Category Archives: Guest Post

At Long Last the Government Can Borrow Straight From the Bank of England – As Modern Monetary Theory Has Always Suggested It Should

The UK embraces modern monetary theory….and perhaps hopes no one notices.

Rule Number 1 for Government Bailouts of Companies: Make Sure Voters and Taxpayers Share in the Upside

If the public is to be asked to give bailouts to businesses, it should get something back for its money. It needs to share in any upside.

Global Level 4 Travel Advisory: Stealth Subsidy for Insurers?

The State Department’s global level 4 health advisory,recommending US citizens not travel internationally, has travel insurance implications.

Sanders Calls for ‘Unprecedented Legislative Response’ to Coronavirus Crisis—Not Corporate Bailouts

Republicans have tabled a corporate bailout plan to calm markets. Can Bernie Sanders and others redirect the stimulus to reflate the economy?

Links 3/23/2020

Covid-19: A Tale of Three Regions

An epidemiloigist looks at Covid-19 data.

A Modest Proposal: Make Sure the Public Knows, in Real Time, When Congresscritters are Dumping Shares

The COVID-19 specter led Congresscritters to coo reassurance, and dump shares. A modest proposal: require immediate disclosure of trades.

Links 3/22/2020

Michael Hudson: A Debt Jubilee is the Only Way to Avoid a Depression

In the face of massive economic calamity caused by coronavirus, Michael Hudson argues a debt jubilee is the only way to avoid a depression.

UN Chief Warns of Coming Recession for the Planet

The UN feels compelled to weigh in on the less-than-sunny economic outlook.

2:00PM Water Cooler 3/20/2020

2:00PM Water Cooler 3/20/2020

The Pros and Cons of Planting Trees To Address Global Warming

Why planting more trees is not a climate change magic bullet.

2:00PM Water Cooler 3/19/2020

Today’s Water Cooler: More musing on the Sander canvassing operation, among other things. Also, knitting!