Archive for March, 2009

The Current Crisis of the Liberal Party of Canada

Friday, March 27th, 2009 by thwap

After decades of neoliberal cant which has stripped wealth from the majority of the population, we are faced with what many mainstream economists feel might be the worst economic crisis since the 1930s. We are certainly still at risk of a system-throttling financial crisis, brought about by extreme deregulation of an already over-inflated financial sector.
In […]

We Did Everything They Asked

Thursday, March 19th, 2009 by thwap

Remember that people. And grasp the significance of it:
They created gigantic debts and caused enormous suffering with their monetarist, anti-inflation recessions. And inflation was under control (on their terms). We signed free trade deal after free trade deal, making it easier for manufacturing to relocate to where labour was cheaper (due to democracy being […]

Buying Bonds and Energizing Economies

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 by thwap

I used to read a lot more economics and political-economy. Hell, I used to read a lot more about everything. Now, … well, here’s hoping that my new prescription for “Zoloft” will improve my motivation.
Anyhow, I used to read more about economics and back in the day I wouldn’t have been so forehead-slappingly […]