December 2011
16 posts
Dec 29th
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“In theory, economics is a science. In reality, economics is a science the way...”
– The Trouble with Principles: Or, How to Not Lose Friends and Alienate People When Learning Economics (#OccupyWallStreet, #OWS) « naked capitalism
Dec 28th
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The Bioterrorist Next Door - By Laurie Garrett |... →
top fear monger weighs in with ‘hire me’ and ‘buy my book’
Dec 22nd
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“Debt is the perversion of a promise, a promise that has been perverted through...”
– Interview with David Graeber | The White Review
Dec 22nd
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“The larger point is that we’ve constructed our $2.5 trillion health care system...”
– Trials and Errors: Why Science Is Failing Us | Magazine
Dec 21st
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“Industry forecasts suggest that once failures are taken into account, the...”
– Trials and Errors: Why Science Is Failing Us
Dec 21st
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fear = no publish
For the first time ever, a government advisory board is asking scientific journals not to publish details of certain biomedical experiments, for fear that the information could be used by terrorists to create deadly viruses and touch off epidemics.
Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
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“Globally, young adult unemployment is at record levels, according to the...”
– New Left Review - Mike Davis: Spring Confronts Winter
Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
Dec 17th
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Dec 17th
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“some growing ideological markets and some possible future scenarios as the...”
– Ten Growth Markets for Crisis | Deterritorial Support Group
Dec 17th
Dec 16th
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WatchWatch
“the common denominator is not finally economic, but despair” (via Politics, Religion and the Tea Party - Fault Lines - Al Jazeera English)
Dec 14th
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