Moyers Interview with James Galbraith   Leave a comment

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“…it’s clear that world has lost its confidence in the responsible role of the United States. Iraq is viewed by the world as reckless and self-serving rather than being a necessary step to protect the mutual security.

In the financial sector, the world viewed us as a safe haven because they believed we had effective systems for legality, transparency and security. That’s taken a hard knock. But we are rescued for the moment by the fact that other people’s systems turn out to be even worse. I believe that you can turn a page and that you can rebuild the position of the country in the world community if you do so in a way which is fully credible. New people, new philosophies, new policies.”  — James Galbraith

Read more, or watch the Bill Moyers interview of James K. Galbraith. (“The acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree!”)

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“Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slave of some defunct economist.” — JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES If he were alive today, what would Keynes have done?

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Posted November 30, 2008 by kenneturner in Commentary, Information

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