Noam Chomsky: The U.S. and Its Allies Will Do Anything to Prevent Democracy in the Arab World MrWonkish 2024-10-22 | Noam Chomsky: The U.S. and Its Allies Will Do Anything to Prevent Democracy in the Arab World
Tax Havens and Austerity / Belastingparadijzen en bezuinigingen MrWonkish 2013-03-26 | Tax Havens and Austerity / Belastingparadijzen en bezuinigingen
Meteorite crash in Russia: UFO fears spark panic in the Urals (VIDEO, PHOTOS) MrWonkish 2013-02-15 | Meteorite crash in Russia: UFO fears spark panic in the Urals (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
MUTE: the visualization of an economic rape (Yiannis Biliris) MrWonkish 2013-01-18 | MUTE: the visualization of an economic rape (Yiannis Biliris)
Paul Verhaeghe - Identiteit- MrWonkish 2013-01-04 | 16215654-Identiteit-Paul-VerhaegheKlinisch psycholoog en psychoanalyticus Paul Verheaghe onderzoekt in zijn nieuwe boek op een doordachte wijze de effecten van dertig jaar neoliberalisme en haar organisatie van arbeid en maatschappij op onze identiteit. Verhaeghe stelt dat er geen wezenlijke menselijke identiteit is; wie wij worden hangt grotendeels af van onze omgeving. Identiteit is dus steeds een product, een constructie op grond van een wisselwerking tussen degene die de identiteit draagt en de ruimere omgeving. Daarnaast is de mens volgens Verhaeghe van nature goed, het is de postmoderne maatschappij die ons slecht maakt.
Ha-Joon Chang: growth in developing world shouldnt overexcite people MrWonkish 2012-12-23 | Ha-Joon Chang: growth in developing world shouldn't overexcite people
Noam Chomsky on Terrorism (Four Horseman fragment) MrWonkish 2012-10-18 | Noam CHomsky on Terrorism (Four Horseman fragment)
Barry Eichengreen: The Global Financial Crisis 03 MrWonkish 2012-09-04 | The Global Financial Crisis: Currencies and Future Scenarios
Barry Eichengreen: The Global Financial Crisis 02 MrWonkish 2012-09-04 | The Global Financial Crisis: Currencies and Future Scenarios
Barry Eichengreen: The Global Financial Crisis 01 MrWonkish 2012-09-04 | The Global Financial Crisis: Currencies and Future Scenarios
Barry Eichengreen: The Global Financial Crisis 04 MrWonkish 2012-09-04 | The Global Financial Crisis: Currencies and Future Scenarios
Slavoi Zizek over de kracht van ideologie MrWonkish 2012-05-13 | Slavoi Zizek over de kracht van ideologie
Gelijkheid beter voor iedereen (Richard Wilkinson & Kate Picket) MrWonkish 2012-05-07 | Gelijkheid beter voor iedereen (Richard Wilkinson & Kate Picket)
James Gilligan over armoede MrWonkish 2012-05-07 | Stukje uit documentaire Vrijheid, Gelijkheid, BroederschapLiberté, égalité, fraternité: het beroemde motto dat de lijfspreuk van Frankrijk vormt. De leus werd geïntroduceerd tijdens de Franse Revolutie (eind 18e eeuw) en sinds die tijd worden debatten gevoerd over de betekenis en de bruikbaarheid van de drie termen. Op 18, 19 en 20 april zendt de VARA een documentaire-drieluik uit, waarin de vraag wordt gesteld of het aloude ideaal van vrijheid, gelijkheid en broederschap in de 21e eeuw nog relevant voor ons is. Komt ons denken over de drie begrippen nog overeen met wat we er inmiddels aan wetenschappelijke kennis over hebben?http://www.mrwonkish.nl
Yanis Varoufakis over de laatste Griekse bailout MrWonkish 2012-02-11 | Yanis Varoufakis over de laatste Griekse bailout
Deleveraging and Growth: is the developed world following Japans long and winding road? 5/6 MrWonkish 2012-01-13 | Deleveraging and Growth: is the developed world following Japan's long and winding road? 5/6
Deleveraging and Growth: is the developed world following Japans long and winding road? 6/6 MrWonkish 2012-01-13 | Deleveraging and Growth: is the developed world following Japan's long and winding road? 6/6
Deleveraging and Growth: is the developed world following Japans long and winding road? 4/6 MrWonkish 2012-01-13 | Deleveraging and Growth: is the developed world following Japan's long and winding road? 4/6
Deleveraging and Growth: is the developed world following Japans long and winding road? 3/6 MrWonkish 2012-01-13 | Deleveraging and Growth: is the developed world following Japan's long and winding road? 3/6
