economics

Movie Monthly: Inside Job

Submitted by RA on Thu, 10/28/2010 - 12:22

The face of the financial crisis has taken many forms, from people lining up outside banks desperate to get at their savings, to the dilapidation of newly built suburban homes that have been foreclosed on. Inside Job, a punch-packing documentary by San Francisco based Charles Ferguson, the director who previously picked through the wreckage of US Iraq policy in No End In Sight, goes straight to the top.

Vancouver Most Expensive Ski Destination

Submitted by RA on Sat, 01/23/2010 - 20:09

Think the cost of living in Vancouver is getting expensive? You're not the only one. A recent survey of ski destinations worldwide for UK-based Virgin Money Travel Insurance recommended: "Skiers should give Vancouver a swerve if they want to stay in the black as the Canadian city is the most expensive destination."

Copenhagen climate change conference: 'Fourteen days to seal history's judgment on this generation'

Submitted by RA on Mon, 12/07/2009 - 13:06

Today 56 newspapers in 45 countries take the unprecedented step of speaking with one voice through a common editorial. We do so because humanity faces a profound emergency.

Is Inflation Alive and Well in Canada?

Submitted by RA on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 12:44

The Bank of Canada is sticking with its record low interest rate of 0.25% and is expected to remain with the loose, "stimulative" monetary policy through to next year. Apparently without it the goal of "sustained global growth" wont be achieved and we'll slip into a deflationary spiral.

Economic Armageddon Revisited

Submitted by RA on Mon, 03/30/2009 - 10:59

Brian Milner of the Globe and Mail caught up with Vancouver's own "prophet of doom" Ian Gordon in a short weekend article.

Who'll Be First to Break Up? Canada or USA?

Submitted by RA on Mon, 12/29/2008 - 20:52

It's been well documented that the social malaise that accompanies economic downturns allows radical groups and fringe parties to expand their sphere of influence and power.

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