Category Archives: Guest Post

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.

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.

My New Year’s Resolutions

Nine achievable New Year’s Resolutions.

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.

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.

2:00PM Water Cooler 12/29/2023

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2022: The Year That Many Brits Learnt to Love Cash Again

Small slithers of hope in the Global War on Cash.

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.

2:00PM Water Cooler 12/28/2023

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Links 12/28/2023

India’s Russian Oil Imports Helped Prevent A Global Polycrisis

India makes a bold claim about spillover benefits from having ignored Western sanctions on Russian oil.

Huge Capital Investment Required for U.S. Electric Industry’s Decarbonization

Electric utilities face massive costs to end their use of fossil fuels in power generation. What does that mean for consumers and the public?

2:00PM Water Cooler 12/27/2023

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Europe’s Bad China Bluff

A show of Europe’s leaders eyepoking China to try to shift blame for their policy failings.