Good with a cup of tea, this one:

Guests:

Portland State University economics professor Joel Magnuson (w/ intro by Cyd Manro)

We talk about:

‘Economics Demystified’

including:   alternative institutions, new habits of thought and action, growth-driven capitalism, derivatives, resource depletion, income inequality, the housing market and bubble, the banking system, the mortgage industry, Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs, securities, Bear Stearns, mutual funds, pension funds, oil prices, unemployment, foreclosures, what economics should be, community-based ownership of land, the power of creating illusions, critical thinking, a world without oil

 

 

To find out how to attend the next Hawthorne Hostel SpeakUP!, go to:

http://www.portlandhostel.org/

…or check in this way:

Portland Hawthorne Hostel

3031 SE Hawthorne Blvd

Portland, OR 97214

503-236-3380

Until then, check out this:

Fall 2011 Night Owl Record Show

Saturday October 15th, 2011

5pm-9pm

4904 SE Hawthorne Portland OR

Admission $2.00

(Early Bird admission 3pm $15.00)

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