Category Archives: Economics

One Trillion Dollars! (bites pinky)

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Yaacov

If you’ve ever wondered what exactly one trillion dollars U.S. would look like, now’s your chance to find out.

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Harper, Dodge Disagree Over Economic Future

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Yaacov

The former Governor of the Bank of Canada disagrees with Stephen Harper’s rosy timeline for Canada’s economic recovery. Harper general rosiness about the financial crisis strikes me as strange. First, he said that we weren’t in the crisis, then he … Continue reading →

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Uh Oh.

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Yaacov

Bad news from the World Bank.

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Cantankerous Frank

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Yaacov

Check out this fantastic web comic. It’s called Cantankerous Frank and makes fun of our consumption society in general and the lack of wisdom around climate change in particular.

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The Bees Are Dying

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Yaacov

In 2008, many countries reported that between a third and half of their honeybee colonies died. Since a third of the world’s food relies on honeybees for pollination, this is not only a serious ecological problem, it’s a serious agricultural … Continue reading →

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