Category Archives: To the streets

Education #1 – Quebec Students Fighting For A Principle ?

  There has been a great deal of focus on the Occupy Wallstreet movement but another big protest is ongoing in the province of Quebec, here in Canada.  The principle being defended is…  There has been a great deal of focus on the Occupy … Continue reading

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INET (5 Debt, Inflation, Austerity)

Day two of the conference starts with the third session, with the full title of `The Challenge of DeLeveraging and Overhangs of Debt I: Inflation and Austerity`. David Smick introduces…Day two of the conference starts with the third session, with … Continue reading

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Wages #11 – Canada and Financial Repression

  The average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees in Canada rose 1.8 per cent in the year ended February, but they failed to keep pace with inflation. Inflation was…  The average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees in Canada … Continue reading

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The way of knowledge

Governments know nothing. They take advice from economists. It is the economists that need to admit that the models they have been pushing are not right….And, if they could admit…Governments know nothing. They take advice from economists. It is the … Continue reading

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Turning the screw…

No question, Germany is one of the most productive countries in the world. We strive for productivity and efficiency, but are we effective? We have reformed the school system, shortening…No question, Germany is one of the most productive countries in … Continue reading

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