Category Archives: Income disparity

Only Multilateral Cooperation Can Stop Harmful Tax Competition

International tax reform, to check multinational tax avoidance, has made perilously little progress. Will Yellen’s backing make a difference?

UNCTAD’s Richard Kozul-Wright on the Post-COVID World Economy: Out of the Frying Pan… Into the Fire?

Kozul-Wright warns that for a sustainable Covid-19 recovery, it is key to abandon policies that concentrate economic power and wealth

Expose at Pennsylvania’s Biggest Public Pension Fund Reveals Lavish Private Equity Travel, But Misses How It Serves as a Bribe

Pennsylvania pension fund PSERS is under the hot lights for pricey travel. And its explanations only confirm its capture by private equity.

Michael Hudson Asks Our Readers: If Democracy Winds Up Creating Financial Dominance, What Do We Call China?

Michael Hudson seeks reader input on what to call modern governments not run by traditional nobles or financial interests.

Despite Federal Moratorium, Increasing Number of Texas Renters Face Eviction as State Protection Expires

A Texas program meant to financially help renters who have fallen behind has barely taken root.

Mitch McConnell to U.S. Business: Stay Out of Politics – But Keep Those Contributions Coming

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell tells U.S. business: stay out of politics, but keep those campaign contributions coming.

The ‘Roaring Twenties’ and Covid Recovery: Revisiting the Evidence for Europe

Are the Roaring Twenties an analogue for what a post Covid economy would look like?

Will Biden’s Central American Plan Slow Migration (or Speed It Up)?

Biden”s Central America plan includes US funding of domestic security forces to keep citizens put and support foreign economic exploitation.