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20th May 2012: Death By A Million Debts2 comments

TIP wrote 1 week ago: Quote of the Day: What begins as a temporary program of providing liquidity becomes a permanent prog … more →

Tags: Economics, Politics, Chris Martenson, Europe, Central Banks, The Fed, Monetary Policy, currencies, pigs

Political media, cure thyself – it can’t be that hard25 comments

Drag0nista wrote 1 week ago: In retrospect, it seemed a little weird. Twitter reported on Friday night that people were queued al … more →

Tags: Politics 2, Media 2, Labor, Coalition, Greens, media, Opinion, Barrie Cassidy, Peter Hartcher

Is an unfaithful politician fit for office?10 comments

Drag0nista wrote 2 weeks ago: “While it’s all very well to say political private lives should stay private, we need to stop … more →

Tags: ethics, Media 2, Politics 2, media, infidelity, politicians, journalists, deception, honesty

15th April 2012: The Spanish Imposition And The Old Economic Growth vs Austerity Tradeoff6 comments

TIP wrote 1 month ago:   Mariano Rajoy - deer in the headlights? Quote of the Day: While ECB intervention could buy so … more →

Tags: Economics, Politics, Fiscal Policy, Europe, Bond markets, legislation, ECB, France, Germany

Exposing Rudd camp's attempt to rewrite history4 comments

Drag0nista wrote 3 months ago: Australians have witnessed considerable rewriting of the political rulebook over the past decade. Ma … more →

Tags: Politics 2, 'CLIMATE CHANGE' POLITICS, Labor, Coalition, Abbott, election, expectation, Gillard, Howard

Have the Greens peaked already?1 comment

Drag0nista wrote 5 months ago: So here we are, teetering over the cusp of 2012. This is the year that apparently will make or break … more →

Tags: Politics 2, Elections, Greens, Federal Election, Julia Gillard, bob brown, Balance of Power, Senate, dissafected Labor voters

14th December 2011: EUeerie Silence In The Corridors In Brussels

TIP wrote 5 months ago: Quote of the Day: If you attempt to confiscate the savings of your populous after you’ve sold them b … more →

Tags: Politics, Angela Merkel, financial institutions, Fiscal Policy, Asia, China, Europe, Nicolas Sarkozy, Euro

22st November 2011: Why The Germans Understandably Hate Inflation3 comments

TIP wrote 6 months ago: Sweeping up Bank Notes – When Cash Becomes Trash Quote of the Day: There is no way it will wor … more →

Tags: Economics, Politics, Angela Merkel, Chris Martenson, Financial Markets, Fiscal Policy, Europe, The Fed, Monetary Policy

14th November 2011: Brokeback EU Introduces “Hair of the Dog Political Policy”2 comments

TIP wrote 6 months ago: Globalization of The Brokeback Economy Quote of the Day: Ennis Del Mar: If you can’t fix it, J … more →

Tags: Economics, Politics, Angela Merkel, Chris Martenson, Fiscal Policy, China, Europe, Central Banks, The Fed

7th November 2011: The New Art of Investing in a World with Building BRICs on Greek Tragedies

TIP wrote 6 months ago: Quote of the Day: Investors need to be political scientists these days… Scarlet Fu – Bloomberg … more →

Tags: Economics, Politics, United States of America, Financial Markets, Asia, China, Europe, Bond markets, Commodities

Is the tide turning for Tony Abbott?9 comments

Drag0nista wrote 7 months ago: It’s a truism in politics that while one opinion poll might evoke an interesting point, it’s the tre … more →

Tags: Politics 2, Media 2, Coalition, Politics, Opinion, Tony Abbott, Peter Hartcher, Lenore Taylor, Shaun Carney

Abbott in a Zegna suit?4 comments

Drag0nista wrote 8 months ago: Shaun Carney’s recount today of former Treasurer Howard sending Treasurer Keating a congratulationar … more →

Tags: Politics 2, Media 2, Coalition, Politics, media, politicians, journalists, Objectivity, Rudd

5th July 2011 – The Greek Sovereign Debt Crisis and the Art of Political Deception Part 3 – Fiscal Accountability within the EU

TIP wrote 11 months ago: The Greek Sovereign Debt Crisis and the Art of Political Deception Part 3 – Fiscal Accountability wi … more →

Tags: Economics, Politics, Fiscal Policy, Europe, Central Banks, The Fed, Monetary Policy, legislation, Regulation

20th June 2011 - The Art of Political Deception, Part 1 - Evolution of the European Greek Debt Crisis4 comments

TIP wrote 11 months ago: The Art of Political Deception, Part 1 – Evolution of the European Greek Debt Crisis The Honest Poli … more →

Tags: Economics, Politics, Angela Merkel, financial institutions, Banks, Fiscal Policy, Jim O'Neill, Europe, Nicolas Sarkozy

Better political reporting is the key to better politics

Drag0nista wrote 1 year ago: When I first got involved in politics at the age of 18, I knew nothing at all about the ancient prac … more →

Tags: Politics 2, Media 2, political engagement, Political Science, Quality of Journalism, news as entertainment

Leadership is True North for our political compasses

Drag0nista wrote 1 year ago: What is this malaise that’s gripping Australian voters? According to the latest opinion poll we’re d … more →

Tags: Politics 2, Labor, Coalition, Rudd, Howard, voter sentiment, voter expectation, Gillard, Abbott

13th April 2011: A Word For Stephen Roach – Collective Learning and the Culture of Immediatism

TIP wrote 1 year ago: 13th April 2011: A Word For Stephen Roach – Collective Learning and the Culture of Immediatism I’ve … more →

Tags: Economics, Politics, Banks, United States of America, Fiscal Policy, China, Stephen Roach, Central Banks, The Fed

Love to hate, but don't love the haters

Drag0nista wrote 1 year ago: Why do we love to hate someone when vigorous disagreement should be enough? In competitive arenas su … more →

Tags: Politics 2, Labor, Coalition, Rudd, Howard, Gillard, Abbott, keating, Hate

Reports of Labor’s death are greatly exaggerated14 comments

Drag0nista wrote 1 year ago: Last weekend the SMH’s political editor, Peter Hartcher, made an extraordinary claim that “Labor’s l … more →

Tags: Politics 2, Media 2, Elections, Labor, Rudd, voter expectation, Gillard, Greens, Peter Hartcher


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