Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX Were Up to No Good, Including Their Customer Agreement
In the unlikely event you have any doubt, Sam Bankman-Fried and his merry band of FTX rogues look mighty dishonest.
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Repairing a Fractured World Economy?
Richard Kozul-Wright describes the current world economic disorder, and discusses possibilities and limits of effective regional responses
Read more...Oil Executives Warn G7 Price Cap Could Lead To Stranded Tankers
The more you look at the G7 Russian oil price scheme, the worse it appears.
Read more...How Workers and Pro-Union Politicians Team Up for Fair Trade
The US gets out of bed to go after some illegal foreign trade subsidies. Sadly this sort of thing does not happen very often.
Read more...Homelessness Among Older People Is on the Rise, Driven by Inflation and the Housing Crunch
Rising housing and medical costs meet fixed incomes to push older peope into desperation and homelessness.
Read more...Real Progressives Live with Michael Hudson: The Destiny of Civilization
Michael Hudson explains how financial capitalism won the struggle with industrial capitalism and gave rentiers the upper hand.
Read more...The Public Shouldn’t Pay for Drugs Twice
Taxpayers foot the bill for medical research, but drug companies profit. We need a new R&D model to stop this rentierism.
Read more...Could the Ukraine Conflict Be an Opportunity for the Global South?
Many countries see the Russia challenge to Western economic dominance as an opportunity to rewrite the rules of global trade in their favor.
Read more...The Destiny of Civilization: An Interview with Michael Hudson on Economic Development, Rentierism, Debt, China
Another tour de force with Michael Hudson, covering development, rentierism, economic narratives, debt dynamics, and the rise of China.
Read more...After Bolsonaro’s Failures, Why Was Brazil’s Election So Close?
Lula wins by a whisker, but the Bolsonao Christian Right remains a powerful threat.
Read more...Stop Worshiping Central Banks
Preoccupied with ‘credibility’ and reputations, central banks are again driving the world into recession, financial turmoil and debt crises.
Read more...The U.S. Diesel Shortage Is Worsening
That diesel shortage we warned you about is arriving. So what is likely to happen?
Read more...‘A Brazil of Hope’ as Leftist Lula Defeats Far-Right Bolsonaro in Presidential Runoff
Lula is BAACK! A big night for Brazil!
Read more...The Ongoing Criminalization of Homelessness
States and localities across the US continue to pass laws criminalizing “public camping” and other draconian crackdowns on the increasing number of homeless people in the country.
Read more...Haitians, Peace Activists Denounce Plan for Another US-Backed Intervention
Haitians are saying “no to armed invasion from the international community, because every time there is the so-called ‘help’ invasion… it results in chaos,” said one activist.
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