Mike Norman Economics

Sectoral balances may not sound like something you need to know, but if you will give me a moment I will try to convince you. It might change what you do.... Progressive PulseThe single most important piece of economics that everyone should knowCharles Adams | Professor of Physics at the University of Durham, where he teaches Optics and Econophysics

When corporate raiders coopted “shareholder democracy” for their own ends. I remember reading how a private equity company bought into Sainsbury's shares and tried to convince the other share holders that by getting Sainsbury's to sell all its property and then lease it back again they would make massive bonanza, and then the private equity fund would have walked off with an enormous bundle for little outlay. This could have left Sainsbury's far less competitive in the future but...

President Donald Trump presides over an administration that has seen an enormous level of controversy that could overshadow a burgeoning economy. He has delivered on promises to cut taxes and regulations and promote activity through more aggressive government spending. Critics believe that it won't last because the fiscal stimulus is aimed only at near-term growth. The results, though, have been impressive: a surge in company profits and near-record levels of optimism from consumers and...

Nikki Haley says Nicaragua is run by a dictator and the US needs to intervene on humanitarian grounds to save ordinary people who are suffering under its murderous regime. But the liberal interventionists said the same thing about Libya and now look at mess the  country has been left in?  I don't  know how Nikki Haley can get up on the world stage and lie so blatantly. Perhaps these people really do believe that if you open everything up to US style free market capitalism then everything...

Euroasianist ArchiveTuran: The Key to Understanding the Russian Logos Alexander Dugin Translated from Russian by Jafe Fort Russ NewsRussia challenges the US to highlight where there are chemical weapons in Syria – US remains SILENT Syrian general: Israel always attacks Syrian Army to defend jihadist allies Paul Antonopoulos Zero HedgeNikki Haley: “US Will Not Remain A Passive Observer As Nicaragua Becomes Another Venezuela Or Syria” Tyler Durden Fort Russ Daniel Ortega tells the US...

I got this from PCR's site. It's really good, reprinted in full. The New York Times as IagoUndermining Peace Efforts by Sowing Suspicion By Diana Johnstone The New York Times continues to outdo itself in the production of fake news. There is no more reliable source of fake news than the intelligence services, which regularly provide their pet outlets (NYT and WaPo) with sensational stories that are as unverifiable as their sources are anonymous. A prize example was the August 24 report...

Economists exaggerate the risks. We’ll never design a better welfare system if we don’t try it When I was very young my dad became very ill and couldn't work anymore and we ended up on benefit. My mum did used to do a part time job but had to give it up as she could not earn enough to look after us and also, she had to look after my dad and two children. The benefit was very low and my mum told years later that we were often hungry, so it was lucky that my friends and myself were always...

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The president's "trump card" is the war card.The National InterestThe Coup Against Trump Curt Mills | foreign affairs reporter at The National Interest, where he covers the State Department, National Security Council, and the Trump presidency.

Will the war in Syria never end? Will the international proxy war and stand-off between Russia, the United States, Iran, and Israel simply continue to drift on, fueling Syria's fires for yet more years to come?  It appears so according to an exclusive Washington Post report which says that President Trump has expressed a desire for complete 180 policy shift on Syria.  Only months ago the president expressed a desire "to get out" and pull the over 2,000 publicly acknowledged American...