Deleveraging and Growth: is the developed world following Japans long and winding road? 2/6 MrWonkish 2012-01-13 | Deleveraging and Growth: is the developed world following Japan's long and winding road? 2/6
Deleveraging and Growth: is the developed world following Japans long and winding road? 1/6 MrWonkish 2012-01-13 | Deleveraging and Growth: is the developed world following Japan's long and winding road? 1/6
David Harvey: The End of Capitalism? 6/6 MrWonkish 2011-12-10 | David Harvey graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1961 with a PhD in geography. Widely influential, he is among the top 20 most cited authors in the humanities. He is also the world's most cited academic geographer and the author of many books and essays influential in the development of modern geography as a discipline. His work has contributed to broad social and political debate, and he is credited with helping to resurrect social class and Marxist methods as serious methodological tools in the critique of global capitalism, particularly its neoliberal form.In his early books Social Justice and the City (1973) and The Limits to Capital (1982), Harvey brought geography together with political economy to offer a predominantly Marxist account of historical development. In The Condition of Postmodernity (1989), he refined this account by integrating a far more developed cultural analysis, producing a new and highly influential account of contemporary society. He argued that postmodernism is essentially the cultural expression of a transformation in the dominant form of organization of capitalism: no longer Fordist and state regulated, but highly flexible and mobile; no longer concentrated around the urban centers of industrialized nations, but spatially dispersed to suburban peripheries and underdeveloped countries. This Marxist theory of postmodernism put Harvey at odds with most other theorists, who emphasized its aesthetic and culturally autonomous dimensionPenn Humanities Forumwww.davidharvey.org
David Harvey: The End of Capitalism? 5/6 MrWonkish 2011-12-10 | David Harvey graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1961 with a PhD in geography. Widely influential, he is among the top 20 most cited authors in the humanities. He is also the world's most cited academic geographer and the author of many books and essays influential in the development of modern geography as a discipline. His work has contributed to broad social and political debate, and he is credited with helping to resurrect social class and Marxist methods as serious methodological tools in the critique of global capitalism, particularly its neoliberal form.In his early books Social Justice and the City (1973) and The Limits to Capital (1982), Harvey brought geography together with political economy to offer a predominantly Marxist account of historical development. In The Condition of Postmodernity (1989), he refined this account by integrating a far more developed cultural analysis, producing a new and highly influential account of contemporary society. He argued that postmodernism is essentially the cultural expression of a transformation in the dominant form of organization of capitalism: no longer Fordist and state regulated, but highly flexible and mobile; no longer concentrated around the urban centers of industrialized nations, but spatially dispersed to suburban peripheries and underdeveloped countries. This Marxist theory of postmodernism put Harvey at odds with most other theorists, who emphasized its aesthetic and culturally autonomous dimensionPenn Humanities Forumwww.davidharvey.org
David Harvey: The End of Capitalism? 