The gap between the very richest and the rest of us has increased continuously over the last thirty years. Did you know that top 10% of …
Archives for 2013
Economics students aim to change the curriculum
Undergraduates at Manchester University propose overhaul of orthodox teachings to embrace alternative theories, reads Guardian on 25th …
We’ll never have it so good again?
The middle classes can no longer afford the houses and schools that their parents did – and the future looks even more squeezed for their …
BBC: UK QE has failed, says quantitative easing inventor
Yesterday's BBC article entitled UK QE has failed, says quantitative easing inventor, discloses a little known story behind the term …
What was your first reaction when you learned that banks create money?
What was your very first thought/reaction when you learned for the first time that banks create money and charge interest on the money they …
Positive Money New Zealand on a national radio network
Don Richards from Positive Money New Zealand - a campaign to modernise the New Zealand banking system - had a 7 minute interview on a …
Lord Turner about Credit, Money and Leverage (Video)
Lord Adair Turner, former Chairman of the Financial Services Authority made an excellent speech entitled "Credit, Money and Leverage: What …
Free Monetary Seminar in Chicago – October 21st
Dear Friends of the American Monetary Institute, You and yours are invited to a Free Monetary Seminar in Chicago on October 21st. (Please …
Enough is Enough – public lecture, London, 21st October
We’re overusing the earth’s finite resources, and yet excessive consumption is failing to improve our lives. It’s time for a new …