Category Archives: Free markets and their discontents

Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg’s Fake Accounts Ponzi Scheme

Why Facebook may be a bigger fraud than Enron.

Elizabeth Warren Seeks to Cut Private Equity Down to Size

Elizabeth Warren’s bill to end private equity abuses targets a wide range of bad practices.

Syriza, R.I.P.

The rule of the “radical left” Greek party Syriza came to an end earlier this month after it had abandoned its promise of reform.

Michael Hudson: U.S. Economic Warfare and Likely Foreign Defenses

How the US has used its economic muscle to defend its hegemony and the rest of the world is looking to claw power back.

Willing to Pay for Security: Gig Workers, Freelancers, and the Self-Employed Want Steady Jobs

Quelle surprise! Workers want a steady paycheck.

Why Are Billionaires Like Jeff Bezos So Interested in Space?

There are good reasons to be leery of billionaires colonizing a public sector activity like space exploration.

The Numbers Are In, and Trump’s Tax Cuts Are a Bust

Why Trump’s tax “reforms” didn’t deliver on growth, just on rentierism.

The ‘New Right’ Is Not a Reaction to Neoliberalism, but Its Offspring

Why the success of the far right shows that neoliberalism is very much alive and well.

737 Max May Stay Grounded into 2020; Why Does Boeing CEO Muilenburg Still Have a Job?

Boeing remains mired in its 737 Max mess.

Is There a Global Future for Unions?

A personal retrospective on the forces driving the rise and decline (and hopeful revival) of unions.