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Comment on Divide and Rule by Jerry | Max | Taylor | Scott | Fred

Jerry | Max | Taylor | Scott | Fred — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:06:07 +0000

dittologica – I was browsing on-line and I got here throughout your post… I enjoyed reading it . I learned a lot about this subject that you just wrote here. Thank you a lot for posting an article like this one.

Comment on Copenhagen, Cochabamba, Cancún by terry

terry — Sat, 01 May 2010 02:28:19 +0000

Evo Morales, first prophet of the Second Enlightment, and a great soul indeed.

Comment on Trading the environment for the market by Copenhagen, Cochabamba, Cancun « dittologica

Copenhagen, Cochabamba, Cancun « dittologica — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:52:46 +0000

[...] The stark contrast in the composition and conduct of the conferences was paralleled by the differences in approach and objectives. Reflecting the political complexion of the rich industrial countries, Copenhagen was dominated by the market approach to addressing climate change, carrying forth the assumption that the most effective means to arrest deterioration of the environment is to rely on the profit motive. Thus, despite acknowledging a “goal” of transferring funds and technology from developed countries to help less developed countries cut emissions, the trading of pollution rights remained embedded as the climate change strategy of choice of the industrial world. (Some of the risks and fallacies of this approach were discussed in an earlier Dittologica article. See: Trading the Environment for the Market) [...]

Comment on Where are they now? A look at some previous stories and how they have developed by Chantel Bernardini

Chantel Bernardini — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:46:10 +0000

I learned a lot from this entry and will definitely save it in my RSS. Thanks for taking the time to expand upon this topic so deeply. I look forward to future posts.

Comment on Orinoco flow by terry

terry — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:27:30 +0000

The Second Enlightenment is now up and running. One would prefer another Voltaire, but the Marat’s are just as necessary.

Comment on Financial crisis: ‘green shoots’ of change? by Where are they now? A look at some previous stories and how they have developed « dittologica

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:53:36 +0000

[...] Financial crisis: ‘green shoots’ of change?; published 25 May 2009. Last May Dittologica reflected on the worldwide impact of the financial crisis, highlighting the fall of Iceland’s neo-liberal government, the implosion of the Latvian economy and large scale labor mobilizations around the world. We suggested that there was a window of opportunity for grassroots movements to push progressive changes through. [...]

Comment on Orinoco flow by Where are they now? A look at some previous stories and how they have developed « dittologica

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:53:28 +0000

[...] Orinoco Flow ; published 18 February 2008. [...]

Comment on Trading the environment for the market by Where are they now? A look at some previous stories and how they have developed « dittologica

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:49:21 +0000

[...] Trading the environment for the market; 13 September 2008. Dittologica attempted to point out the illogic of relying on market-based solutions to address the impending climate catastrophe. Since then, the United States has elected as its president Barack Obama, whose solution for climate change is – you guessed it – carbon trading markets. Although carbon trading legislation is currently blocked by the even more retrograde Republicans in Congress, the US Environmental Protection Agency may introduce a cap-and-trade program without waiting for Congressional approval (Business Week, 22 February 2010). [...]

Comment on Who’s running the show? by Where are they now? A look at some previous stories and how they have developed « dittologica

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:49:17 +0000

[...] Who’s running the show?; published 3 March 2008. This article looked at a few of the many ways in which large corporations use their financial and political weight to manipulate government policy to their own benefit. One example was the ménage à trois between British aerospace giant BAE Systems, the British government and the Saudi Arabian royal family, known as the Al Yamamah scandal. Prominently featured in this scandal were payments by the British government to a Saudi prince of £30 million every three months for 20 years in order to secure lucrative weapons contracts for BAE. [...]

Comment on The risks of “better regulation” by delray beach plumber

delray beach plumber — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:06:05 +0000

Well, he was elected by the voters of Kircaldy and Cowdenbeath. In a parliamentary system, I suppose it’s always wrong to say that the prime minister was elected by anyone other than his own constituency, but the personalities of the parties’ leaders do seem to play more of a role than they did even 15 or 20 years ago.