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The dramatic downturn gripping the global economy has breathed new life into old questions about how best to run our economic systems.
2009-02-06
economy alternativeOnce, China's human rights record might have been the main talking point, but that issue does not now seem as important. Some believe China's growing economic might has forced world leaders to soften their criticism on this issue...
2009-02-11
economy China freedom politics human rightsThe Wall Street Crash of October 1929 was a trigger that quickly plunged the United States from economic prosperity to the depths of the Great Depression. Millions of Americans lost their jobs and homes, and many were forced to live in shanty towns, nicknamed Hoovervilles after the country's president Herbert Hoover...
2009-02-23
USA depression economyIt bypasses greedy banks. It recharges local economies. It's time to think seriously about an alternative currency...
2009-01-20
economy money currency alternative currency Bernard LietaerClashes have broken out in a number of countries as unions used traditional May Day marches to protest against the handling of the global economic crisis.
2009-05-01
May Day worker economy demonstrationThis may be the most serious threat the dollar has ever faced. The fundamental economic law of supply and demand ensures that the bourse means hard times for the greenback. This explains why the Bush administration is cobbling together a feeble coalition of European allies (England, France and Germany) to push a resolution through the Security Council expressing their serious concern about Iran's alleged nuclear programs. ... "...
2006-05-03
Iran Persia economy USA war oil Middle EastThis documentary is a mind opener that reveals the relationship of the mythology of organized religion to war and the pursuit of power and world domination. It also gives a bit of historical perspective on the manipulations of events by the power elite, especially those in the central financial institutions, for their own control and domination designs.