Tag Archives: inequality

Media: Neoliberal corporate propaganda or just sloppy journalism ?

Posted on June 18, 2015 by admin

One of the features of the Reagan/Thatcher neoliberal revolution over the last 30 plus years – in New Zealand called Rogernomics – is growing inequality. The rich are getting richer at the expense of the poor getting poorer. This is expressed in … Continue reading →

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Moving deck chairs on the Titanic while the band is playing

Posted on May 22, 2015 by admin

My ‘post-budget’ blog is off to a slow start. Listening to the commentariat constipates the mind. This is of course intentional. We are not to be enlightened but rather confused and distracted from the big picture. One little morsel to … Continue reading →

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Old Snake Oil Merchants driven out of Town ?

Posted on October 23, 2014 by admin

Brian Fallow in the 23 Oct Herald alerts us to a change in economic debate with the publication of the The Piketty Phenomenon a collection of essays dealing with the groundbreaking work of the French economist’s Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century. “His careful … Continue reading →

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