The sky is falling, the sky is falling! Get out of the market now! Sell all your stocks and get into money market funds. Better yet, buy Krugerands and bury them under the compost pile. You say you don’t believe…
Month: April 2000
World Bank: It’s a dirty job . . .
Recent news stories about protests surrounding the spring meetings of the World Bank and the IMF have pointed out that these two institutions were set up at the end of World War II to perform needs that no longer exist.…
World Bank, IMF emerged from the exigencies of war
Are the World Bank and International Monetary Fund the witting tools of global corporations, holding down small countries so vampire capitalists can suck the blood of the poor? Or are they wise, omniscient dispensers of money and technical assistance that…
Public wants its privacy–and detailed data about itself
The 2000 Census is under way, and the issue of whether the “long-form” version, received by about one-sixth of the population, is too intrusive has become a political issue. Local media have reported many Census-related stories, two of which caught…
Those who think Greenspan rules are mistaking influence for power
Is Alan Greenspan the most powerful man in the world? Statements to that effect are increasingly common in the media and in casual conversations. Such comments make for dramatic reading, but they betray a misunderstanding of the difference between influence…