Category Archives: Economics for Dummies

Another day older and deeper in debt, for sure

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A little mood music, Maestro Ford…And now, the story. I saw on the CBC news this evening how they’ve brought up a hydraulic borer to help start the rescue effort for those 33 miners trapped 700 metres underground in Chile. … Continue reading →

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The Bush Crime Family’s tentacles in Cuba

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Thought you’d seen the last of Dubya when His Barackness kicked him oh-so-politely out of the White House, and hustled him and his minions onto that chopper to take him back to Crawford where he belonged? Think again. As long … Continue reading →

Posted in Barreling Right Along, BushCo Death Watch, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Economics for Dummies, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Obamarama!, The War on Terra, W is for Weak (and Stupid) | 1 Comment

Economics for Dummies: Dubya’s Deficit, the gift that keeps on giving

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Sabina Becker

The question is, to whom? Look at this chart and tell me who you think it could be, benefiting from the atrocity and obscenity of the US federal deficit:Anyone got an idea? Bueller???

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Who is this “silent majority”, and why do they want to shut us up?

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I have always found the phrase “silent majority” irksome. Not just because Tricky Dick used it (and was, of course, lying his ass off when he did so), but because makes no sense. How do you know people who share … Continue reading →

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Economics for Dummies: Crisis Capitalism in a nutshell

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

The punchline? This is not a joke. This really IS how it works. The more these methods fail, the more their backers tout them as the antidote to the crisis they themselves DELIBERATELY made.They really don’t care if the whole … Continue reading →

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Economics for Dummies: Firewalk with YOU? No, thanks!

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Sabina Becker

On the surface of things, this is just another story of a motivational management gimmick gone wrong: Alessandro Di Priamo, a former athlete now turned motivational trainer for companies, said the nine salespeople from the Tecnocasa agency had suffered light … Continue reading →

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Economics for Dummies: Crises of Capitalism, made easy

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A lecture by British sociologist David Harvey, accompanied by whiteboard cartoons. Suddenly, we can see why the US right-wing have been so busy trying to silence and/or expunge the voices of the left from their universities (hello, David Horowitz, we … Continue reading →

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Economics for Dummies: Rodríguez Zapatero’s new socialism

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“We’re socializing the crisis so the IMF can capitalize its gains!”This, no doubt, to stave off in Spain what happened to Greece yesterday. Defy the IMF, get downgraded to junk-bond status. National pride? Sovereignty? Shit, what are those next to … Continue reading →

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Gaza Roundup 15: R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to Palestinians

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

And while you’re at it, remember these other three letters: BDS. They’re short for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions. Three things the Israeli Knesset is now trying to make illegal, worldwide. Why? Let Palestinian activist Hind Awwad explain: It took the … Continue reading →