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[The Marxist-Leninist] Zimbabwe after 30 years of independence: Indigenization & gender ...: According to the article, Minister Kasukuwere stated that the government had made progress in the areas of social issues, including health and education since independence in 1980 but had achieved little in the area of participation and ownership in the mainstream economy. The official noted that Western-initiated sanctions were still negatively impacting the country because the economy was foreign-run and dominated.

[zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero] Stephen Roach "Unlike The US Which Lets Bubbles Get Out Of Hand ...: Looking deeper, two researchers Reg Watson and Daniel Pauly from U of British Columbia, found that China was reporting catches that were most likely DOUBLE what was biologically possible - The reason, officials get promoted only if catches increase - so production miraculously increases! [this info is from the book, "The End of The Line" about overfishing]. 

[Home Based Businesses] Crisis in World Economy and the Proposed New Model for Sustainable ...: Even in USA people are facing dark side of capitalism when blue collar Americans have been losing jobs because of outsourcing and off shoring in the mask of progress for real intention of more profit.  What is the social damage? Skills for manufacturing a certain product developed over the years are getting lost in the society.  Capitalist countries use capitalist ideals as a matter of convenience.  When Government owns hospitals, libraries, transportation systems, utilities, army, Navy, Air Force, forests and national perks- yet, who would call these institutions examples of socialism?  Socialism means a government in which the people collectively own and democratically operate the industries and social services through an economic democracy by ending the waste, duplication and inefficiency of capitalist industries.

[North Korean Economy Watch] North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » Money in Socialist ...: Interestingly, rumors about his health and about succession have coincided with the harsher parts of the North Korean campaign to return to orthodox “our-style” socialism, including the second Ch’ŏllima movement, the currency reforms, and the subsequent attempted closure of markets. One often heard interpretation is that he stands behind these moves in order to prepare the ground for a transfer of power to his youngest son Kim Jong-eun.

[Socialist Voice] Socialist Voice » Cuba: Strides Towards Sustainability: The 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution should be celebrated, not as a historical event, but as a living example, with increasing relevance, that it is possible to live with dignity, and sustainably, outside of the capitalist profit motive, with human welfare and the environment at the centre of development. It is a lesson we must learn urgently because, in the words of Fidel Castro at his speech at the Earth Summit in 1992, “Tomorrow will be too late…”

[Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal - International Journal of Socialist Renewal] Women's rights, population and climate change: The debate ...: Brian O’Neill, who also has an article in your book, is one of the very few climate scientists who has actually studied correlations between population size and greenhouse gas emissions. He concludes that “slowing population growth could make a contribution to solving the climate-change problem,” but he carefully qualifies even that limited conclusion.

[The Irish Economy] The Irish Economy » Blog Archive » Proposals for a European ...: Strauss-Kahn, a former French finance minister and possible Socialist candidate for the French presidency, has pushed through changes that allow the IMF to lend without conditions in some circumstances, and to give greater priority to protecting social safety nets. He has also moved the Fund away from its obsession with fiscal austerity measures (a big mistake””with traumatic consequences””in Indonesia and South Korea in 1997).

[Barnesville.com] Silent, empty plants - Barnesville.com: We could make up the difference in lost revenue from taxes on the factories and the workers salaries from tariffs on those products. It will not affect the company's competitiveness overseas, but if they want to continue to sale their product here without regard to the overall welfare of our country, then we should get the lost revenue back by putting high tariffs on their products (and only their products).

[Mises Economics Blog] Does Capitalism Make Us More Materialistic? ”” Mises Economics Blog: Even the failed socialist examples they often choose came about originally as a response or solution to a failed capitalist system. Most of the failed systems people point to are often the result of the inadequacies ot the individuals in positions of power and control not the perceived inherent failures of the ideologies driving the system.

[The Rates Blog] Blogging On Interest Rates, Economics & Business in New Zealand: the big Q is when do we arrive at that balance point this year or by 2012….and the only other big Q is will Iraq be ready by then to fill the gap that eventuates….if it does we might be lucky and get a 5~8 years of a almost flat plateau, giving us time to adapt somewhat if not….ikky.

[Mises Economics Blog] Intellectual Property and the Structure of Human Action ”” Mises ...: The difference regarding the nature of the product is important in some senses but not important regarding rights. Otherwise you can also categorize material goods, which have different natures and give them different rights.

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