Satyajit Das: A Disordered World – Part 2: Susceptibilities
Satyajit Das continues his tour of the breakup of the world order, here focusing on financial/economic dislocations and dysfunctional elites
Read more...Category Archives: China
Slouching Towards Reverse Colonialism
How sanctions against Russia are achieving the polar opposite of what colonialism was all about: controlling and exploiting resources.
Read more...Satyajit Das: A Disordered World – Part 1: Fracture
Satyajit Das provides a multi-facted overview of how key world structures are breaking as the US fights to preseve its imperial hold.
Read more...What U.S. Africa Command Doesn’t Want You to Know
The US is trying to pretend it’s playing a kinder, gentler military game in Africa. If so, why the need for extreme secrecy?
Read more...Biden Administration Doubles Down on Sanctions Self-Harm: China Chip Export Ban, Possible Russia Aluminum Sanctions, All Systems Still Go with Russian Oil Price Cap
The sanctions war situation has developed not necessarily to America’s advantage.
Read more...A Tale of Tier 3 Cities in China
The stock of real estate in China is now quite large for what is still a lower-middle-income country.
Read more...The Inevitable Financial Crisis
We’re again in the Wile E Coyote phase of a financial crisis, but this time, the real economy problems are far worse than in 2008.
Read more...Satyajit Das: Emerging Market Crisis Pathologies
Why emerging markets look set to suffer a world of hurt.
Read more...U.S. Senators Propose Secondary Sanctions On Russian Oil
Some US senators are pushing what looks like another sanctions own goal…..assuming it gets done.
Read more...Biden Again Indicates that US Will Defend Taiwan ‘Militarily’ – Does This Constitute a Change in Policy?
A look at how the US likes to present its role in the escalating conflict over Taiwan.
Read more...Michael Hudson on Student Debt Relief, Inflation, Ukraine Disaster Capitalism, Petrodollar Challenge
Michael Hudson gives a newswap with Ben Norton: student debt forgiveness, inflation, Ukraine, dollar rows, and the death of the Queen
Read more...NATO, Russia, Energy Put Balkans on Edge
This is Naked Capitalism fundraising week. 337 donors have already invested in our efforts to combat corruption and predatory conduct, particularly in the financial realm. Please join us and participate via our donation page, which shows how to give via check, credit card, debit card, or PayPal. Read about why we’re doing this fundraiser, what […]
Read more...China as a Developmental State: Indigenous Innovation and Global Competition
China chose a successful technological development path, in contrast to the corporate financialization model in the United States.
Read more...More US Eyepoking of China with New Congresscritter Visit to Taiwan; What Will China Do Next?
The US is still escalanting with China over Taiwan. And China most assuredly is keeping score.
Read more...China And Saudi Arabia Intensify Energy Cooperation With Critical Deal
How China rescued bin Salman and leveraged that relationship into a deal that advances China’s aim of making the kingdom a client state.
Read more...