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Collateral Damage From Higher Interest Rates

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Sun, 06/11/2022 - 05:14

Why to Be Wary of Another Volcker-Type Monetary Tightening

For a long time, stagflation was thought to be a thing of the past. But now there is a real risk of it coming back, warns the Bank for International Settlements (BIS 2022), the ‘central bank’ for the world’s central banks. High inflation is expected to be around for a prolonged period of time—as a result of the recurring reinstatements of lockdowns in China, the surge in global energy and commodity prices following Russia’s war in Ukraine, global warming, and the breakdown of global supply chains due to geopolitical tensions.

It all adds up for pollies, the truth is out there

https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/it-all-adds-up-for-pollies-the-truth-is-…
Created
Fri, 04/11/2022 - 10:21

Tasmanian MPs will continue to debate new political donations disclosure laws, and amendments to the Electoral Act, in Parliament next week. But will our elected representatives grab this opportunity to introduce truth in political advertising laws for Tasmania?

The post It all adds up for pollies, the truth is out there appeared first on The Australia Institute.

“Eduspeak” Reconsidered

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Fri, 04/11/2022 - 06:39
November 3, 2022 “Eduspeak” Reconsidered When, Why, and to Whom Is Educational Jargon Annoying? By Alfie Kohn Over the years I’ve heard a lot of people complain — sometimes good-naturedly, sometimes with remarkable venom — about our field’s use of jargon. Eventually I began to wonder why “eduspeak” or “edspeak” (or, less charitably, “edu-babble”) vexes people so, and to what ... Read More

Braverman Loses the Dressing Room

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Fri, 04/11/2022 - 03:17

The only thing more remarkable than the number of classified documents the Home Secretary leaks to her mentors, is the number of civil servants leaking to the newspapers about Braverman leaking the documents. In her brief period(s) as Home Secretary, civil servants have separately leaked to the papers: the fact of her emailing classified documents […]

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Herman Daly (1938-2022): Up to the Steady State Economy

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Created
Fri, 04/11/2022 - 01:45
by Brian Czech

Herman Daly, the champion of steady-state economics, passed away in the presence of beloved family members on October 28, 2022. In the process, a world in dire need of Herman’s wisdom became a lesser place. Yet we can be grateful for the 84 years he graced the earth and for the legacy he’s left us.

An excellent festschrift edited by Joshua Farley, a sweeping biography by Peter Victor,

The post Herman Daly (1938-2022): Up to the Steady State Economy appeared first on Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy.

How governments and Big Tech collude to suppress dissent

https://thomasfazi.net/2022/11/03/how-governments-and-big-tech-collude-to-suppr…
Created
Thu, 03/11/2022 - 19:29
I’ve got a new piece up at Compact about the shocking facts that recent lawsuits and FOIAs are bringing to light about the extent of the collaboration between the US government and Big Tech platforms such as Facebook and Twitter in an attempt to police so-called disinformation. What’s apparent is that the aim of this strategy wasn’t to …

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