What Social Security Should Really Be Paying to Survive in This Economy
Inadequate cost of living adjustments are nevertheless giving Social Security gutters new talking points.
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Biden Administration Doubles Down on Sanctions Self-Harm: China Chip Export Ban, Possible Russia Aluminum Sanctions, All Systems Still Go with Russian Oil Price Cap
The sanctions war situation has developed not necessarily to America’s advantage.
Read more...Central Bank Myths Drag Down World Economy
Central bank dogma over inflation is pushing the world economy into recession, with many dire consequences for poorer countries.
Read more...Big Agriculture Casts Itself as Climate Champion Ahead of COP27
Critics say the US-led Aim4C coalition will sideline nature-friendly farming in favour of polluting status quo agriculture.
Read more...The U.S. Is Preparing Its Response to the “Short-Sighted” Strategy of OPEC+
The US is having a hissy over the OPEC+ production cut. Not a good look.
Read more...Brexit Britain Is All Alone in a Senseless Pursuit of Disaster Capitalism
As other nations return to state-led investment, Truss and Kwarteng act to weaken the democracy, economy and rights of Britain.
Read more...How Cloud Services Allow Tech Titans to Act as Knowledge and Information Gatekeepers
Regulators largely ignore the cloud services industry, despite high concentration, lack of transparency, and potential for predation.
Read more...The Inevitable Financial Crisis
We’re again in the Wile E Coyote phase of a financial crisis, but this time, the real economy problems are far worse than in 2008.
Read more...The Lancet Commission on Lessons for the Future from the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Critical Review
The Lancet Commission unintentionally shows that neolibealism helped cause the horrific public health response to Covid-19
Read more...Burning Books (or Rather Book Companies)
Silence is ultimately the opposite of what any decent book or book publisher stands for.
Read more...Mission Accomplished: “Super Mario” Draghi’s Legacy and the Italian Election
Turnout in Italy’s election was the lowest since WWII as voters lose faith in a system unable to reverse a declining standard of living.
Read more...Michael Hudson Discusses Debt, Financial Surveillance, the Fed and More With Ralph Nader
Michael Hudson has a wide-ranging talk with Ralph Nader.
Read more...Free Market Genocides: The Real History of Trade
How so-called free trade has often brought large scale death, sometimes by design.
Read more...Satyajit Das: Emerging Market Crisis Pathologies
Why emerging markets look set to suffer a world of hurt.
Read more...Private Equity Sees the Billions in Eye Care as Firms Target High-Profit Procedures
Private equity continued to buy up and crapify more medical specialist practices. The latest target is eye care, particularly surgeries.
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