Trump’s Idea of Running Government Like a Business is Bad for Citizens
Michael Hudson gives a high level debunking of a pet Republican canard: that government should operate like a business.
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John Michael Greer, James Howard Kunstler, Chris Martenson, Frank Morris, and Dmitry Orlov Discuss Trump, the Inequality Taboo and Other Hot Topics
A lively panel with provocative and colorful views.
Read more...President of Richmond Fed Leaks Insider Information and Gets to Walk Free
Bill Black discusses the travesty of the kid glove treatment of former Richmond president Jeffrey Lacker in a leak of FOMC information.
Read more...What is Artificial Intelligence?
A useful overview of artificial intelligence.
Read more...The Clean Carbon Bad Joke
How viable are “cleaner” coal technologies? And can carbon sequestration save the day?
Read more...Trump, Syria, and Chemical Weapons: What We Know, What We Don’t, and the Dangers Ahead
A closer look at how the West avoided war over the last alleged chemical weapons attack by Assad, in 2013. Can saner heads prevail again?
Read more...Philippines President Duterte Orders Troops to Occupy South China Sea “Islands”
Philippines’ President Duterte decides to hot things up a bit in the simmering South China Sea hostilities.
Read more...US Launches Airstrikes Against Syria (Updated)
The US has just attacked Syria. Unless the Russians abandon Syria, this looks like the war the neocons wanted.
Read more...Globalization and the End of the Labor Aristocracy, Part 1
How labor benefitted from imperialism, and how its advantages were eroded as multinationals became important as international enforcers.
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The Conversation About Basic Income is a Mess. Here’s How to Make Sense of It.
Certain interest groups are advocating a basic income for very different reasons, and that in turn lead to different policy proposals.
Read more...Small California Towns Are Facing Off Against Oil Companies — And Winning
California towns are winning David. v. Goliath battles with oil companies.
Read more...The Global Corporate Saving Glut
The corporate savings glut has been long in the making. It’s a sign of capitalists abandoning their role of investing to pursue growth.
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The War on Poverty, Then and Now
President Johnson’s War on Poverty reduced on poverty rates, but progress stalled over 40 years ago. But things would be even worse otherwise.
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