If we want want laborers and employers to come together to discover and create value-productive jobs, then the prescription is simple: leave labor markets alone and let them churn. Bloomberg.com columnist Caroline Baum reports some interesting statistics drawn from the the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ job openings and labor turnovers survey, or JOLTS. These figures illuminate the enormous flexibility ...
Ron Paul: Hello, this is Ron Paul. You may have already heard the results of some recent caucuses and conventions, where I took a majority of delegates to the Republican national convention. But maybe you didn’t, since the mainstream media continues to blackout any news of our success. First they stopped covering our huge crowds; ...
News from the Empire in South Korea: A three-judge panel on Wednesday sentenced a U.S. soldier to six years in prison for raping a South Korean teenager in September. Pvt. Kevin Robinson was found guilty of raping the 17-year-old at her residence in Seoul after a night of drinking. He also was convicted of larceny ...
This is Less Antman speaking at the Libertarian Party’s National Convention. Of course, we at Antiwar.com do not support political candidates or parties. But this speech hits on the type of message we have tried to put forth for so long. The state has an interest in war. People do not. The state has an interest in ...
Poll proves limited-government principles are viable vs. unfulfilled promises and big-money establishment backing 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul would tie the sitting president 42 to 42 percent if the general election were held today, according to a recent survey from Rasmussen Reports as reported by Real Clear Politics. “President Obama receives support from ...
Joost Hiltermann writes in the New York Review of Books blog about his recent trip to Bahrain: Talking to dozens of people both in Manama and in smaller communities outside the capital, I was told again and again that the situation was becoming worse, not better: police forces have been using large quantities of tear ...
The wing of the U.S. human rights movement which targets foreign countries can wind up as a cruel business, aiding the ruthless and violent actions of the U.S. Empire, wittingly or not. For the U.S. all too often uses human rights as a cover for taking action against countries that defy the Empire’s control. Some ...
Gold and silver are down again today, but the mining stocks are up big. One day does not a trend make, but this is still a possible indicator of several things: 1) The plunge in mining shares has finally gotten the attention of investors who understand that most of these companies are viable and profitable, ...
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