Category Archives: Free markets and their discontents

Universal Basic Income and Minimum Wages: Progressive or Regressive?

How plans for a universal basic income differ, and what that means in terms of probable results.

The Failure of the CMS “Innovation” Center and the Future of Neoliberalism

Of the 37 programs funded by the CMS Innovation Center over the last decade, only two have been found worth of expansion.

Michael Hudson: Bronze Age Redux – What the Ancients Can Teach Us About Debt

Michael Hudson explains why debt cancellation was central to the politics of ancient societies.

5 Policies That Could Improve Housing for the Renting Generation

Housing has become a more divisive issue than ever, as rising real estate costs and less job stability make buying a house both harder and more fraught. Renters need better protections, but how to get there?

Marx and Modern Microeconomics

Marx gets some long-overdue credit.

Disruptive Finance Huffing and Puffing Won’t Blow Big Bank Houses Down

Why newfangled finance will not have much impact on the banking industry.

Through the Revolving Door, with a Few Stumbles – Health Care Corporate Executives and Consultants Continue to Become Leaders of Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services

As hard as it may be to believe, health care industry corruption is increasing, as measured by revolving door appointments.

Facebook, Privacy, and the Use of Data

The US press and punditry has been tip-toeing around the real problem with Facebook: that it has monopoly power.

Raising Tariffs on China Without Grabbing Headlines

How Europe raised tariffs on more Chinese imports than Trump has threatened to.

The Hudson Report: Does Trump Know Anything About Trade?

Michael Hudson discusses Trump’s trade row with China.

Don Quijones: After a String of Corporate Scandals and Collapses, “Big Four” Accounting Giants Face Breakup in the UK

The Big Four accounting firms desperately need to be reformed. But are UK regulators up to the task?