Monthly Archives: April 2014

Predictable cash crunch grows in China

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Danielle Park

If I had a fresh veg-smoothie for every “guru” I have heard hyperbolising about China and its “insatiable” demand for commodities and resources the past 8 years, I would be well nourished for the rest of my life. Hopelessly unrealistic … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Warren on factors ailing the middle class

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Danielle Park

Thanks to a regular reader in the Netherlands who sent me this link tonight. It is worth watching. Now Senator Elizabeth Warren–then a commercial/bankruptcy professor at Harvard Law School–gave this lecture in 2007 on the trends behind rising bankruptcy and … Continue reading →

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Matt Taibbi on “The Divide: American injustice in the age of the wealth gap”

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Danielle Park

Matt Taibbi talking about his book The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap on Real Time with Bill Maher. Here is a direct video link. Sensitive readers beware: the clip includes some profane language.

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