Category Archives: Economic fundamentals

Pandemic Divergence: The Social and Economic Costs of Covid-19

An early stab at a Covid ledger. Not pretty.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Coronavirus Crisis Within the Economy Is Far From Over – Because Reopening Creates a Whole New Type of Risk

Whither the post-Covid economy, assuming a “post-Covid”? The answer depends at least in part on where you sit.