Tag Archives: Business and Economy

Cutting, taxing, spending….

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Michaela

By Thomas L Friedman There is only one thing worse than Republicans and Democrats failing to agree to lift the debt ceiling, and that is lifting the debt ceiling without a well-thought-out plan and with hasty cuts totaling trillions of … Continue reading →

Posted in The world we live in Now | Tagged Business and Economy, Obama administration, United States | 1 Comment

Money, Sex and Power

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Michaela

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the once popular chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was taken off a plane and arrested for the attack and attempted rape of a chambermaid in a hotel in New York. This incidence left the political and … Continue reading →

Posted in The world we live in Now | Tagged Business and Economy, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Economic, European Union, Greece, International Monetary Fund, Monetary System | 4 Comments

More of the same

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Michaela

by Paul Krugman The past three years have been a disaster for most Western economies. The United States has mass long-term unemployment for the first time since the 1930s. Meanwhile, Europe’s single currency is coming apart at the seams. How … Continue reading →

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Finally – a change of thinking

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Michaela

The International Monetary Fund has realised that a nation’s economic well-being depends on social equality and justice. By Joseph E Stiglitz The annual spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund was notable in marking the Fund’s effort to distance itself … Continue reading →

Posted in The world we live in Now | Tagged Business and Economy, Deregulation, International Monetary Fund | 1 Comment

Corporate Corruption

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Michaela

This is an article about the alarming incidence of business corruption at the highest levels. And we are not talking about poor third world countries – this is about advanced economies with “good governance”. But it is all in the open, … Continue reading →

Posted in The world we live in Now | Tagged Business and Economy, Corruption, Living Truth | 1 Comment

The 2011 Oil Shock

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Michaela

THE price of oil has had an unnerving ability to blow up the world economy, and the Middle East has often provided the spark. The Arab oil embargo of 1973, the Iranian revolution in 1978-79 and Saddam Hussein’s invasion of … Continue reading →