Category Archives: Guest Post

Yanis Varoufakis: Interview with Léa El Azzi on Capitalism After the Pandemic, Europe, Greece, Lebanon & the IMF

A discussion of the state of capitailsm, with a European/Lebanase slant.

We Won’t Have a Truly Global Economy Until We Tax It That Way

Tax is an enormously powerful tool for shaping economic policy and thus bears close watching.

WSJ Says Banks Can’t Determine Who Is Credit-Worthy: More COVID-19 Fallout

WSJ says banks can no longer determine who is credit-worthy using existing models – more COVID-19 fallout, this of uncertain magnitude.

Global Covid-19 Cases Top 10 Million As HHS Secretary Warns ‘Window is Closing’ to Get Disease Back Under Control in US

HHS Secretary Alex Azar concedes the US may have lost control of the COVID-19 pandemic after a surge in cases.

Pentagon Porks Up as Covid-19 Bleeds Economy

Quelle surprise! Pentagon grifting continues apace, even in the face of a full-bore domestic crisis.

Waste Watch: Plastic Free July in the Age of COVID-19

As COVID-19 swamps the world, other problems remain. Commit to a plastic free July and mitigate the world’s plastic problem.

Coronavirus: Asymptomatic People Can Still Develop Lung Damage

For those who remain to be convinced: COVID-19 is not the ‘flu. Physician discusses lung damage in asymptomatic patients.

Michael Hudson on Coronavirus and Debt Winners and Losers

Michael Hudson explains why debt cancellation and turning banks into utilities is the only sound response to the cornacrisis.

COVID-19 spike in the states, plus county data ~ Biden on masks ~ Biden on Black Lives Matter ~ Massive Trump takedown by Nooners ~ The Great Assimilation™ ~ Consumer spending, personal income, consumer sentiment ~ The Black Death ~ COVID-19 aerosols, HVAC ~ Forests and carbon

Pandemic-Emptied Hotels Could Become Affordable Housing, City Officials Suggest

Potentially thousands of vacant hotel rooms in New York City alone are ripe for conversion into permanent residences, deputy mayor, housing groups and hotel owners agree.