2:00PM Water Cooler 1/2/2024
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From the Great Divergence to South-South Divergence
A discussion of the need to replace the Great Divergence framework illustrates how economists often cling to outdated ideas.
Read more...Javier Milei Is Preparing a Nice Little New Year’s Gift for the World’s Richest Man, Elon Musk
Musk is “extremely interested” in Argentina’s vast lithium deposits, according to Milei. So too, apparently, is the US Government and many other US companies. Milei will happily oblige.
Read more...Status of US Dollar as Global Reserve Currency and USD Exchange Rates: Long, Slow, Uneven Decline Continues
China’s renminbi keeps losing ground. But tiny “other” reserve currencies combined are taking share from the US dollar.
Read more...Prof. Michael Hudson, World Predictions for 2024 (USA, UN, Palestine, Russia And BRICS)
Michael Hudson pulls out his crystal ball to forecast what might be in store for 2024.
Read more...Strategy to Kick Trump Off the Ballot Under the Fourteenth Amendment Already Causing Chaos (So In Re Griffin Was Correctly Decided)
The Fourteenth Amendment is not and should not be “self-executing,” as the Maine and Colorado decisions kicking Trump off the ballot show.
Read more...My New Year’s Resolutions
Nine achievable New Year’s Resolutions.
Read more...Book Review: Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Earthly Sounds
In “A Book of Noises,” Caspar Henderson catalogs the planet’s astonishing sonic landscape, both natural and human-made.
Read more...Michael Hudson: Neoliberalism, Industrial Capitalism, and the Rise of Debt
Michael Hudson reprises favorite themes, particularly the role of rentiers and debt dynamics, with some new tidbits.
Read more...The Curious Joy of Being Wrong – Intellectual Humility Means Being Open to New Information and Willing to Change Your Mind
On the value of cultivating intellectual humility.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 12/29/2023
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Read more...2022: The Year That Many Brits Learnt to Love Cash Again
Small slithers of hope in the Global War on Cash.
Read more...Because of Israel’s War Against Palestine, There Are No Innocent Ships at Sea
The Houthis raise the ante in their campaign against ships that could be bound for Israel.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 12/28/2023
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