Sovereign Debt Jubilee, Japanese-Style
July 6, 2017 11:20 pm Leave your thoughts
Japan has found a way to write off nearly half its national debt without creating inflation. We could do that too.
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The Bizarre Case of Bashar
July 6, 2017 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
When I first heard that, on April 4, Bashar al-Assad had bombed Khan Sheikhoun with nerve gas my inner voice whispered: wait. Something wrong. Something smells fishy. First of all, it was too quick. Just a few hours after the event, everybody knew it was Bashar who did it.
The Myth of Trump’s Nationalism and Non-Intervention
July 5, 2017 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
For all their obvious flaws, one of the good things about early Trump supporters in the US was their opposition to war.
And Where is Glastonbury?
July 5, 2017 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
The hope is that we wake up to something within our grasp at last.
Class Action
July 3, 2017 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
A poem by Jay Ward
Taking the Shilling
July 3, 2017 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
A poem by Dick Jones
The Four-Letter Word
June 24, 2017 1:12 pm Leave your thoughts Nobody will start peace negotiations if they believe that peace is impossible. The belief in peace will not make peace certain. But at least it will make peace possible.
The Longest Day
June 24, 2017 12:00 am Leave your thoughts A poem by David Van-Cauter
Song For Freedom
June 19, 2017 10:00 pm Leave your thoughts
A poem by Kay Channon
Dear Mr. President, Be Careful What You Wish for: Higher Interest Rates Will Kill the Recovery
June 19, 2017 12:00 am Leave your thoughts Higher interest rates will triple the interest on the federal debt to $830 billion annually by 2026, will hurt workers and young voters, and could bankrupt over 20% of US corporations, according to the IMF.