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From Publisher: Not long ago, economic theories were generally based on a narrow set of principles. Then the continuing boom-bust cycle combined with the failure of the best economic minds …
Economics: A Crash Course : Become An Instant Expert by David Boyle & Andrew Simms Read More
Protests in the global south, particularly in Chile and Ecuador, appear to be the result of long range monetarist policies that suit the political class and fail large sections of …
Protests in the global south: Ecuador and Chile facing an uncertain economic order Read More
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan’s exports tumbled at their quickest pace in three years in October, threatening to tip the trade-reliant economy into recession as weakening demand from United States and …
Japan’s October exports post biggest fall in 3 years Read More
VARNEY, West Virginia — Pigeon Creek flows through a narrow mountain hollow along a string of coal mining communities, its water trickling under the reds and yellows of the changing …
Appalachia’s Strip-Mined Mountains Face a Growing Climate Risk: Flooding Read More
The UK government’s debt payment burden is low and its ability to borrow at record low interest rates is an opportunity. But that ability to borrow needs to be used …
The Truth About The UK’s Debt Read More
From Publisher: We are losing the commons. Austerity and neoliberal policies have depleted our shared wealth; our national utilities have been sold off to foreign conglomerates, social housing is almost …
Plunder of the Commons by Guy Standing Read More
Four years ago, “fear of mass shootings” did not even appear on the American Psychological Association’s annual survey of things that stress out Americans. Now, however, it has become the …
Fear of Mass Shootings Strains America’s Psyche, Survey Finds Read More
A new study and mapping visualization tool by the organization Climate Central says hundreds of millions more people than previously thought live in coastal flooding risk zones. Click here …
Sea Level Rise Could Be Three Times Worse Than Previous Estimates Read More
Once well-functioning society now struggles with day-to-day living HONG KONG — Hong Kong this week witnessed the fiercest violence since the anti-government demonstrations began, as university campuses became flash …
Hong Kong’s worst week of violence gives whiff of anarchy Read More
Cities are still working through early challenges, but they see health and climate benefits ahead. In Chicago, two buses save the city $24,000 a year in fuel costs. In the …
U.S. Electric Bus Demand Outpaces Production as Cities Add to Their Fleets Read More