Ecuador Hints It May Hand Over Assange
Assange’s luck in staying out of the hands of the US may be coming to an end.
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Bill Black: Fair Seas and Following Wind John McCain
A missive from Bill Black to Senator McCain.
Read more...Back to the Future with Empire Oil
A network of oil companies arond Mayfair, but registered in Britain’s offshore tax-haven network, provides a snapshot of the new imperialism.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 5/14/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread
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Cryptocurrencies’ Challenge to Central Banks
The risks of introducing a central bank digital currency are high while the efficiency gains do not seem large. A more efficient system can be achieved via innovation in current payment infrastructure.
Read more...Michael Klare: Gearing Up for the Third Gulf War
Thinking about the now-too-thinkable: what a new Gulf War would look like.
Read more...What’s the Matter With Kansas Medicaid?
Bad news and good news from the Kansas Medicaid system (with special attention to Maximus, the health care body shop).
Read more...Links 5/13/18
Who’s Most Afraid of a Latin American Debt Crisis (Apart from Latin America)?
By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at Wolf Street. Originally published at Wolf Street. Economic history appears to be rhyming once again in Latin America. Perennial credit-basket-case Argentina was one of the first countries to suffer a major currency crisis this century. Now, its government has asked the IMF for a brand-new bailout. […]
Read more...Political Precariat
A look at the broader economic and political implications of the rise of the precariat.
Read more...Trump Vows (Again) To Lower Drug Prices But Skeptics Doubt Much Will Change
Why Trump’s drug price plan is unlikely to accomplish much.
Read more...The Forgotten Vision of Market Socialism
How two economists sought to reconcile Marx’s idea of common ownership with market mechanisms.
Read more...Ilargi: Iran – Let’s (Not) Make a Deal
And about that Iran deal….an elephant in the room the media and punditry are conveniently ignoring.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 5/10/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Midterm spending, sheriffs, consumer prices, shipping, medical supply chain, robot cars, DSGE models, volatility, large predators, birthday boy Karl Marx, Jony Ive, reading
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