Posts tagged ‘financial speculation’

NIJWJ Forum: Dr. William Barclay, “A Speculation Sales Tax”

by , posted on Saturday, January 5th, 2013 at 7:35 pm

from Northern Illinois Jobs with Justice

Dr. Willian Barclay address on the proposed speculation sales tax, at the Northern Illinois Jobs With Justice forum, “Funding Strong Schools and Fair Pensions,” East Aurora High School, Aurora, Illinois, January 2nd, 2013.

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Financialization and the World Economy

by , posted on Sunday, September 30th, 2012 at 7:36 pm

from The Real News Network

Gerald Epstein, Political Economy Research Institute, and Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst): Financialization of the economy has been developing since the late 19th century and is now at historic Levels

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The Fed and the Crisis

by , posted on Sunday, September 16th, 2012 at 8:31 am

from The Real News Network

A commentary by Jane D’Arista assessing the actions of the Federal Reserve in managing the economic crisis.

Second part of Jane D’Arista commentary on the role of the US Federal Reserve in managing the crisis of global capitalism .

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The Drought and the Coming Food Price Bubble

by , posted on Monday, August 13th, 2012 at 9:05 am

from The Real News Network

TIm A. Wise (Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University): US food reserves at an historic low as biofuels, climate change and speculation exacerbate food crisis.

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