Part 2 is even more interesting
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Washington’s Nightmare Comes True: The Russian-Chinese Strategic Partnership Goes Global (I) | Oriental Review
Posted: 2014/08/24 by Punkonomics (@dearbalak) in Links/Articles/VideoTags: China, globalization, multilateral, Russia
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Show #50: Globalization, #YesAllWomen, Male/White privilege, … CHAOS!?
Posted: 2014/05/30 by Punkonomics (@dearbalak) in PodcastsTags: #yesallwomen, feminism, globalization, gun controls, violence
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Topic starts with the global economy and the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) with guest Mitch Koebke (my student) and my son Felix. Then we will be joined by the rest of my family (Charlotte and Thalia) and a friend of Thalia’s (Sophia) to discuss growing up a female these days and male/white privilege #yesallwomen
Oh yeah: our 2 dogs will be there too! All that’s missing then is our 3 cats and snake.
https://punkonomics.org/2013/11/05/17-deplorable-examples-of-white-privilege/
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Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP): another major way we are getting F@#$%*!
Posted: 2014/05/27 by Punkonomics (@dearbalak) in Links/Articles/VideoTags: capitalism, fraud, globalization, TPP, trade, Trans-pacific Partnership
“I have heard the argument that transparency would undermine the Trade Representative’s policy to complete the trade agreement because public opposition would be significant,” Warren explained. “In other words, if people knew what was going on, they would stop it. This argument is exactly backwards. If transparency would lead to widespread public opposition to a trade agreement, then that trade agreement should not be the policy of the United States.” Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
What is she talking about?
Some links:
- Left: http://www.alternet.org/world/5-reasons-transpacific-partnership-fast-track-must-be-stopped
- Right: http://reason.com/archives/2013/11/16/the-tpp-obamas-dangerous-international-d
- “outsider” POV: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/19/warren-on-trans-pacific-partnership-if-people-knew-what-was-going-on-they-would-stop-it/\
- “insider” POV: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/12/11/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-trans-pacific-partnership/
- “revolving door” business as usual: http://billmoyers.com/2014/02/20/obama-admin%E2%80%99s-tpp-trade-officials-received-hefty-bonuses-from-big-banks/
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Yves Smith and Dean Baker on Bill Moyer: http://billmoyers.com/segment/yves-smith-and-dean-baker-on-secrets-in-trade/
- collection of relevant media from Democracy Now: http://www.democracynow.org/topics/trans_pacific_partnership
- In-depth:
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