MichaelKlare: Fossil Fuel Euphoria, Hallelujah, Oiland Gas Forever! http://feedly.com/k/H1ihbg ByMichaelKlare, a professorofpeaceandconflictstudiesatHampshireCollegeandtheauthor, mostrecently, ofTheRaceforWhat’sLeft. A documentarymovieversionofhisbookBloodandOilisavailablefromtheMedia EducationFoundation. CrosspostedfromTomDispatch For years, energy analysts had been anticipating an imminent decline in global oil supplies. Suddenly, they’re singing a new song: Fossil fuels growing scarce? Don’t even think about it! The news couldn’t be better: fossil fuels will become ever more abundant. And all that talk about climate … Seguir leyendo Michael Klare: Fossil Fuel Euphoria, Hallelujah, Oil and Gas Forever!

OctoberSeesBiggest Global LeadingIndicatorSlowdownInPastYear http://feedly.com/k/19Prg5x One of our favorite indicators of leading "global growth" is the Goldman swirlogram released each month, for two reasons: i) it succinctly summarizes on one chart what the near-term state of the global economy is, and ii) it is rather silly. Regardless of ii), the methodology does look at the entire assortment of available global leading indicators (which in the case … Seguir leyendo October Sees Biggest Global Leading Indicator Slowdown In Past Year

King’sNicholasKaldor: Chapters 1–3 http://feedly.com/k/1bEVmfo I currently reading John King’s book NicholasKaldor (Basingstoke and New York, 2009), and note below some interesting points about Kaldor’s early life and career from Chapters 1 to 3. Nicholas (Miklos) Kaldor (1908–1986) had been born in Budapest on 12 May, 1908. His father was a lawyer, and he attended the Model Gymnasium in Budapest until he enrolled in economics at … Seguir leyendo King’s Nicholas Kaldor: Chapters 1–3

El sistema electoral canario: la excepción de la democracia española http://feedly.com/k/16k6bzP Las elecciones autonómicas en Canarias se rigen por el Sistema Electoral menos proporcional y más restrictivo de España. Merece la pena preguntarse por qué esto es así. La autonomía llegó en 1981 a Canarias en un contexto en el que se reavivaron los recelos de cada isla respecto a las demás -que hasta el … Seguir leyendo El sistema electoral canario: la excepción de la democracia española

Crisis de la deuda: El salto irlandés hacia lo desconocido http://feedly.com/k/1i10EDF The Guardian, Londres – Tras tres años de recortes en el gasto público, parece que Irlanda está encaminada a abandonar el programa de rescate de la UE, el BCE y el FMI el próximo 15 de diciembre, pero ¿a qué precio? El país sigue sumido en una depresión y la economía se ha resentido … Seguir leyendo Crisis de la deuda: El salto irlandés hacia lo desconocido

Brechas generacionales en la educación: Un hecho y dos hipótesis | Politikon http://feedly.com/k/1fF4Uf7 shared via http://feedly.com Seguir leyendo Brechas generacionales en la educación: Un hecho y dos hipótesis | Politikon

PhillyFedManufacturingSurveyindicatesSolidExpansioninOctober http://feedly.com/k/1gn5NKD From the Philly Fed: OctoberManufacturingSurvey ManufacturinggrowthintheregioncontinuedinOctober, according to firms responding to this month’s Business Outlook Survey. The survey’s broadest indicators for general activity, new orders, shipments, and employment were positive, signifying growth. The survey’s indicators of future activity suggest continued optimism about growth over the next six months. The survey’s broadest measure of manufacturing conditions, the diffusion index of current activity, edgeddownfrom 22.3 … Seguir leyendo Philly Fed Manufacturing Survey indicates Solid Expansion in October

BloombergConsumerConfidenceShowsAmericansMostPessimisticAboutEconomySince 2011 http://feedly.com/k/1gn5KP3 While there haven’t been many economic data points to highlights the so-called damage to if not the economy, then the confidence of the all important US consumer, data on consumer confidence has been trickling in, and as expected, has been sliding. However, nowhere more so than in the just released latest read in the Bloomberg Weekly Consumer confidence index, whose expectations gauge … Seguir leyendo Bloomberg Consumer Confidence Shows Americans Most Pessimistic About Economy Since 2011