Monthly Archives: March 2018

As Trump consolidates his power, the history of 1930s Germany repeats itself

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Marc

As Trump consolidates his power, the history of 1930s Germany repeats itself by Sascha Abramsky, The Sacramanento Bee March 18, 2018, http://www.sacbee.com/article205750864.html In a 2005 essay, “In Defense of History,” published in the Guardian newspaper, the historian Eric Hobsbawm wrote … Continue reading →

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The Struggle against Aggressive Tax Avoidance

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Marc

The Struggle against Aggressive Tax Avoidance by Karl-Martin Hentschel (2016) and Christopher Berker (2008) https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/03/27/18807926.php Experts estimate that a fifth of world wealth is hidden from the tax authorities of states and considerable parts of international corporate profits are not … Continue reading →

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Unemployment and New Ways by Jessica von Haeseler

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Marc

Unemployment and New Ways by Jessica von Haeseler https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/03/26/18807867.php The rise of unemployment worldwide has reached unparalleled dimensions. In 1999, 700 million were affected. The neoliberal economic theory promotes the prosperity of the rich, not society as a whole. Profit … Continue reading →

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The end of the Trump era approaches with every day!

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Marc

The end of the Trump era approaches with every day! The Trump era is an era when there are no debates, arguments, and hearings on the tax bill, when special interests run riot and private jet owners get tax cuts … Continue reading →

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5 Questions on Tax Justice by Elisabeth Massute, Oxfam

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Marc

https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/03/21/18807581.phpto read Elisabeth Massute’s 2017 article, click on https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/03/21/18807581.php Tax justice must be created and tax avoidance stopped to fight inequality and poverty. Apple paid 0.0005% tax on its profits in Ireland – merely 50 euros on a million euros. … Continue reading →

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Trump – Hard as Steel by Tomasz Konicz

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Marc

Trump – Hard as Steel by Tomasz Konicz, March 3, 2018 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/03/19/18807512.php America’s right-wing populist president Donald Trump seems resolved to permanently reduce the enormous American trade deficit through penal duties – at the expense of the export-fixated German political … Continue reading →

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“Crash on the Horizon” by Stephan Schulmeister

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Marc

“Crash on the Horizon” by Stephan Schulmeister, Freitag 08/ 2018 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/03/16/18807447.php The systemic reasons for the crisis are more important than a sudden fall in prices. Stocks are held on average 22 seconds, not 6 months or ten years. Real-capitalism … Continue reading →

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Crisis 2.0: A Policy for the 99% by Hans Baumann

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Marc

Crisis 2.0: A Policy for the 99% by Hans Baumann, Beat Ringer, Hans Schappi and Johannes Wickli, 2011 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/03/14/18807372.phpThe capital surpluses are a constant source of speculative waves and manoevers regarding securities and currencies..The crisis of state finances is mainly … Continue reading →

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Taxes and human rights by the Tax Justice Network

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Marc

Taxes and human rights by the Tax Justice Network, 2013 http://www.l4bb.org/reports/taxes_human_rights.pdf Home 1. The state should represent the public interest and yet has become the “errand boy of the banks” (Bill Moyers). 2. The social contract means protecting and strengthening … Continue reading →

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Lori Wallach and Michael Hudson Debate Trump’s Plan to Impose Steel & Aluminum Tariffs, 37 min

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Marc

Lori Wallach and Michael Hudson Debate Trump’s Plan to Impose Steel & Aluminum Tariffs DemocracyNow.org, March 8, 2018, 37 min https://www.democracynow.org/2018/3/6/lori_wallach_and_michael_hudson_debate Video: How Democracies Die, 1 hr 12 min, 1/31/18 https://www.c-span.org/video/?440037-1/how-democracies-die Civil society and people-power counter abusive power! Don’t let … Continue reading →

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