Why does anyone listen to Jeffrey Sachs?
Jeffrey Sachs attacks vulgar crude Keynesianism, arguing that it consists of four simplistic elements. Numerous people are pointing out that those four elements misrepresent the entirety of those...
View ArticleFukushima Nuclear Crisis Far From Over: Continuous Leaking of Radioactive...
After visiting Fukushima a year ago, Senator Ron Wyden warned that the situation was worse than reported … and urged Japan to accept international help to stabilize dangerous spent fuel pools. … Read More
View ArticleOil companies begin ‘fracking’ in China’s most dangerous earthquake zone
Royal Dutch Shell Plc and China National Petroleum have started 'fracking' operations in the province. China hopes to boost annual shale gas production to 6.5 billion cubic meters by 2015, and...
View ArticleRussia treats G20 as process, not single event
Russia, which chairs the group of the world’s major economies in 2013, will host the meeting of the G20 head of governments on September 5-6. Storchak believes that Russia’s partners are satisfied...
View ArticleIMF head: High unemployment and poor investment – key economic burdens
“Clearly the focus of the Russian presidency are jobs and growth and long-term financing,” the IMF head said talking to Business RT at the G20 summit. “Sustainable growth, combined with appropriately...
View Article‘Up to 146 million risk poverty if EU’s austerity drags on’
If the damage being inflicted by the European Union’s austerity measures is not reversed, the number of people trapped in poverty will increase by up to 25 million people. If that is the case, Europe...
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