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An Attack on Paul Krugman

Republished with permission on Global Geopolitics & Political Economy Read the article in its original form on Advisor Perspectives By Michael Edesess A foundational principle of modern economics is that the creation of credit leads to economic growth. That precept underlies need for … [Read More...]

The Pirate Party Knows Where the Money Is

Republished on Global Geopolitics & Political Economy Al Jazeera English, May 14, 2012 See the article on the original website By Dean Baker One of the oddities of recent election results in Germany and elsewhere in northern Europe is the rise of the Pirate Party. This party received 7.8 … [Read More...]

Round One to Radical Left, Round Two to Europe?

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Analysis by Apostolis Fotiadis ATHENS, May 12, 2012 (IPS) - Kosmas Bitros (29) didn’t "believe in politics and in elections as a way of changing society". Still, he showed up at the ballot boxes for the first time last Sunday to cast a … [Read More...]

Tangled Web of Corruption Debilitates Mexico

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Emilio Godoy MEXICO CITY, May 10, 2012 (IPS) - Although Mexico has signed several multilateral anti-corruption agreements, so far these instruments have yielded few concrete results in combating the rampant bribery, extortion and embezzlement, … [Read More...]

Previous News & Analysis

Brazil Drives Energy Integration in South America

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Mario Osava SÃO PAULO, May 18, 2012 (IPS) - Energy integration in South America will be a reality "in the medium to long term," driven by hydropower and drawing on Brazil’s experience, predicts Altino Ventura Filho, secretary of … [Read More...]

US Asked to Abandon Cold War Nuke Strategy

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Jamshed Baruah IDN-InDepthNews Report http://www.indepthnews.net/ BERLIN (IDN) - In run-up to the NATO Summit in Chicago on May 20, a new report is calling for abandoning the Cold War rationale and ushering in a systemic change in U. S. nuclear … [Read More...]

Hopes To Heal Economy Through Devaluation, Which Has Hit Poor Hard

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Claire Ngozo LILONGWE, May 17, 2012 (IPS) - As Malawi’s poor struggle to afford food and other staple items since the 48 percent devaluation of the local currency against the dollar, economic commentators are optimistic that the move will … [Read More...]

The Political Drones Get Louder

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Ashfaq Yusufzai PESHAWAR, May 17, 2012 (IPS) - Growing numbers of activists are beginning to counter U.S. Drone attacks into Pakistani territory. The activists are confronting the U.S., but increasingly now the Pakistani government for allowing … [Read More...]

GEORGIA: Tbilisi Walks Diplomatic High Wire on Iranian Nuclear Issue

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Giorgi Lomsadze* TBILISI, May 15, 2012 (IPS/EurasiaNet) - Georgia is clearly the closest U.S. ally in the South Caucasus, moving in lockstep with American interests on just about every foreign policy issue – except one: Iran. Not wanting to … [Read More...]

Ratko Mladic Goes on Trial for Genocide

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Correspondents* DOHA, Qatar, May 16, 2012 (IPS/Al Jazeera) - The trial of General Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb army chief accused of orchestrating war crimes and a campaign of genocide, has begun at a special U.N. court at The Hague in … [Read More...]

Journalism is Not ‘More Fun’ in the Philippines

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Dennis Engbarth MANILA, May 10, 2012 (IPS) - Reporters working in the Philippines, the world’s third most dangerous nation for journalists, are having difficulty identifying with the "It’s More Fun in the Philippines" tourism … [Read More...]

Chinese Dissident Chen Seeks U.S. Exile Deal

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Correspondents * DOHA, May 3, 2012 (IPS/Al Jazeera) - Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has said he wants to leave for the U.S. rather than stay in China, throwing into doubt a deal used to coax him out of the U.S. embassy in Beijing and … [Read More...]

Refugees Dream of Return, Come Home to Nightmare

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Amantha Perera COLOMBO, May 3, 2012 (IPS) - Krishnaveni Nakkeeran has fled the country of her birth twice and returned twice in the last two decades. The 36-year-old mother of four from the northern Jaffna peninsula in Sri Lanka first fled the … [Read More...]

