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Minister of Spain’s Housing Board Cites "Mortgage Scam, Illegal Evictions" Calls for Mortgage Debt Reduction
April 21, 2013 0

Minister of Spain’s Housing Board Cites "Mortgage Scam, Illegal Evictions" Calls for Mortgage Debt Reduction

By News Desk

The Minister of Public Works and Housing of the Government of Andalusia, Elena Cortes Jimenez, advocates a Reduction in Mortgage Debt for All Spanish Families . Here is a Mish-modified synopsis. Elena Cortes Jimenez, Minister of Public Works, claims eviction proceedings lead to further drying of mortgage lending, making it harder for young people to access home ownership

California Democratic state convention and Grover Norquist
April 15, 2013 0

California Democratic state convention and Grover Norquist

By News Desk

Tweet My two activities this weekend were to listen to the podcast of Grover Norquist speaking to the Commonwealth Club  and attending the annual California Democratic Party convention in Sacramento. Norquist played up the libertarian angle, probably a smart move when a conservative addresses a liberal crowd.

The expert exception to consensus reliance
March 6, 2013 0

The expert exception to consensus reliance

By News Desk

I’ve really enjoyed Chris Mooney’s Point of Inquiry podcasts, so it’s too bad the latest one with pro-GMO activist Mark Lynas failed to wrestle significantly with real arguments about GMOs  (Chris, you talk about GMOs too much to say you don’t want to delve into technical issues). One interesting issue did come out of the podcast – at one point Lynas says the Union of Concerned Scientists’ rejection of the National Academy of Sciences position on GMOs is a contradiction of UCS arguments that we should rely on the consensus opinion on climate change