The Brexit Bar
Another important day for Brexit, when there is way too much to be decided with the stakes so high
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MMT Scholars’ Predictive and Policy Successes – Part A
Bill Black highlights how prominent economists apply double standards with respect to MMT.
Read more...Links 3/30/19
What Oklahoma’s Opioid Settlement Means for Other States, Cities and Counties Suing Purdue Pharma
Purdue Pharma has threatened to file bankruptcy in response to the tsunami of opioid-related litigation filed against it . That would throw a major spanner in the works.
Read more...Defying Trump Promises, American Companies Still Playing Offshore Tax Games
Quelle surprise! A one-time tax break for US companies to repatriate offshore profits didn’t stop the gaming, nor did it generate more investment.
Read more...Bank Regulation Can’t Be Heads Banks Win, Tails Taxpayers Lose
At a G20 preparatory meeting, an INET panel analyzed how governments can prevent banks from exploiting taxpayer-funded bailout guarantees. The panelists didn’t mince words.
Read more...Brexit: Mayday
More Brexit stumlbing about as the EU sounds alarms.
Read more...Boeing Doubles Down on 737 Max, Rejects Need for Simulator Training
Boeing is compounding its bad decisions on the 737 Max.
Read more...Poll: Michelle Obama Would Be Frontrunner in 2020 If She Ran
Will Michelle Obama make the Obamas offiically yet another political dynasty?
Read more...Confirming Milwaukee Meetup for May 1 and Minneapolis for May 2; Looking for Dates and Venues for April in Washington and Boston
Please give feedback on upcoming meetup options!
Read more...Brave Old World: Immigration, Inequality and Intergenerational Mobility in the US
Economic mobility varies across the US, and tends to reflect the degree of mobility in the countries from which isettlers came.
Read more...Links 3/28/19
Brexit: Chaos Continues as Parliament Votes Down All Brexit Options, Press Focuses on May Rather than April
The Brexit noise to signal ratio continues to be very high.
Read more...Could Middle East Policy Be Sanders’ Biggest Strength Against Trump for 2020?
Sanders is calling for major changes in US policy in the Middle East, and oddly isn’t getting much credit for that.
Read more...A Must Read: Why Does Everyone Hate MMT?
A respone to the backlash against MMT.
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