Lebanese Groups Arming Syrian Unrest

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Zak Brophy BEIRUT, May 3, 2012 (IPS) - The Lebanese army seized a ship last weekend carrying three containers filled with weapons reportedly intended for Syria’s rebel fighters. Although Lebanon has remained relatively stable throughout the … [Read More...]

Top 5 Figures Influencing Renewable Energy in the U.S.

Republished on Global Geopolitics & Political Economy By Jen Alic of Oilprice.com As Oilprice.com embarks on its Top 5 series, we thought it expedient to begin with our take on the key figures shaping and influencing U.S. renewable energy efforts, not least because the issue of energy security … [Read More...]

Featured Articles

Caught Between Diarrhoea Bugs and Arsenic

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Naimul Haq DHAKA, May 18, 2012 (IPS) - Achieving the Millennium Development Goal of providing access to safe drinking water for its 160 million people by 2015 is a tough call for Bangladesh, which is caught between arsenic contaminated … [Read More...]

U.S.: Tea Party Loses in Fight with Big Business

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Jim Lobe* WASHINGTON, May 16, 2012 (IPS) - For leaders of the right-wing populist "Tea Party" who have bragged about their growing influence – if not domination – of the Republican Party, the past week's battle over the future of … [Read More...]

NATO’s Twin Crises

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By John Feffer WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 (IPS) - It's not an easy time for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The ongoing economic crisis is putting pressure on military budgets on both sides of the Atlantic. Meanwhile, the Libya … [Read More...]

COLOMBIA-U.S.: Trade Deal "Throws Country into Jaws of Multinationals," Critics Say

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Helda Martínez* BOGOTÁ, May 16, 2012 (IPS) - The entry into force of Colombia’s free trade agreement with the United States was met by student protests and opposition from a segment of the business community, small farmers, and trade … [Read More...]

Rising Resource Demand A Big Challenge

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN Credit: Transatlantic AcademyBy J.C. Suresh IDN-InDepth NewsReport TORONTO (IDN) – "Unless the transatlantic community takes the lead in addressing the challenges arising from the unprecedented global demand for land, energy, food, water, … [Read More...]

An Argentine Perspective on Degrowth

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Marcela Valente * BUENOS AIRES, May 10, 2012 (Tierramérica) - The controversial concept of degrowth receives little press coverage in a region like Latin America. But the idea of a way of life that is not aimed exclusively at GDP growth does … [Read More...]

U.N. Warns of Social Fall-Out from Spain’s Austerity Plan

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Gustavo Capdevila GENEVA, May 10, 2012 (IPS) - An expert body of the United Nations has warned the Spanish government that the severe budget cutbacks it is applying must not undermine its commitment to upholding the economic, social and cultural … [Read More...]

China: Behind and Beyond Bo Xilai’s Sacking

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN IDN-InDepth NewsAnalysis http://www.indepthnews.net/ NEW DELHI (IDN) - Much has been written about Bo Xilai, the charismatic party secretary of the southwestern city of Chongqing who was sacked from the 25-member Politburo of the Communist … [Read More...]

Urban Farming Takes Root in Brazil’s Favelas

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Fabiana Frayssinet NOVA IGUAÇU, Brazil, May 2, 2012 (IPS) - Women in one of the poorest neighbourhoods of this city 40 km north of Rio de Janeiro no longer have to spend money on vegetables, because they have learned to grow their own, as … [Read More...]

Cashew Producers’ Pain Is Intermediaries’ Gain in Senegal

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Koffigan E. Adigbli ZIGUINCHOR, Senegal, May 3, 2012 (IPS) - Cashew nut growers in the southern Senegalese region of Casamance are complaining bitterly that intermediaries are cutting them out of a fair share of the profits. The Casamance region … [Read More...]

U.S.-Afghan Pact Won’t End War – Or SOF Night Raids

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Analysis by Gareth Porter* WASHINGTON, May 2, 2012 (IPS) - The optics surrounding the Barack Obama administration's "Enduring Strategic Partnership" agreement with Afghanistan and the Memorandums of Understanding accompanying it emphasise … [Read More...]

