All posts tagged Brett House

Canada economy 2016 -17
August 31, 2017, 1 Comment

McGill Prof. Chris Ragan chairs high-profile group on economic and environmental fiscal reform Canada – Economic f ...

Wednesday Night #1851
August 30, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1851

Among the fascinating historical trivia regarding the year 1851, it was the year the Chrystal Palace was built to house ...

Aid, Development and Progress 2014 – 2017
January 24, 2017, Comments Off on Aid, Development and Progress 2014 – 2017

Foreign Aid for Development Assistance Trump’s New “Global Gag Rule” is Much, Much More Far Reaching than George W ...

Wednesday Night #1807
October 19, 2016, 1 Comment

With our thanks to Catherine Gillbert who made sure the WN tradition was unbroken! Together, we watched every minute of ...

UN Reform
December 30, 2015, Comments Off on UN Reform

UN was headed to Philadelphia, but a Rockefeller stepped in The book “Capital of the World” chronicles the s ...

Global Economy 2015
December 28, 2015, 1 Comment

Martin Feldstein: The Global Economy Confronts Four Geopolitical Risks (Project Syndicate) The end of the year is a good ...

The IMF 2012-2015
October 11, 2015, 2 Comments

International Monetary Fund/IMF World Economic and Financial Surveys Series Times topics: Bretton Woods System ;  The B ...

Canada – 2014 Attack on Parliament Hill & aftermath
March 6, 2015, Comments Off on Canada – 2014 Attack on Parliament Hill & aftermath

Canada gunman blamed foreign policy, video reveals (BBC) The gunman who shot dead a Canadian soldier and tried to storm ...

Wednesday Night #1720
February 18, 2015, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1720

Despite a number of other important items, we expect Grexit [‘Grexit’ risks rise but compromise seen still p ...

Global Economy 2014
December 8, 2014, 3 Comments

Oil as a Political Weapon The Economic Consequences of Global Oil Deflation (Counterpunch) There are at least three majo ...