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Sun, 26/02/2023 - 22:01

A people-powered insurgency threatened to reshape the Democratic Party. Then came the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and its allied super PAC, Democratic Majority for Israel.

The post How Progressive Democrats Were Railroaded in the Primaries by AIPAC and Allied Groups appeared first on The Intercept.

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Sun, 26/02/2023 - 21:30

Η μάχη των εκλογών ξεκίνησε. Το ΜέΡΑ25 μπαίνει σε αυτή την μάχη με πρωτοπόρα ανάλυση της συγκυρίας (ελληνικής, ευρωπαϊκής και διεθνούς), με συνεκτικό κυβερνητικό Πρόγραμμα 100 Ημερών, με πλούσια δράση στελεχών και μελών του και, ίσως το πιο σημαντικό, χέρι-χέρι με ανιοδετελείς αγωνιστές που ανταποκρίθηκαν στο κάλεσμά μας για συστράτευση στον αγώνα για την ρήξη […]

The post ΜέΡΑ25-Συμμαχία για τη Ρήξη: Η ανάλυση, οι προτάσεις & το όραμά μας εν όψει εκλογών appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.

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Sun, 26/02/2023 - 19:30

A diverse group of global thinkers answers 8 fundamental questions about economics and capitalism. In this video interview, Yanis Varoufakis has a go: 0:00 – Prologue 01:19 – Intro 01:38 – 1. Why does economics matter? 03:00 – 2. What are the differences between economic science and economic engineering? 09:46 – 3. What role does […]

The post AGE OF ECONOMICS interview on economics and capitalism – video appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.

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Sun, 26/02/2023 - 19:13

Ο Πόλεμος στην Ουκρανία επιτάχυνε την διάσπαση της υφηλίου σε δύο τεχνο-φέουδα – στο ένα οι αξίες εκφράζονται σε δολάρια, στο άλλο σε γουάν. Καθώς ο κόσμος διασπάται, οι ταξικές συγκρούσεις τόσο εντός όσο και μεταξύ αυτών των τεχνο-φέουδων γεννούν καταστροφικές δυνάμεις που απειλούν το είδος μας με εξαφάνιση – από τον Νέο Ψυχρό Πόλεμο, […]

The post Το Νέο Κίνημα Αδεσμεύτων & το Νέο Παγκόσμιο Οικονομικό Σύστημα που πρέπει να οικοδομήσουμε – Αβάνα, 27 Ιανουαρίου 2023 appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.

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Sun, 26/02/2023 - 18:52

The War in Ukraine has sped up the division of the world into two technofeudal fiefdoms – one US dollar denominated and one Chinese yuan denominated. As the world bifurcates, class struggles within each technofeudal fiefdom, as well as between them, generate destructive forces that threaten our species survival – from a New Cold War, […]

The post The New Non-Aligned Movement and New Economic System we have a duty to work towards – Havana Address, 27th January 2023 appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.

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Sun, 26/02/2023 - 18:15

So used are we to the idea of an ‘electricity market’ that the next sentence may jar in your mind: There is no such thing as an electricity market! In this video I explain why those who talk to us about electricity markets as something natural, clever and necessary are either deluded or in the […]

The post Exposing the scam that is an electricity ‘market’ – ANY electricity ‘market’ appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.

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Sun, 26/02/2023 - 18:02

From the Great Moderation to the Great Crash, the Great Recession, the Great Stagnation, the Great Inflation and, finally, to the Great Volatility. What are the forces driving this 50yr dynamic? Plus an answer to: “What did the euro crisis teach us about the EU’s various debt instruments?” A lecture delivered on 24th January 2023 […]

The post What’s behind the Great Volatility? Audio of SSGA Zurich Address appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.

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Sun, 26/02/2023 - 14:09

SCREENWAVE International Film Festival (SWIFF) will benefit from $149,250 in NSW Government funding under Round Five of the Stronger Country Communities Fund. SWIFF is the largest regional film festival in NSW, with over 10,000 attendees annually, running over sixteen-day days on the Coffs Coast. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for...

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Sun, 26/02/2023 - 14:06

THE Coffs Harbour Bypass will be realigned to avoid destruction of a rare remnant of ancient subtropical lowland rainforest known as The (Grandpa’s) Scrub. The decision came as welcome relief to the locals, environmentalists, botanists and conservationists who have strongly advocated for the site to be saved for the past several months. Advertise with News...

The post People power saves The Scrub and reroutes Coffs Bypass appeared first on News Of The Area.

