Monthly Archives: March 2014

Quotations by John Kenneth Galbraith

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Marc

Quotations by John Kenneth Galbraith Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists. Faced with the choice between changing one’s mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the … Continue reading →

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TTIP: A Transatlantic Constitution of Corporations? by Pia Engelhardt and Peter Fuchs of the Corporate Europe Observatory, 2/14/2014

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Marc

The TTIP, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, endangers the economics, health and food policies of countries beyond the EU and the US. The Investor-State Settlement mechanism gives corporations the same status as nation states. Sovereignty is sacrificed to protection and … Continue reading →

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