3/6 MrWonkish 2011-12-10 | David Harvey graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1961 with a PhD in geography. Widely influential, he is among the top 20 most cited authors in the humanities. He is also the world's most cited academic geographer and the author of many books and essays influential in the development of modern geography as a discipline. His work has contributed to broad social and political debate, and he is credited with helping to resurrect social class and Marxist methods as serious methodological tools in the critique of global capitalism, particularly its neoliberal form.In his early books Social Justice and the City (1973) and The Limits to Capital (1982), Harvey brought geography together with political economy to offer a predominantly Marxist account of historical development. In The Condition of Postmodernity (1989), he refined this account by integrating a far more developed cultural analysis, producing a new and highly influential account of contemporary society. He argued that postmodernism is essentially the cultural expression of a transformation in the dominant form of organization of capitalism: no longer Fordist and state regulated, but highly flexible and mobile; no longer concentrated around the urban centers of industrialized nations, but spatially dispersed to suburban peripheries and underdeveloped countries. This Marxist theory of postmodernism put Harvey at odds with most other theorists, who emphasized its aesthetic and culturally autonomous dimensionwww.davidharvey.org
David Harvey: The End of Capitalism? 4/6 MrWonkish 2011-12-10 | David Harvey graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1961 with a PhD in geography. Widely influential, he is among the top 20 most cited authors in the humanities. He is also the world's most cited academic geographer and the author of many books and essays influential in the development of modern geography as a discipline. His work has contributed to broad social and political debate, and he is credited with helping to resurrect social class and Marxist methods as serious methodological tools in the critique of global capitalism, particularly its neoliberal form.In his early books Social Justice and the City (1973) and The Limits to Capital (1982), Harvey brought geography together with political economy to offer a predominantly Marxist account of historical development. In The Condition of Postmodernity (1989), he refined this account by integrating a far more developed cultural analysis, producing a new and highly influential account of contemporary society. He argued that postmodernism is essentially the cultural expression of a transformation in the dominant form of organization of capitalism: no longer Fordist and state regulated, but highly flexible and mobile; no longer concentrated around the urban centers of industrialized nations, but spatially dispersed to suburban peripheries and underdeveloped countries. This Marxist theory of postmodernism put Harvey at odds with most other theorists, who emphasized its aesthetic and culturally autonomous dimensionwww.davidharvey.org
David Harvey: The End of Capitalism? 2/6 MrWonkish 2011-12-10 | David Harvey graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1961 with a PhD in geography. Widely influential, he is among the top 20 most cited authors in the humanities. He is also the world's most cited academic geographer and the author of many books and essays influential in the development of modern geography as a discipline. His work has contributed to broad social and political debate, and he is credited with helping to resurrect social class and Marxist methods as serious methodological tools in the critique of global capitalism, particularly its neoliberal form.In his early books Social Justice and the City (1973) and The Limits to Capital (1982), Harvey brought geography together with political economy to offer a predominantly Marxist account of historical development. In The Condition of Postmodernity (1989), he refined this account by integrating a far more developed cultural analysis, producing a new and highly influential account of contemporary society. He argued that postmodernism is essentially the cultural expression of a transformation in the dominant form of organization of capitalism: no longer Fordist and state regulated, but highly flexible and mobile; no longer concentrated around the urban centers of industrialized nations, but spatially dispersed to suburban peripheries and underdeveloped countries. This Marxist theory of postmodernism put Harvey at odds with most other theorists, who emphasized its aesthetic and culturally autonomous dimensionwww.davidharvey.org
