Daily Archives: December 23, 2014

The economic shock of plunging energy prices

Sell side commentators are busy assuring us that plunging energy prices are positive for the economy. But then they say that about everything…For a more useful overview of the good, bad and ugly of falling oil prices see Gary Shilling’s, … Continue reading

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The burden of our over-financialized economy

It is important to understand what an enormous black hole finance has become to the global economy over the past 30 years.  If we are to get the financial beast tethered in service to the real economy and families rather … Continue reading

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Seniors and teens bridge cyber gap

Cyber-Seniors is a character-driven documentary that follows a group of initially reluctant seniors as they discover the wonders of the world-wide-web with the help of their teenage mentors. See:  www.cyberseniorsdocumentary.co­m.  Here is a direct video link.

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