Category Archives: Free markets and their discontents

What Is Really Causing Our Inflation: “Inflation in a Time of Corona and War”

Finally! Evidence-based answers to the main (policy) questions concerning the return of high inflation.

US Leads Sanctions Killing Millions to No End

Food crises, stagnation and price increases are worsening. Sanctions against Russia hurt those relying on wheat and fertilizer imports.

Michael Hudson on the Coming Global Fracture as Economic Orders Clash

How our current “clash of civilizations” is a war between economic models.

Gresham’s New Law – In War There Is No Law

Gresham as an introduction to some of the key financial players in Russia.

Our Global Economic System Is Broken. Are We Headed for a Mass Revolt?

An increase in global hunger, combined with the rich getting even richer, would seem to set the stage for revolt. But is that in the cards?

Understanding the Global Rise in Inflation

How high demand for traded goods is generating inflation, and central banks hitting the brakes is likely to hit growth unnecessarily hard.

Fighting Inflation Excuse for Class Warfare

Too many central bankers are raising interest rates at the expense of working people’s families, supposedly to check inflation.

Paradigm and Nervous Breakdown: Globalization Goes Into Reverse as Inflation/Scarcity Crisis Accelerates

How long-established structures are approaching breakdown, yet those in charge try to look past that.

Department of Justice to Saddle Up Against Private Equity Consolidation/Monopolization Plays. Will It Work?

The Department of Justice says it is taking aim at private equity. Will it hit any targets?

The Tory Guide to Surviving the Cost of Living Crisis

From moving into your parents’ annex to getting a better-paid job, the government has some savvy little tips for cost savings.

Your Money and Your Life: Private Equity Blasts Ethical Boundaries of American Medicine

In a harrowing new book, Laura Katz Olson exposes how private equity is taking over health care companies – and preying on human lives.

How the Options Tail Has Come to Wag the Market Dog: A Simple English Language Explanation of How Structural Changes in the Stock Markets Contribute to Whipsaw Movements in Prices

Why the use of options may be the risk bomb that blows a big hole in our financial system.