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Interview with Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus: 'Capitalism Has Degenerated into a Casino'
Posted by Jeff from Spiegel
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus says that greed has destroyed the world's financial system. SPIEGEL ONLINE spoke with him about the profit motive, social consciousness and what should be done to end the financial crisis.
American Paul Krugman wins Nobel
Posted by Jeff from MSNBC
Congrats to Krugman - but the Nobel committee is strangely pro-globalization: Paul Krugman, the Princeton University scholar and New York Times columnist, won the Nobel prize in economics Monday for his analysis of how economies of scale can affect trade patterns and the location of economic activity. "Krugman is not only a scientist but also an opinion maker," economics prize committee member Tore Ellingsen said. He added that Krugman's analyses tend to back free trade and his research gives no "support for protectionism."
Al Gore Nobel speech: Rumors of my demise were greatly exaggerated
Posted by VincebusEruptum from Think Progress
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