Category Archives: Guest Post

Links 4/3/2023

Danny Haiphong and Michael Hudson Discuss The Collapse of Antiquity, the Bank Panic,

Another tour de force by Michael Hudson on how debt dynamics create oligarcies, how the Fed stoked thebank crisis, and the multipolarity push.

KHN: $50 Billion in Opioid Settlement Cash Is on the Way. We’re Tracking How It’s Spent.

Citizens struggle to track how states are using all the money health care executives paid for their get-out-of-jail cards after they killed or addicted millions.

Links 4/1/2023

Why Market Fundamentalism Is Incompatible with Climate Action

Tackling the climate crisis effectively requires a shift from market fetishism to a more fair and sustainable global economy

Links 3/31/2023

Shining a Light on the UK Government’s Disingenuous Role in Trying to Kill Cash

It should perhaps come as little surprise that when it comes to protecting the right to pay in cash, the UK government prioritises freedom of choice for businesses (to reject cash) over freedom of choice for citizens (to use it).

Senators Alarmed By Use of Rent-Setting Algorithm, Say It’s Helping Drive Inflation

How much is “information sharing” between mega property management companies driving the rise in housing costs?

The Financial Crisis of 2023: Protecting Big Finance, Coming and Going

The financial system needs to provide a safe place for businesses to place their reserves and working capital.

Bostock v. Clayton County: One Innocent’s Excursion into Sex v. Gender

A review of Bostock, with a critique of self-identification

Links 3/30/2023

Crypto Mining at Gas Wells Sparks Regulatory Headaches, Outcry in Northwestern Pennsylvania

Before obtaining the required permits, Diversified Energy began installing cryptocurrency mining infrastructure on one of its thousands of well pads.

Austerity for the Plebes, Bank Rescues for the Rich

The bank panic is proving to be an exercise in class warfare that may well wind up further strengthening the right.