Category Archives: Income disparity

Michael Hudson: Debt, Liberty and “Acts of God”

How ancient societies forgave debt that became unpayable due to circumstances outside the borrower’s control.

Michael Hudson and Dr. Jeffrey Miron of Cato Debate Capitalism

Michael Hudson sharpens some of his arguments in a discussion with a Harvard/Cato Institute stalwart.

Food Security: Prince Charles Calls for Furloughed Workers to Pick Berries; My Thoughts as a Former Tomato Picker

Some thoughts from a former tomato picker – moi – on the call from Prince Charles for furloughed workers to help with the food harvest in Britain.

Bernie Sanders Says It Is ‘Nauseating’ to See Corporations Praise Frontline Workers as ‘Heroes’ While Refusing to Pay Them More

Whatever you may think of Bernie Sanders suspending his presidential campaign, his criticism of corporations who laud workers as heroes while refusing to pay them is spot on.

The Lockdown Protestors Are Not Working Class

Contesting the messaging about lockdown protests.

Reminder: When the Very Very Rich Are Done With Us, They Plan to Leave Us Behind

More evidence, as if you needed it, that the super rich are not your friends.

America’s Chilling Experiment in Human Sacrifice

The US is willing to practice human sacrifice, rather than explore a way of defining wealth outlined by 19th-century thinker John Ruskin.

Reopening Isn’t Reopening—It’s Cutting Off Unemployment

In case you wondered why conservative states are all gung ho about reopening….

Congress and Corporations Join Forces To Crush American Small Business

Funny how that small business bailout worked…..

The Wealth Effects of Bailouts: A Quantitative Assessment

Once again, income earned by the many is used to save the wealth of the few.

Foreign Affairs Runs Propaganda from Swedish Employers on Sweden’s Covid-19 Fiasco, Failing to Disclose Sponsorship and Misrepresenting Results

Foreign Affairs runs “dangerous to your health” propaganda from the Sweden without informing its readers.