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Presentation by Professor Joseph Stiglitz at CERGE-EI on October 11, 2011, titled "Restoring Growth and Stability in a World of Crisis and Contagion: Lessons... 
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European governments have signed a (RT @OwenJones84: Economic sanity from Joseph Stiglitz, as Britain and the rest of Europe are plunged into catastrophe by lunatics http://t.co/4R9w8mXh...)...
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I learned something very important about unions while I was in Iceland last week.
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More Americans are waking up to the idea of citizen consumerism -- a fitting topic on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, when our thoughts turn to social consciousness.
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Maxwell Boykoff: The "climate problem" suffers from a more powerful and enduring force: economic stagnation...
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In the four decades since 1970, the world has undergone a “quiet revolution” characterized by profound economic and financial transformations in advanced and emerging economies. This revolution may not have been as visibly disruptive as the first industrial and political revolution of 1789-1848, but its economic, social and political ramifications may be just as important.
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As our final post before the New Year, here is a little gift from everyone here at festivalslab. We get a lot of people ask us about the thinking and approaches which go behind this quite unique programme of work and so we thought it might be fun to summarise it all together in a little manifesto.
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Today, many people celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday with a day off. I suggest we instead consider it a ‘day on’ for sustainability and social justice, for peace and equity, a day to take that next step in making change.
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Vladimir Putin has warned against revolutionary fervour in Russia, insisting that history shows uprisings end up "destroying, not creating".
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Sharing, swapping and renting – from homes to garden rakes to children’s toys -- are increasing popular with American consumers. NBC’s Craig Melvin reports.
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The e-book business will grow faster than people think. Innovations from Amazon and Apple have increased the velocity at which we consume e-books, but there are two emergent behaviors that will increase the rate of overall consumption.
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A new generation of digitally-native intermediaries is emerging and with this will come a new economy. New systems to store and exchange value. New ways to t...
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I have always been inspired by the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr. This began at an early age when my mom showed me a napkin that he signed for her during a chance meeting. It has continued through my professional career as I often quote...
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The Gotham Gal has been under the weather this weekend. Last night we made soup for dinner and decided to sit on the couch and watch a movie and go to bed early. After dinner, we fired up Boxee and...
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Unless we want to be indentured to an energy-military-financial complex, we need to build a new infrastructure for renewable energy.
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Study suggests total sum owed to governments is equivalent to 10 times entire global aid budget.
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US media coverage of the Occupy movement has given minimal attention to the demands and concerns the protestors have about America's economy and society, an analyst says.
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JohnPilger.com - the films and journalism of John Pilger...
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A Progressive Look At Economics and the Rest of the Screwed Up World
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Jeffrey Sachs discusses his new book, The Price of Civilization, and the origins of America's current economic and political woes.
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Ron Paul's libertarianism is beguiling. Like many extreme ideologies, libertarianism gives a single answer to a complicated world. It seems to cut through the fog and get to the heart of solutions; illusions, alas, but powerful ones nonetheless.
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Martin Luther King would see a nation that judges people by the size of their paychecks.
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"The mad pursuit of corporate profits is threatening us all. To be sure, we should support economic growth and development, but only in a broader context: one that promotes environmental sustainability and the values of compassion and honesty that are required for social trust. The search for happiness should not be confined to the beautiful mountain kingdom of Bhutan."
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Forget monetary policy. Re-examining the cause of the Great Depression—the revolution in agriculture that threw millions out of work—the author argues that the U.S. is now facing and must manage a similar shift in the “real” economy, from industry to service, or risk a tragic replay of 80 years ago.
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Editor of Survivalist Magazine Interview on Preparation and Planning for Economic Crisis 2/2, 1-16-12 (Update: Editor of Survivalist Magazine Interview on Preparation and Planning for Economic…
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