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The Economy – What went wrong & What’s next?
September 16, 2008, Comments Off on The Economy – What went wrong & What’s next?

See also Wednesday Nights 1375 ; 1376 and 1378 Old-School Banks Emerge Atop New World of Finance by Carrick Mollenkamp a ...

The Running Mate Is Fear , David T. Jones
September 9, 2008, Comments Off on The Running Mate Is Fear , David T. Jones

Article published in The MetropolitaIn of Sep. 4 Earlier in the campaign season, once Democrats and Republicans identifi ...

Wednesday Night #1383
September 3, 2008, 1 Comment

Not to be missed: Beryl Wajsman’s account of the Peel Street flood and the decision-making process involved in mak ...

Paul Krugman on G.W. Bush & U.S. economy
August 29, 2008, 1 Comment

Feeling No Pain PAUL KRUGMAN (NYT) My first reaction to Bill Clinton’s convention speech was sheer professional jealou ...

Oil & Power
August 25, 2008, Comments Off on Oil & Power

Excellent selection of readings suggested by one of our favorite sources Petrodollar bonanza offers economic key (FT) At ...

Wednesday Night #1381
August 20, 2008, 9 Comments

We are delighted that Anne Lagacé Dowson, the NDP candidate in our by-election will be joining us this Wednesday. As al ...

ABCP Investors
August 18, 2008, Comments Off on ABCP Investors

August 18 Disgruntled investors lose Ontario court bid in ABCP meltdown (CBC News) Disgruntled investors, who bought ass ...

U.S. Presidential Campaign: Candidates & Issues
August 17, 2008, 1 Comment

More on the 2008 campaign and issues Although the early days of the campaign were regrettably short on serious explorati ...

China, Beijing Olympics II
August 7, 2008, 1 Comment

China, Beijing Olympics ; Tibet Official website The Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games The Olympic Embl ...

India: Hindus & Muslims
August 7, 2008, Comments Off on India: Hindus & Muslims

7 August 2008 Violence runs through this ‘stable’ India, built on poverty and injustice The country the west ...