Mike Norman Economics

The entire story about mass casualties of Russian PMCs is based on unconfirmed and fake data, that includes a few real facts like the US strikes, some PMCs casualties and the participation of the ISIS Hunters in the incident. The rest is an orchestrated campaign in keeping with the best traditions of propaganda. The goals of which would be that:the US is able to fight back against the Russians in Syria; Russia is not able to defend its interests; the Kremlin is not concerned over killed...

Most people, including many of you, have the memory of an Alzheimer's patient when it comes to putting events into their proper historical context. So let me help.... Sic Semper TyrannisPieces of the Coup Puzzle Fall Into Place Publius Tacitus Soon the investigative crosshairs will settle on Brennan. He’d better have the right answers. The Unz ReviewIs John Brennan the Mastermind Behind Russiagate? Mike WhitneyRelated White House Chief of Staff John Kelly blocked Rep. Dana Rohrabacher,...

*Jack Robinson, four, died from an inoperable brain tumour on April 1st 2014 *Mother Marie, 45, asked him to give her a 'sign' on the anniversary of his death *She visited his grave to find a robin trying to land on her *Robins are considered by some to be a sign from recently deceased loved ones Why here, you may ask, well, because politics as serous as this can get pretty depressing at times, especially with the war stuff, but this really uplifted me today. It really is...

How Greek austerity and multinational mining companies have ravaged Aristotle's birthplace. Kevin, KV Micheal Hudson says how all the debt gets compounded and to pay it back the world gets stripped of its natural resources on an ever increasing scale. But what do the bankers do with all their money, why, reinvest it of course? But then their wealth gets compounded too and that also gets reinvested, but surely there will come a time when they run out of things to invest their  in money...

Everything now has to be privatised, but this is pushing the cost of living up, say's Micheal Hudson, and making American companies less competitive abroad. He describes a world where once the government provided the infrastructure including the energy in Europe and the UK at cost to companies and consumers. Privatisation was supposed to make public companies more efficient when they became privatised, but prices have shot up instead. Micheal Hudson says it's a racket.The Chinese had six...

For many decades the Federal Reserve has rigged the bond market by its purchases. And for about a century, central banks have set interest rates (mainly to stabilize their currency’s exchange rate) with collateral effects on securities prices. It appears that in May 2010, August 2015, January/February 2016, and currently in February 2018 the Fed is rigging the stock market by purchasing S&P equity index futures in order to arrest stock market declines driven by fundamentals, and to push...

Despite an organized and active grassroots movement, Honduran politics have been repeatedly steamrolled by the self-interests of international ruling elites, as journalist and filmmaker Jesse Freeston explained to Dennis J. Bernstein.  Consortium NewsHonduras Nearing Ten Years of Stolen Elections, Neo-Colonial Rule Dennis J. BernsteinRegime Change Fails: Is A Military Coup or Invasion of Venezuela Next? Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers

“Fake news” is certainly something to worry about when it emanates from foreign adversaries, but it is at least as concerning and threatening, if not more so, when emanating from one’s own governments and media. And there are countless, highly significant examples beyond today’s of such propaganda that emanates from within.... The Intercept Dutch Official Admits Lying About Meeting With Putin: Is Fake News Used by Russia or About Russia? Glenn Greenwald See also AntiMediaThe US Now...

Britain must make sweeping reforms to pensions, the planning system, infrastructure, education and training, and research and development if it wants to boost economic growth in the years to come, the International Monetary Fund has warned. Productivity and GDP growth have been relatively weak since the financial crisis, compared to historical levels and relative to other rich economies. They will stay that way unless serious action is taken.... The TelegraphUK economy ‘must get more...

David Ricardo. EconospeakNo Other Way of Keeping Profits Up Sandwichman See also Michael KaleckiPolitical Aspects of Full Employment Political Quarterly, 1943  also Iron Law of Wages Wikipedia