One of the things I like best about living in New Zealand is the strong working class consciousness here. Any American who…

The so-called “currency wars” have been headline news here in “export or die” New Zealand. Most of the US press has been…

(it’s a real word, I looked it up) Britain’s Conservative economic minister just announced plans to lay off 490,000 public workers over…

There is growing concern about the growing number of resignations from the Obama White House, another significant sign his administration is in…

It’s extremely hard to get good information about the present massive labor unrest in France. US media coverage of the month of…

I have just read a fascinating article, "Africa’s Eastern Promise" in Foreign Affairs, published by the Council on Foreign Relations (http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/65916/deborah-brautigam/africa%E2%80%99s-eastern-promise). I…

The above title is an example of a novel international counterculture offensive called “culture jamming” or “meme warfare,” popularized by the Vancouver-based…

I have blogged before about chronic disease (and the need to produce extra farm labor) being the primary population pressure in the…

The most famous “involuntary” solution to population explosion is China’s infamous “one-child” policy, accompanied by mandatory abortion for women who conceive a…

In the 18th century political, economist Thomas Malthus made the observation that human beings have always outstripped their food supply. He also…