Category Archives: Economics for Dummies

Happy Labo(u)r Day!

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Sabina Becker

And just in time for this day, a little good news from the working front of Toronto, courtesy of LabourStart’s newsletter: Striking hotel workers in Toronto have won a huge victory, due in large part to the solidarity they were … Continue reading →

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A few random thoughts on women’s sexuality

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“Feminine psychology is at times twisted: They have created in us the conviction that all the bad things in the world are lying in wait, trying to sneak in on us from between our legs.” –Laura Restrepo, Colombian writer. Lupita … Continue reading →

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On Hugo Schwyzer and “branding”

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Sabina Becker

So, I guess you’ve all heard about Hugo Schwyzer’s big meltdown. I’m not going to jump on any bandwagon here; I’m not interested in bashing him, and neither am I interested in defending him. He’s been bashed pretty damn thoroughly, … Continue reading →

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For Charles Koch, freedom is slavery

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Really. What else can one conclude, after seeing this? So, let’s break it down here: If you’re making barely enough to survive in the United States of Amnesia, and you’re in debt up to your eyeballs, and in constant danger … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Ann Richards on woman blaming

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Sabina Becker

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The long impunity of Carlos Menem

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

If you saw The Take, you’ll no doubt recognize the old man in the picture. Carlos Menem, following the dictates of the IMF, presided over an economic “miracle” in Argentina, which “mysteriously” (to hear certain economists tell it, anyway) turned … Continue reading →

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Child prostitution: The scourge of Colombia’s mines

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Prostituted girls on the streets of Medellín, Colombia. The crime-pocked streets of that cocaine-infested city are not the only places in that land where children are sexually exploited and enslaved, as El Tiempo’s sub-editor, Jineth Bedoya Lima, reports: Mireya’s life … Continue reading →

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Cuban “dissidents” get a taste of Spanish capitalism

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Sabina Becker

A Cuban woman being evicted from her home in Spain. Scenes like this are becoming more common as Spain’s economic woes deepen. They’re also putting the bitter lie to the idea that a capitalist economy spells more freedom, as one … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Noam Chomsky on student debt

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Sabina Becker

And, being a professor, he would know; he has seen all that with his own eyes.

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Statement from HIJOS Paraguay on the sham election

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Sabina Becker

From my Facebook feed this morning, a link of interest to those following the Paraguayan coup and sham election. It’s from HIJOS Paraguay, the Paraguayan equivalent of a similarly named group from Argentina comprised of the children of persons disappeared … Continue reading →