Mike Norman Economics

Grandson of billionaire William Pulte of Pulte Homes is going all around bulldozing abandoned inner city neighborhoods creating open space...When I drive through the inner city and I see the abandoned homes and the piles of trash and tires it breaks my heart, but then I feel hope because I know we can work together to fix this! https://t.co/GoSFmGRd22 pic.twitter.com/xP8nWppNsw— Bill Pulte (@pulte) August 29, 2018

Podcast -  the evil of imperialism. And how the price of oil is manipulated by the corporations.Renegade Inc. - Imperialism's Point of the Sword Mason Gaffney delivers the detail on Corporate Power and US Imperialism. Hear about an article originally written in the 60’s that got him sacked, had CIA agents swirling around him but still he kept his resolve to maintain that military endeavours should not support corporate interests. If only the general public understood this story! Please...

No wonder the US is just a giant military-industrial complex that goes around threatening everyone in the world pretending to be the good guy getting the bad guys. This has been going on for decades with war after war. But who pays for all this, the average tax payer it seems?  Plus they can send in their Western companies to pretend to rebuild the countries that they destroyed while opening up their markets and privatising so Western investors can get to own everything.The US will bring...

Would a libertarian state ever produce something like this? [embedded content] The Norwegian government are embarking on the largest infrastructure project in the country's history. 

These places look terrifying to me. How can a rich first world country have cities like these?  [embedded content] 12. St. Louis, Missouri Over 14% of St. Louis’ population is living below the poverty line. Out of 100,000 residents, every year 35.3 are murdered, which ranks it as one of America’s most dangerous cities too. 11. Reno, Nevada Reno was the gambling capital of the US until Las Vegas was developed and “The Biggest Little City in the World” has been in economic decline ever...

Sentiment too bullish.

Two Marxian economists look at rate of profit and profit share in the current context. Stumbling and MumblingWhat's behind the rising US profit shareChris Dillow | Investors Chronicle Michael Roberts BlogTrump’s profits bonanzaMichael Roberts

The Project Syndicate is held out as an independent, quality source of Op Ed discussion. When you scan through the economists that contribute you see quite a pattern and it is the anathema of ‘independent’. There is really no commentary that is independent, if you consider the term relates to schools of thought that an economist might work within. We are all bound by the ideologies and language of those millieu. So I assess the input from an institution (like Project Syndicate) in terms of...

Consortium NewsBack in the (Great) Game: The Revenge of Eurasian Land Powers Pepe Escobar Strategic Culture FoundationAsymmetric Financial War and Radical US Leverage – What Will It Bring? Alastair Crooke | founder and director of the Conflicts Forum, and former British diplomat and senior figure in British intelligence and in European Union diplomacy Strategic Culture FoundationWhat We Threw Away Patrick Armstrong The Unz Review The Holocaust in the USSR Holocaust Exegesis Anatoly...

Guess what, Iran is now being accused of influencing US elections, as well as China and Korea. The public is getting primed for war with Iran, says Jimmy Dore. To us that know, the whole thing it's a stupid joke, except millions could die. The lies they put out are infantile. How could the US be so cruel? And the unsuspecting public have no idea.  [embedded content] As RussiaGate continues, Iran is becoming a new scapegoat. With Abby Martin and Mike Prysner.