Today’s Iran war update: Let us hope that this saying proves not to be germane – Things look the darkest before they go completely black.”
Read more...Satyajit Das provides a broad look at the scope and depth of the potential economic downside of the Iran war.
Read more...ICE helps clear apartment complexes and evict tenants while incarceration buildout throws a lifeline to commercial real estate.
Read more...As US President Donald Trump pushes the world to war, arms spending has been rising worldwide. Wars secure more budgetary allocations, mainly benefiting the US-dominated military-industrial complex.
Read more...The Great American Food System™ is productive when measured by output, but it is not particularly good at producing wholesome and healthy food for the American people. The nature of healthy food has been argued for the past sixty years, with various food plates, pyramids, and other arrays used to illustrate recommendations of the day. […]
Read more...CBDCs could create a two-tier wealth system: non-programmable assets for the elite and total digital surveillance for the population.
Read more...Trump’s approval ratings continue to slide, even before polls register the effect of the ICE executions. But does that mater to him any more?
Read more...An important reminder about how pensions work and the risks of various types.
Read more...Why alarmism about public debt is fundamentally misguided.
Read more...Did COVID-19 deepen the crises of capitalism and inject a sense of panic into the world’s power struggles?
Read more...Rumor has it that some Republican House members are as fed up as MTG was and are also considering resigning.
Read more...An overview of Stephanie Kelton’s The Deficit Myth explains the core findings of MMT. and how debt hysteria serves the rich, not the public.
Read more...Citizens in EU states have been rebelling against social program cuts, like pension reforms. Are changes in the retirement age necessary?
Read more...Indebted, low growth economies have a path for recovery. But neolibearlism stands in the way.
Read more...A court ruling will force the Administration to use emergency funds for SNAP benefits. But the money will run out in weeks. What then?
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