David Harvey: The End of Capitalism? 1/6 MrWonkish 2011-12-10 | David Harvey graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1961 with a PhD in geography. Widely influential, he is among the top 20 most cited authors in the humanities. He is also the world's most cited academic geographer and the author of many books and essays influential in the development of modern geography as a discipline. His work has contributed to broad social and political debate, and he is credited with helping to resurrect social class and Marxist methods as serious methodological tools in the critique of global capitalism, particularly its neoliberal form.In his early books Social Justice and the City (1973) and The Limits to Capital (1982), Harvey brought geography together with political economy to offer a predominantly Marxist account of historical development. In The Condition of Postmodernity (1989), he refined this account by integrating a far more developed cultural analysis, producing a new and highly influential account of contemporary society. He argued that postmodernism is essentially the cultural expression of a transformation in the dominant form of organization of capitalism: no longer Fordist and state regulated, but highly flexible and mobile; no longer concentrated around the urban centers of industrialized nations, but spatially dispersed to suburban peripheries and underdeveloped countries. This Marxist theory of postmodernism put Harvey at odds with most other theorists, who emphasized its aesthetic and culturally autonomous dimensionwww.davidharvey.org
De Amerikaanse Droom. Wij zijn de 99% MrWonkish 2011-11-17 | De Amerikaanse Droom. Wij zijn de 99% Occupyamsterdam, occupynijmegen,occupytilburg,occupywallstreet
Frans Weisglas over de heilige huisjes van de VVD (buitenhof) MrWonkish 2011-11-13 | Frans Weisglas over de heilige huisjes van de VVD (buitenhof) - hypotheekrenteaftrek - gedoogpartner PVV - Mark Rutte - woningmarkt - ontwikkelingshulp - Europa http://www.mrwonkish.nl/hans-weisglas-over-de-heilige-huisjes-van-de-vvd-buitenhof
Mrwonkish & Max_Entropy @ Occupyamsterdam 15 Oktober Beursplein Amsterdam MrWonkish 2011-10-15 | Mrwonkish & Max_Entropy @ Occupyamsterdam 15 Oktober Beursplein Amsterdam
De tsunami van islamisering is vooral een tsunami aan leugens MrWonkish 2011-07-31 | De Tsunami van islamisering is vooral een tsunami aan leugens en vooral een vehikel voor de PVV om angst te zaaien, onderbuiken te voeden en kiezers te winnen. Wie gelooft in de leugens van Wilders is rijp voor een kritische zelfreflectie, al denk ik dat dat teveel moeite is. Geloven in Wilders is een uiting van onvermogen.
Live Update: From Jewish Holocaust Survivor on U.S. Ship in Gaza Flotilla MrWonkish 2011-06-30 | Democracy Now! producer Aaron Mate and 86-year-old Jewish Holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein are on the U.S. ship, "The Audacity of Hope," as it sits moored in an Athens port, draped in American flags, waiting to set sail for Gaza, joining nine other ships in a humanitarian flotilla to challenge the Israeli naval blockade of Palestine. Asked why she is attempting to go to Gaza, Epstein says, "If I can go anywhere in the world, why not to Gaza? Because the Israelis do not want me to go there? That is not a good reason for me not to go."
Banken doen massaal afstand (lees socialiseren ) van Griekse staatsleningen MrWonkish 2011-06-15 | Banken doen massaal afstand (lees socialiseren ) van Griekse staatsleningenDe grote Nederlandse banken hebben hun verliezen op Griekenland al genomen. Massaal hebben ze afstand gedaan van hun Griekse staatsleningen. En daar waar de leningen afliepen, kochten de banken sinpelweg geen nieuwe. Vorig jaar juli had ING nog voor 2,4 miljard euro aan Griekse staatsleningen in de boeken. Dat is nu 1,4 miljard. Rabobank ging van 500 miljoen naar 200 miljoen en SNS van 100 naar 47 miljoen. Pensioenfondsen en verzekeraars, zoals Aegon, deden hetzelfde. Aegon zegt nu nog nauwelijks risico te lopen.
De Salamitactiek van Jan Kees de Jager - Griekenland - (2010) MrWonkish 2011-06-07 | De Salamitactiek van Jan Kees de Jager - Griekenland - (2010)
Tot onze nek toe in de PIGS, met dank aan de Nederlandse banken MrWonkish 2011-06-07 | Tot onze oren in de PIGS, met dank aan de Nederlandse banken Rabobank, ING, Fortis en SNS bank bedankt!!
