http://www.econwatch.com/ international economics and globalization]]> en 2012-02-04T17:07:23+00:00 http://www.econwatch.com/the_worth_of_the_rural_creative_economy_daily_yonder_keep_it_-archive.html [Daily Yonder - Keep It Rural] The Mississippi Arts Commission recently hosted regional creative economy summits to take it directly to the communities and let them know about resources available to them.  Most important, the concept of a creative economy is creating a buzz across the state and is generating excitement in small towns that now see new opportunities they may not have considered, new ways to generate, attract and keep jobs.

]]> Entry admin 2012-02-04T17:07:23+00:00 http://www.econwatch.com/first_read_did_obama_make_the_economy_worse_not_according_to_-archive.html [Newsvine - First Read - Articles] President Obama has leadership in his hand as he has directed, been instrumental and active in overseeing the taking out of Osama Bin Ladin, Atiyah abd al-Rahman, Anwar al-Awlaki(American Militant), and others including the removing of Moammar Khaddafy, while fighting off numerous Troubling Economic Antagonist­(TEA) party efforts to run other than jobs producing legislation through Congress! Adopting the idea of debt repudiation is not just a "Conservative" ideal but a world wide ideal, just like "Love of Country" not Exclusive to Republicans or TEA party-ers!

]]> Entry admin 2012-02-04T17:06:32+00:00 http://www.econwatch.com/nbc_politics_obama_to_speak_on_the_economy-archive.html [Newsvine - NBC Politics - Articles] He's expected to propose a new conservation program that would put veterans to work rebuilding trails, roads and levees on public lands. He's also expected to announce the administration will seek additional grant money for programs that allow local communities to hire more police officers and firefighters.

]]> Entry admin 2012-02-03T14:40:02+00:00 http://www.econwatch.com/the_speakeasy_economy-archive.html [The Daily Reckoning] Neuwirth himself is not a libertarian or a free market thinker in any sense. He is a reporter with a lefty bias ”” a genuine leftist who believes in exalting the contribution of the poor and the working classes to the social and economic order.

]]> Entry admin 2012-02-03T14:37:31+00:00 http://www.econwatch.com/vauxhall_wins_fuel_economy_shootout_with_62liter_vxr8-archive.html [Autoblog] By that standard, the VXR8 was a shocker: the vehicle is rated (on the European cycle) at 21 miles per gallon, but with Top Gear online editor Chris Mooney behind the wheel and Vauxhall's own Andrew Duerden coaching from the front passenger seat, they managed to squeeze out a much more pump-friendly 32.14 mpg – a remarkable 53-percent improvement.

]]> Entry admin 2011-10-12T19:08:13+00:00 http://www.econwatch.com/schumers_strategy_to_turn_the_ailing_economy_into_a_tea_party_-archive.html [Hot Air » Top Picks] UpChuck Schumer from deep-blue NY (which, incidentally, has a new Republican in the 9th House district) can always demonize the Tea Party at no risk to himself, but lots of his fellow Senate Democrats up for re-election in swing states are a lot more careful about listening to a sizeable chunk of their electorate called the Tea Party.

]]> Entry admin 2011-10-12T19:06:42+00:00 http://www.econwatch.com/romney_turns_again_to_the_economy_nytimescom-archive.html [The Caucus] Romney said of a similar bill passed by the legislature in Massachusetts. “Why in the world would we want taxpayers in the U.S. to be paying a tuition break, a tuition credit, for those who were here illegally?”

]]> Entry admin 2011-10-11T19:09:44+00:00 http://www.econwatch.com/tuesday_morning_post_kittenbased_economy_edition-archive.html [WoW Insider] function runOmni() { s_265.pfxID="wwo"; s_265.pageName="Tuesday Morning Post: Kitten-based economy edition"; s_265.server=""; s_265.channel="us.wowinsd"; s_265.pageType=""; s_265.linkInternalFilters="javascript:,"; s_265.prop1="article"; s_265.prop2="realm status";

]]> Entry admin 2011-10-11T19:08:35+00:00 http://www.econwatch.com/wasteland_diaries_playerrun_economy_massively-archive.html [Massively] I want to see a player-driven economy succeed in Fallen Earth. The more the devs take the game in the sandbox direction and away from the themepark, the happier I am.

]]> Entry admin 2011-10-08T17:07:33+00:00 http://www.econwatch.com/obama_is_demoralizing_the_economy_realclearpolitics-archive.html [RealClearPolitics - Homepage] And don’t forget: The Obama budget would raise the Bush tax rates for people making over $200,000, while the Obamacare budget would substantially increase payroll taxes that apply to investors. On top of that, the Obama budget would lower the value of numerous personal deductions.

]]> Entry admin 2011-10-08T17:05:22+00:00 http://www.econwatch.com/poll_perry_romney_better_than_obama_for_economy_cnn_political_-archive.html [CNN Political Ticker] Since Obama was elected, the Republicans in Congress have refused to work in the best interests of the American people and support the President's efforts to create economic recovery. They have fought him every step of the way and through deliberate inaction and reaction have made it difficult for him to get anything positive done.

]]> Entry admin 2011-10-07T14:38:35+00:00 http://www.econwatch.com/obama_slams_gop_for_playing_games_with_economy_jobs_thehill_-archive.html [Top News] The president did say he would be open to a proposal by Senate Democrats that would pay for the bill through a 5.6 percent surtax on millionaires, rather than the plan he put forth that would institute increased taxes on families making more than $250,000 annually and close oil-and-gas tax loopholes if the debt supercommittee was unable to find savings offsets.

]]> Entry admin 2011-10-07T14:37:43+00:00 http://www.econwatch.com/bernanke_economy_is_close_to_faltering_big_government-archive.html [Big Government] Stocks came off their morning lows after Bernanke inferred that the Fed could adopt additional stimulus measures in the coming months. The Dow Jones industrial average had fallen more than 200 points but recovered most of those losses to be down only 64 points at midday.

]]> Entry admin 2011-10-05T19:10:57+00:00 http://www.econwatch.com/bernanke_to_gop_stop_sabotaging_the_economy_mother_jones-archive.html [Kevin Drum Feed | Mother Jones] Another factor likely to weigh on the U.S. recovery is the increasing drag being exerted by the government sector. Notably, state and local governments continue to tighten their belts by cutting spending and employment in the face of ongoing budgetary pressures, while the future course of federal fiscal policies remains quite uncertain....

]]> Entry admin 2011-10-05T19:05:32+00:00 http://www.econwatch.com/gold_capped_the_wild_west_economy_of_the_patch_43_ptr-archive.html [WoW Insider] Obviously, there are plenty of differences, too -- the most notable being how WoW makes money out of thin air. Still, all considered, World of Warcraft makes a pretty interesting sandbox to see how markets will react to extraordinary circumstances.

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