Greeks Gear Up to Cast ‘Protest Votes’ Against Austerity

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Analysis by Apostolis Fotiadis ATHENS, May 3, 2012 (IPS) - Aggeliki Anagnostopoulou (30) sits in a corner of the huge room that volunteers from the new party, Independent Greeks, are using as a headquarters for their pre-election campaign in the … [Read More...]

Impassioned Plea for Averting War with Iran

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN IDN-InDepth NewsReport LONDON (IDN) - Pax Christi, the International Catholic Movement for Peace, has made an impassioned plea for averting war with Iran. "Surely such a war would spell worldwide disaster, and it's up to movements like us to … [Read More...]

What The Arab Spring Means For Freedom

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Megan Martin* IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint WASHINGTON, D.C. (IDN) - Wielding mobile phones and computers, the young activists across the Middle East have altered the way the world approaches popular mobilization, social networks and Internet … [Read More...]

Protest Time in Tunisia Again

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Jake Lippincott TUNIS, Apr 20, 2012 (IPS) - Thousands of centre-left demonstrators violently clashed with police in street battles that completely shut down central Tunis last week, left scores seriously injured and underlined the persistent … [Read More...]

Argentina’s Critics Get it Wrong Again

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy Originally Published on The Guardian Unlimited, April 18, 2012 See the article on the original website. Mark Weisbrot The Argentine government’s decision to re-nationalize its formerly state-owned oil and gas company, YPF, has been greeted with howls … [Read More...]

Recent News & Analysis

KAZAKHSTAN: Astana Touts Caspian Port as NDN Hub

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Joshua Kucera* ASTANA, May 18, 2012 (IPS/EurasiaNet) – The United States and Kazakhstan are exploring the idea of expanding the amount of military cargo passing through Kazakhstan into and out of Afghanistan. The focal point of the discussions is the Caspian port city of Aktau. Kazakhstani authorities [...]


Industrialised Countries Under Critical Spotlight at U.N. Meet

Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Julio Godoy BONN, Germany, May 18, 2012 (IPS) – The latest session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), taking place May 15-25 in the former German capital Bonn, is the perfect opportunity to reaffirm the enormous and growing body of scientific expertise on [...]


Noteworthy

First-time Homebuyer Tax Credit was Temporary Fix At Best

The credit led to an enormous transfer of wealth to sellers and lenders at the expense of buyers. For Immediate Release: April 18, 2012 Contact: Alan Barber, (202) 293-5380 x115 Washington, D.C.- In February of 2009, with the housing market in a free fall, Congress decided to add a first-time homebuyer tax credit to the [...]


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19 Million Jobs For U.S. Workers: The Impact Of Channeling $1.4 Trillion In Excess Liquid Asset Holdings Into Productive Investments

A new report is available at the Political Economy Research Institue, PERI. 19 Million Jobs For U.S. Workers: The Impact Of Channeling $1.4 Trillion In Excess Liquid Asset Holdings Into Productive Investments Pollin, Robert | Heintz, James | Garrett-Peltier, Heidi | Wicks-Lim, Jeannette | 12/5/2011 Download the full report from the PERI Website 1.2 MB [...]


Books

Book: Alan Fogelquist, Politics and Economic Policy in Yugoslavia, 1918-1929

Politics and Economic Policy in Yugoslavia, 1918-1929 By Alan Fogelquist View this Author’s Spotlight Paperback, 502 pages Preview List Price: $29.50 Price: $22.13 You Save: $7.37 ( 25% )   Ships in 3–5 business days This study, based on the author’s doctoral dissertation at UCLA, examines Yugoslav economic policy from 1918 to 1929, how it [...]


Age of Greed: The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America, 1970 to the Present [Hardcover]

Amazon.com: Age of Greed: The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America, 1970 to the Present (9781400041718): Jeff Madrick: Books   Jeff Madrick (Author) Review  “Jeff Madrick has written one of those rare, wonderful books that allow us to understand a huge and important historical development that we may not have realized was a [...]