This documentary, produced by Mark Birnbaum and Jim Schermbeck, was about how the Republican Majority leader of the state of Texas attempted to sell out Congress. “The majority leader is a partisan position in a legislative body”[1]. Tom Delay took advantage of this position to do what he pleased. The first thing he did was […]
Entries Tagged as 'Neoliberalism'
Event/Film: The Big Buy
April 25th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: EVENTS · FIRE101 · Neoliberalism · United States
Harvard MBAs - Naked Capitalism
April 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment
This is from a blog called “naked capitalism” - my friend sent me this link because I always make fun of her for wanting to be an economist… pretty much for the sorts of reasons that this study shows…. It couldn’t be a more perfect example of the ‘professionalism’ we read about in class. Can’t […]
Tags: EDUCATION · EMPLOYMENT · Neoliberalism
Buried Seed Vault Opens in Arctic
February 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Global Seed Bank
This times article is about a new global seed bank opening in Norway. This is an interesting dimension of food politics to explore. Is it a form of privatisation? Or is it actually a reaction to privatisation? Is it state-led enclosure? Commodification? Centralsiation of seed-capital? Or is it a public service to humanity? […]
Tags: ECOLOGY · Globalization · JesseG · Neoliberalism · Privatization
Faiza Iqbal
February 4th, 2008 · No Comments
Hi Class:
Welcome all to sociology 3151! I am a full-time student and legal secretary currently working with Mendes & Mount LLP. In my spare time (which is almost never) I like to play volleyball, be around my family and friends, play games, etc. I also enjoy fine dining, engaging myself into new activities (such as: […]
Tags: INTRODUCTIONS · Neoliberalism
Davos2008 - so is this a paradigm shift?
January 31st, 2008 · No Comments
URL: http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/22/business/dprotect.php
International Herald Tribune
On the cusp of economic history
By Katrin Bennhold
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
DAVOS, Switzerland: Is economic history about to change course? Among the chieftains of politics and industry gathering in Davos for the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, a consensus appears to be building that the capitalist system is in for one of […]
Tags: Globalization · JesseG · Neoliberalism · Recession
Putting the U.S. Economic Crisis in Perspective
January 31st, 2008 · No Comments
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin …. No. 80 …. January 31, 2008
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Putting the U.S. Economic Crisis in Perspective
Leo Panitch
It is time to take stock. The centrality of the American economy to the
capitalist world — which now literally does encompass the whole world –
has spread the financial […]
Tags: Finance · Globalization · JesseG · Neoliberalism · Recession · United States