Spains protesters defy government ban MrWonkish 2011-05-21 | In the run up to local elections on Sunday, witnesses have estimated that at least 20,000 people were on Madrid's main square, despite a law prohibiting political events on the eve of elections.The ban, which came into effect at midnight, has been upheld by the supreme and constitutional courts."I'm protesting because I've got no job future in Spain even though I've finished my degree in tourism," said 25-year old Inma Moreno on Madrid's Puerta del Sol plaza."This should make the political classes aware that something is not right."On Friday, some among the young protesters, dubbed "los indignados" ("the indignant"), told the Reuters news agency that they feared the police would forcibly disperse the demonstrators.But the ruling Socialists, who face heavy losses on Sunday, signalled that police would not enforce the ban. "To resolve one problem the police shouldn't create another problem," interior minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba told reporters.Prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, who has failed to contain the highest unemployment in the European Union at 21.3 per cent, said he respected the protesters.Analysts said that police action against the peaceful demonstrations would be disastrous for the Socialists.Challenging timesThe protesters have departed from years of patience over government austerity measures and a youth unemployment rate of about 45 per cent, making their voices heard before the polls.They have called on people not to vote on Sunday for the two main parties, the Socialists and the centre-right opposition Popular Party. Spaniards elect 8,116 city councils and 13 out of 17 regional governments on Sunday.Spain pulled out of recession at the start of last year, but the economy has failed to gain serious momentum and unemployment has spiralled higher.The protests have resonated through Spaniards of all ages, including those who remember unrest which swept much of Europe more than 40 years ago."I saw the protests in May '68, and this is a similar movement, of the youth that had to come out on the streets," said Javier Gutierrez, an engineer accompanied by his wife who was making an early exit to get into work the next day.But despite attracting huge media attention, analysts said the protests would not change the outcome of Sunday's elections, when voters will punish the Socialists over their handling of the economic crisis, according to a prominent pollster.
Frits Bolkestein vliegt met 130 uit de bocht bij Nieuwsuur (Verbod Ritueel slachten = antisemitisme) MrWonkish 2011-05-21 | Frits BolkesteinMaar ook de VVD in Amsterdam is intern sterk verdeeld en er voorlopig nog niet uit. VVD-prominent Frits Bolkestein voert het verzet tegen een verbod aan.Aan de vooravond van het VVD-congres doet Frits Bolkestein daarom een felle oproep aan de partij om geen verbod te eisen op ritueel slachten. "Het gaat mij vooral om de aloude traditie van het koshere slachten van het joodse volk in Nederland, en dat wil ik beschermen
De SP-fractie loopt weg na de opmerking van PVV-leider Wilders over de PvdA MrWonkish 2011-05-19 | De SP-fractie loopt weg na de opmerking van PVV-leider Wilders over de PvdA
How does the new Economic reality look like? 5/5 (Nouriel Roubini) MrWonkish 2011-05-16 | The notion of a "new normal" is premature given the fragility of the global economy, but the elements of a new economic reality appear to now be in place.In partnership with the World Economic Forum, Time magazine hosts this debate focusing on the elements of the new economic reality.Moderated byMichael J. ElliottPanellistsAzim Premji, Nouriel Roubini, Sir Martin Sorrell, James S. Turley, Min Zhu
How does the new Economic reality look like? 4/5 (Nouriel Roubini) MrWonkish 2011-05-16 | The notion of a "new normal" is premature given the fragility of the global economy, but the elements of a new economic reality appear to now be in place.In partnership with the World Economic Forum, Time magazine hosts this debate focusing on the elements of the new economic reality.Moderated byMichael J. ElliottPanellistsAzim Premji, Nouriel Roubini, Sir Martin Sorrell, James S. Turley, Min Zhu
How does the new Economic reality look like? 3/5 (Nouriel Roubini) MrWonkish 2011-05-16 | The notion of a "new normal" is premature given the fragility of the global economy, but the elements of a new economic reality appear to now be in place.In partnership with the World Economic Forum, Time magazine hosts this debate focusing on the elements of the new economic reality.Moderated byMichael J. ElliottPanellistsAzim Premji, Nouriel Roubini, Sir Martin Sorrell, James S. Turley, Min Zhu
How does the new Economic reality look like? 2/5 (Nouriel Roubini) MrWonkish 2011-05-16 | The notion of a "new normal" is premature given the fragility of the global economy, but the elements of a new economic reality appear to now be in place.In partnership with the World Economic Forum, Time magazine hosts this debate focusing on the elements of the new economic reality.Moderated byMichael J. ElliottPanellistsAzim Premji, Nouriel Roubini, Sir Martin Sorrell, James S. Turley, Min Zhu
