The Structural Nuts and Bolts of The Great Leveling, Revisited
Region: United StatesSome 13 months ago I first posited an oncoming phenomenon I identified as The Great Leveling -- which referred to a four-to-six-year-long series of crises in America and abroad that were all tied to addiction, and featured... more
Views: 1436Wounded Trust, Lost Revenues
Region: United StatesAmerican Big Business faces a terrible backlash: its arrogance is showing. The major issue with the consumer is trust. It’s been lost … it won’t be easily won back -- and it’ll likely get... more
Views: 1325Op-Ed: Obama, Please Drop Stimulus Packages
Region: United StatesAccording to press reports -- and even recent suggestions by President Elect Barack Obama, now less than three weeks before Christmas 2008, and precisely one month before he takes the Oath of Office -- the astute, well-mea... more
Views: 1282A Note to Capitalism's Economists: It's all About the Consumer -- Period
Region: New MexicoIt’s not as if we don’t get our fair share of warnings -- as in, these Billy Joel lyrics from last century: “… Every child had a pretty good shot … to get at least as far as their old man go... more
Views: 1576Navigating Through the Invisibility of the Stricken
Region: New MexicoRemember how so few Americans responded to New Orleans’ residents in their honest-to-gosh hours (and hours, and hours) of need after Katrina? Well, that look-the-other-way behavior haunts this nation still as America... more
Views: 1289On the Catastrophic Consequences of Embracing Ignorance, Insulation and Falsehoods
Region: New MexicoOne would think that the most important thing on Earth these days would be to always strive to speak the truth … even if we’d tried and failed, for whatever the reasons -- we’re o... more
Views: 1538The Great Leveling, Phase 1
Region: New MexicoThe guy interviewed on NPR this day said that once our “credit crunch” is resolved in America, people will race out and buy homes. He’s wrong, as are economists who believe this. Rapidly increasing ... more
Views: 1623Profits in Collapse: the Detmer Curve
Region: New MexicoIt’s been an observable phenomenon dating back to the middle 80s: the less money you receive in salary while all other prices go up around you, the less money you have to spend as a consumer -- duh. Thus, the Detmer ... more
Views: 1526Being Independent and Introverted Can Work to Your Advantage
Region: United States
In most cultures, people tend to group together and feel lonely if left on their own. Not everyone follows this gregarious way of life, though. Throughout the years, famous artists like Monet, Gaugin and others have found ... more
Views: 4230How to shower love and affection on your child even while rushing: A Parent’s Guide to Child Care
Region: IndiaA Parent’s Guide to Child Care Author: Dr. Suresh Keshan URL: http://www.pustakmahal.com/book/book/bid,,8261D/index.html When both, mother and father, have to rush to their work places, how to take ca... more
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