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Every Sunday, I blog about the geek-friendly radio shows the BBC are putting out in the forthcoming week! All of the following can be either listened to live or downloaded afterwards for free on the BBC Sounds app, no matter where you are in the world. Please note: I don’t include later episodes of most ... Read More
On the 1st of February, 500,000 workers went on strike in the UK’s biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade. Teachers, university staff, train drivers, bus drivers and civil servants stood side-by-side to protect each other from low pay and defend the public services upon which we all rely. The wave of […]
Carlson’s job is to make money for Fox, not tell the truth.
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Drivers claim they were conned into voting for below-inflation package trumped by Unite general secretary as big win, according to WSWS Sharon Graham has been slammed by bus drivers for claiming Unite won them an 18% pay rise – and for her reps deceiving them into voting for a deal in fact worth much less […]
You see it all the time in studies. “We controlled for…” And then the list starts … The more things you can control for, the stronger your study is — or, at least, the stronger your study seems. Controls give the feeling of specificity, of precision. But sometimes, you can control for too much. Sometimes […]
By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch Riled up against China, GOP congressmembers have long felt that Washington’s new cold war needed a special venue. So as soon as the baton passed to Republicans in the House, they set up a select committee on China. This is majority leader Kevin “Trump’s the Man” McCarthy’s baby, and if […]
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The War on Terror and the Battle for Young Minds.
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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.
The Washington Post favors cuts over human welfare. Exactly the kind of perspective Bezos deemed well worth putting his money behind.
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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 […]
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Year-over-year growth in consumer spending, adjusted for inflation, outpaced the pre-pandemic average. Month-over-month, seasonally adjusted, growth spiked.
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 […]
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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.
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.
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.
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 […]
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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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