Can We Have Both Industrial Civilization and a Habitable Planet?
Continuing the debate about what needs to be done if there is any hope of saving the planet…for something resembling modern society.
Read more...Category Archives: Economic fundamentals
Why Biden’s Carbon Pricing and Electric Vehicle Plans Won’t Avert Climate Crisis
Unfortunately, central Biden Administration climate change policies, like carbon taxes/pricing, fall well short of the level of action needed
Read more...Michael Hudson on American as Absentee Landlord on The Greyzone: Biden Administration, New Cold War, Super Imperialism, Dollar Weaponization
Michael Hudson discusses geopolitics including currency power plays, global institutions like the IMF, the new Cold War, and Bill Gates
Read more...Pandemic Divergence: The Social and Economic Costs of Covid-19
An early stab at a Covid ledger. Not pretty.
Read more...How Upskilling America Will Rebuild the Middle Class
A sanity check on how far “let them eat training” will go in restoring the fallen American middle class.
Read more...Pay a Living Wage or ‘Flip Your Own Damn Burgers’: Progressives Blast Right-Wing Narrative on Jobs
Hiring has become difficult because some McJobs workers won’t risk their health for a crap wage. So the right wants to beat them down.
Read more...Is This the Beginning of the End for Labour?
Brexit and Covid should have paved the way for a Labour romp. Instead, Labour tried to win a patriotism contest with the Tories and lost.
Read more...Bank Shot: Financial Giants’ Return to Manhattan Gives Smaller Businesses Hope
Some bank CEOs are telling their workers to return to the office in the next few months. If Covid stay tame, will other companies follow?
Read more...Fed Shamelessly Gives Warnings of Vague and Ominous Risks While Saying Don’t Expect Us to Do Anything About It
The Fed tells the world: Don’t expect us to be ready for the next financial crisis. It’s just too hard.
Read more...Michael Hudson Q&A in Webinar on 4000 Years of Money and Debt
The Q&A from a Michael Hudson talk on money, debt, and economic orthodoxy.
Read more...Webinar with Michael Hudson: A 4000-Year Perspective on Economy, Money and Debt
Michael Hudson gives a long historical account of the role of debt and money as a tool for promoting prosperity and political dominance.
Read more...Clarification of Spending/Inflation Constraints According to Modern Monetary Theory
Economists go on tilt with the supposed profligate implications of Modern Monetary Theory. But there are many ways to check demand.
Read more...Mark Blyth – An Inflated Fear of Inflation?
Mark Blyth explains why inflation in the U.S., Canada, & E.U. is highly unlikely: a room for more government spending and higher wages.
Read more...Major Parties’ Climate Programs Are Miles Apart
As high as the stakes are, the struggle between the Dems and the GOP over climate change feels too much like intramural sport.
Read more...From an Un-Caring Economy to a Caring Economy: The Tax Justice Network Podcast, April 2021
“Caring economy” sounds awfully soft and fuzzy. However, it may finally be time to reject utlitarian views of how we organize our resources.
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