – inducing so much additional economic growth that government revenue actually increases, rather than decreases? The evidence clearly says no. Nevertheless, a version of this idea, under the guise of “dynamic …
Nov 5th NYC/31st Annual Schumacher Lectures
The Thirty-first Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures will be held Saturday, November 5, 2011 from 10am-5pm. Speakers are Gar Alperovitz, Juliet Schor, and a Special Panel “Voices of Today’s Youth: Occupy Wall Street and the Call for a New Economy.” The location is the Community Church of New York, 40 …
2011 Task Force Conference Communiqué: A Message to the G20
For Immediate Release October 14, 2011 2011 Task Force Conference Communiqué: A Message to the G20 The Task Force on Financial Integrity & Economic Development released the following communiqué following its 2011 annual conference, held this year in Paris, France on October 6-7, 2011: This past week, the Task Force …
The Public Option in Banking: Another Look at the German Model
THE PUBLIC OPTION IN BANKING: ANOTHER LOOK AT THE GERMAN MODEL Ellen Brown http://WebofDebt.com/articles October 11, 2011 Publicly-owned banks were instrumental in funding Germany’s “economic miracle” after the devastation of World War II. Although the German public banks have been targeted in the last decade for takedown by their private …
G20 Finance Minsters face growing public anger for failing to reform financial system – ITUC OnLine
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION – ITUC ITUC ONLINE G20 Finance Minsters face growing public anger for failing to reform financial system Brussels, 14 Octobre 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The international trade union movement said G20 Finance Ministers are coming under increasing pressure to create jobs, tackle public debt and reform the …
How protests against inequality could affect the housing market
14 October , 2011 Harrods and Poundland both reported record results this week. That nicely sums up the state of the global economy. It also explains what all this ‘Occupy Wall Street’ stuff is about. The mega-rich have more money than ever before. Everyone else has less. And the general …
Hazel Henderson comments on FTT
Hazel Henderson comments on FTT Posted: 11 Oct 2011 08:40 PM PDT 1.I am for a global financial transactions tax. 2. The need to downsize the global bubble of financialization and tame this global casino ( as I have written for decades ! ) Today, HFT is another compelling reason. …
Occupy DC Targets Wars and Economy
Occupy DC campaign begins with demands to end militarism and for economic justice October 8, 2011 Click here to see the video
Invitation to the Media: UN Global Roundtable on markets stability and sustainable finance
MEDIA ADVISORY For immediate release Washington D.C./Geneva, 11 October 2011 – With the drive for economic recovery topping the US and global political agenda, the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) is organizing a landmark summit on financial sustainability and market stability in Washington, D.C. The 2011 Global …
The one tax that would rein in Wall Street…
‘Goldman Sachs’ Quiet Meeting in China Ride Big Oil For Huge Gains Now Since Private Briefing launched back in August, our mantra has been consistent and clear: Invest in energy now while prices are still low. We’ve said it time and again. And those who listened are making a killing. …