Crises of Capitalism Animation by RSA

Blog: July 12th, 2010

Just watched this! A little too awesome not to post it. Based on a lecture given by David Harvey at the RSA

Kiwipolitico article

Blog: August 24th, 2010

Brilliant article on Kiwipolitico about the coarsening of American politics In the US, a return to primordialism. In retrospect, it seems obvious. Given the venomous attacks on Barack Obama in the 2008 election campaign, the move towards a “post-racial” society was never going to happen.  Instead the reverse transpired, with race, religion and ethnicity now [...]

The Rich List

Blog: August 26th, 2010

It may surprise some people that, despite perceptions to the contrary, wealth is no easy come, easy go phenomenon. Of course, there are exceptions, such as those who have heavily borrowed to create property empires. You will find a few have dropped off this year’s Rich List but others have joined. The country is not [...]

The Art of Capitalism

Blog: January 6th, 2011

What is the art of Capitalism? Money! Currency! Here are some examples of interesting Bank Notes from around the work.. One of my favourites is from the Island of Aruba in the Caribbean. Understated almost minimalist.

There are Limits

Blog: August 13th, 2011

Who killed Economic Growth video based on Richard Heinberg’s latest book The end of Growth