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Cutting Kindergarteners, Part II1 comment

jpaproblems wrote 3 weeks ago:    On October 26th, 2009, Merlene Davis’s website, “What’s up? with Merlene” … more →

Tags: Cutting Kindergarteners, Providence St. Mel, privatizing education, the providence effect, Jeanette Dibella, Social Justice, Education, Kindergarten, teacher

Why Milt Friedman's Ideas Don't Work

To the left of centre wrote 3 weeks ago: Reblogged from Think Left: Why Milt Friedman's Ideas Don't Work Published on Feb 9, 2013 Thom Hartma … more →

Tags: economic growth, Economics, Society, Wealth, free market, libertarians, Milton Friedman

Mirror images and ideological straitjackets on the path from Solidarity to sellout3 comments

Systemic Disorder wrote 1 month ago: For much of the 20th century, there was a curious mirror effect between orthodox Soviet and Chicago … more →

Tags: Book Review, Books, capitalism, Economics, History, neoliberalism, Poland, Solidarity

Milton Friedman: There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

nawihtt wrote 1 month ago: Milton Friedman, recipient of the 1976 Nobel Prize for Economic Science, was one of the most recogni … more →

Tags: Politics, Liberty, Milton Friedman, Economic, There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

A Cry To Save Our Chicago Schools by Filmmaker, Kai Duc Luong

clara54 wrote 1 month ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9DnhaYccPw&hd=1 Save Chicago School Closing! A film by Kai Duc … more →

Tags: around Chicago, film, Children, chicago schools closing, public outcry, fighting for children, Save the Children, kai

Week 13: Time-Life Building

hillarymarzec wrote 1 month ago: This week’s building, though “International” in style — and thus theoretical … more →

Tags: Architecture, Chicago, Chicago architecture, Urban & Architecture, Cities, Cityscapes, Travel, Skyscrapers, glass and steel

Edmonton's Heritage: The McLeod Building

Cole Kruper wrote 1 month ago: The McLeod Building, present day The McLeod building is one building that has stood the test of time … more →

Tags: edmonton history, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Historical, historic, Chicago, Architecture, McLeod Building

If you own stock, invest in companies, or are starting a new business, read this book!

Mal Warwick wrote 1 month ago: A review of The Shareholder Value Myth: How Putting Shareholders First Harms Investors, Corporations … more →

Tags: nonfiction, Business, Corporations, Current Events, Economy, Investment, Investors, Management, Milton Friedman

Week 12: The Mentone

hillarymarzec wrote 1 month ago: Doesn’t it just give a building a bit more mystery and prestige when its name begins with a de … more →

Tags: Architecture, Chicago, Chicago architecture, Urban & Architecture, Cities, Cityscapes, Travel, hidden chicago, Richard Speck

Ben Bernanke Must Be Hoping Rational Expectations Doesn't Hold...18 comments

Aziz wrote 1 month ago: In the theory of rational expectations, human predictions are not systematically wrong. This means t … more →

Tags: Politics, Economics 2, wall street 2, Federal Reserve, Finance, economic theory, Ben Bernanke, Financialisation, Wealth Effect

From The American Spectator: 'Sowell, Race Hustlers, and David Hume'

chr1 wrote 1 month ago: Interview here. Sowell speaks about his new book, ‘Intellectuals And Race’, and speaks a … more →

Tags: Public Debate, Politics, media, Current Events, Religion, Economics, Law, Demographics, Culture

Hundreds arrested in Chicago school protests

vaseljenska wrote 1 month ago: On Wednesday, parents, teachers and students took to the streets in Chicago, Illinois to protest the … more →

Tags: Protests, Illinois

Franken's Lake Landgrab

americanspring2011 wrote 1 month ago: From Barack Obama’s State of the Union address 2013: “Last year, we created our first ma … more →

Tags: 99 percent, Alec, American austerity, Camden County Commissioner, Cliff Luber, domestic politics, domestic poverty, Economic slowdown, lacc

Chicago Tribune - Aldermen say they'll fight for schools

americanspring2011 wrote 2 months ago: http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-74985408/ … more →

Tags: domestic politics, US, American austerity, 99 percent, privatization, corporatism, Education, Corporate Abuse, Corporate Bribery

Week 11: Old Dearborn Bank Building

hillarymarzec wrote 2 months ago: This week’s building was a delight to research, not only because of several interesting facts … more →

Tags: Architecture, Chicago, Chicago architecture, Urban & Architecture, Cities, Cityscapes, Travel, gothic architecture, Neo Gothic

Cyprus bailout: 'people are panicking, they're afraid of losing their money'

americanspring2011 wrote 2 months ago: http://m.guardiannews.com/world/2013/mar/17/cyprus-bailout-seize-savings-deposits … more →

Tags: Transnational Banks, Banking, Transnational Corporations, International Politics, eurozone crisis, IMF, Greece, eurozone debt, war against U.S

Chicago school of economics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

americanspring2011 wrote 2 months ago: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_school_of_economics … more →

Week 10: Lake Point Tower

hillarymarzec wrote 2 months ago: “Isn’t that where Oprah lives?”  I used to hear this question all the time in refe … more →

Tags: Architecture, Chicago, Chicago architecture, Urban & Architecture, Cities, Cityscapes, Travel, Skyscrapers, glass and steel

Dow 36,000 Is Back31 comments

Aziz wrote 2 months ago: In a testament to just how euphoric stock markets are right now, James K. Glassman the co-author of … more →

Tags: Economics 2, wall street 2, Finance, eurobong, Bloomberg, Zombification, zombies, This Time Is Different, Dow 36000


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