Monthly Archives: December 2017

Video: “Super Amigos,” (2007), 1 hr 15 min

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Marc

https://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/super_amigos In Mexico City, five real-life “social wrestlers” have capitalized on the popularity of Mexico’s larger than life Lucha Libre wrestlers to fight for social justice rather than trophies. Wearing custom masks, costumes and capes like the wrestlers who inspired … Continue reading →

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So the Yoke Becomes Easier and Capitalism Criticism 2.0

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Marc

So the Yoke Becomes Easier and Capitalism Criticism 2.0 by Bernhard Emunds and Volkhard Mosler https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/12/28/18805543.php God has decreed definitively: salvation and life in abundance for people – not punishment and destruction. This new life begins with the emaciated and … Continue reading →

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May the New Year be full of good surprises!

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Marc

Arguing with a Trump supporter is like arguing with a pigeon who leaves its dropping on the plate, flies away and says it’s made America great again! Polish saying: You can make fish soup out of an aquarium but can’t … Continue reading →

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Sharing, not Killing

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Marc

Sharing, not Killing by Friedhelm Hengsbach https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/12/22/18805437.php Refused sharing and rediscovery of sharing are signs of this time. “This economy kills.” So Pope Francis judges socio-economic conditions. Immigrants aren’t the cause of inequality or trickle-down mythology. Taxing the rich is … Continue reading →

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New constitutionalism and world order – Stephen Gill, 10 pp

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Marc

New constitutionalism and world order: general introduction by Stephen Gill and A. Claire Cutler, 2014, 10 pp http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/53694/excerpt/9781107053694_excerpt.pdf New constitutionalism and world order 1. We are living in an era in which there is a neo-liberal redefinition of the political … Continue reading →

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Capitalism Criticism 2.0 by Volkhard Mosler

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Marc

Capitalism Criticism 2.0 Karl Marx’ Crisis Theory is More Actual than Ever by Volkhard Mosler, 11/9/2008 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/12/18/18805354.php “Capitalism contains crisis as rain clouds contain rain,” said Jean Juares, the 19th century French socialist. Profits increase in the neoliberal model, not … Continue reading →

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Tax Evasion and Inequality, Oct 6, 2017, 59 pp

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Marc

Tax Evasion and Inequality by Annette Alstadsaeter, Niels Johannesen and Gabriel Zucman (UC Berkeley), Oct 6, 2017, 59 pp https://gabriel-zucman.eu/files/AJZ2017.pdf 1 Introduction The size and distribution of tax evasion is a source of sustained interest and controversy among the public. … Continue reading →

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We won back net neutrality once and can do it again!

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Marc

We won back net neutrality once and can do it again! Children’s Health Insurance and Low Income Housing Tax Credits can be won back. Pell grants, WIC food assistance, SNAP, school lunches, The Legal Corporation, Medicaid and Medicare can be … Continue reading →

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What the State Can Do by Mariana Mazzucato and Karl Gaulhofer

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Marc

What State Can Do by Mariana Mazzucato and Karl Gaulhofer 8/6/2014 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/12/14/18805294.php The power of ideology is so great it easily creates a distorted perception of facts. In 2007, many people convinced themselves that the main cause of the financial … Continue reading →

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Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) by Olesya Kazantseva

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Marc

Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) by Olesya Kazantseva, 2015 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/12/06/18805126.php Closing tax havens, ending tax competition, and prohibiting profit-shifting are necessary for a fair tax system. The richest 1% in Pennsylvania could receive another $3 billion from Trump’s tax … Continue reading →

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