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Sun, 26/02/2023 - 14:01

SIZZLING sausages in a tasty, saucy sandwich whipped up by Rotary Sawtell at Bunnings Coffs Harbour on Friday 17 February, raised over $1,000 in yet another of the not-for-profit’s fundraisers. “The BBQ takings and donations mean Rotary Sawtell is able to achieve the day’s goal and purchase a ShelterBox for those affected by the earthquake...

The post Rotary Sawtell BBQ hits fundraiser goal to provide ShelterBoxes for Turkey appeared first on News Of The Area.

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Sun, 26/02/2023 - 13:59

ANNOUNCING a $7.8m upgrade to the North Boambee Road in Boambee Valley which will release land for around 866 homes, Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh and City of Coffs Harbour (CoCH) Mayor Paul Amos, said the money will be spent on raising the approaches to the bridge, and the bridge itself, out of the...

The post Road and bridge upgrade opens up land for homes in Boambee Valley appeared first on News Of The Area.

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Sun, 26/02/2023 - 13:57

THE Coffs Harbour Branch of the Australian Red Cross held its first meeting for 2023 in the gardens of Red Cross House in McLean Street on Saturday 11 February, where members set about planning for another busy year for the branch helping out the community. Red Cross membership offers community contact and engagement. Advertise with...

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Sun, 26/02/2023 - 13:55

MEMBERS of the Bularri Muurlay Nyanggan Aboriginal Corporation (BMNAC) have returned from a very successful cultural exchange to New Zealand. Staff members, dancers, including seven Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School (GGFS) students, and parents travelled to Akerama, near Waitangi, to visit Māori schools and take part in cultural ceremonies. Advertise with News of The Area today....

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Sun, 26/02/2023 - 13:55
Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker is widely acclaimed as the person who vanquished and conquered inflation in the early 1980s. By implementing a monetary policy inspired from Monetarist prescriptions, he is thought as having restored the ability of the Fed to control the money supply and to bring down price instability. Yes, the economy suffered but the pain was worth it. Volcker received many accolades with Chairman Alan Greenspan considering him the “most effective chairman in the history of the Federal Reserve System”.

A careful reading of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) transcripts and data available, however, provides quite a different narrative. Aside from a few true believers, nobody at the FOMC took Monetarism seriously.…
Monetary Policy Institute Blog (Feb 20)
The Volcker Myths
Eric Tymoigne | Associate Professor of Economics at Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon; and Research Associate at the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College
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Sun, 26/02/2023 - 13:53

THE 75th anniversary of Chin National Day was observed locally over the weekend and on the official day, Monday 20 February 2023. The ethnic Chin group from Myanmar has many members in and around Coffs Harbour. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02)...

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Sun, 26/02/2023 - 13:49

SOMETIMES a compelling story of courage and overcoming dire adversity brings an audience to tears while at the same time motivating them to believe there is life during and after suffering, and this was the case with Sam Bloom’s presentation to a packed house of Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce (CHCC) members and guests on...

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Sun, 26/02/2023 - 13:42

THE National Cartoon Gallery @ The Bunker, Australia’s only cartoon gallery, has put out a call to Coffs Harbour for a major sponsor. “We are looking for one titanium sponsor, someone or a company whose name can literally be synonymous with cartooning,” Louise Langley, General Manager, National Cartoon Gallery told News Of The Area. Advertise...

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Sun, 26/02/2023 - 13:37

NEARLY drowning during a swim that started as a paddle in Boambee Creek Reserve and ended with her rescue over 100 meters out to sea on Sunday 19 February, Aldwyn Altuney is calling for danger warning signs to be put up at the Reserve. She also urged for City of Coffs Harbour to take down...

The post Calls for safety improvements after Boambee Beach rescue appeared first on News Of The Area.

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Sun, 26/02/2023 - 12:00
Confession: I’ve been suffering from writer’s block. I don’t know “what” (if anything) has precipitated it – the current state of the world, the fact that I’m screaming toward my 67th birthday, a general malaise, or perhaps all of the above…I cannot say for sure. Just for giggles (or in an act of pure desperation), I pulled up the Chat GPT app this morning, and typed in: “Give me 500 words on writer’s block.” It only gave me 3: I got nuthin’. Thanks. I’m here all week. But seriously folks…this AI chatbot interface thing is raising serious ethical issues re: the art of creative writing. It’s just…weird. And it’s about to get weirder: ChatGPT has taken the tech world by storm, showcasing artificial intelligence (AI) with conversational abilities that go far beyond anything we’ve seen before. The viral chatbot interface is based on GPT-3, said to be one of the largest and most complex language models ever created – trained on 175 billion “parameters” (data points).