Yanis Varoufakis: Why Bitcoin Is Not a Socialist’s Ally – Reply to Ben Arc
Debunking some major misperceptions about potential roles for Bitcoin and blockchain.
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Ilargi: What? Default? Where? Dollar?
Why the dollar is not losing its privileged status any time soon.
Read more...Random Testing in Indiana Shows COVID-19 is 6 Times Deadlier Than Flu, and 2.8% of the State Has Been Infected
Sobering data from the first random statewide Covid-19 survey.
Read more...NY Department of Financial Services Fines Deutsche Bank Over Jeffrey Epstein Abuses; Where Are the Feds?
Deutsche Bank revealed again as being overly accommodating to clients who play fast and loose….this one Jeffrey Epstein.
Read more...Will the E-Money Boom Make the UK a Hub of Money Laundering?
Quelle suprise! E-money is facilitating financial fraud. And the UK’s FCA is unduly accommodating.
Read more...The Federal Government Always Money-Finances Its Spending: A Restatement
An explanation of the mechanics of Federal spending, with emphasis on the role of the Fed and Treasury.
Read more...Pentagon Porks Up as Covid-19 Bleeds Economy
Quelle surprise! Pentagon grifting continues apace, even in the face of a full-bore domestic crisis.
Read more...Some Basic Lessons for the Governor of the Bank of England, Who Seems to be in Dire Need of Them
The Governor of the Bank of England had a major “put foot in mouth and chew” episode.
Read more...The False Dawn of Ending Coronavirus Lockdowns
It would be nice if relaxing the lockdowns would solve a problem, any problem….
Read more...Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton With Michael Hudson: How The US Makes Countries Pay For Its Wars – Economics Of American Imperialism
Economist Michael Hudson explains how American imperialism has created a global free lunch, where the US makes foreign countries pay for its wars, and even their own occupation.
Read more...A Payments Holiday is More Realistic Than You Think
It may be simpler to enact a payments holiday than to try to get money to the hands of individuals who desperately need it.
Read more...New York Fed, FDIC Tout “Opacity in a Banking Crisis” to Keep Corporations, Hedge Funds, PE Firms & Counterparties in the Dark about Weak Banks
An article by Fed and FDIC researchers argues for hiding banks’ dirty laundry. Too bad the authorities didn’t make banks shape up instead.
Read more...The FT Says It’s Time for the Bank of England to Start Direct Funding of the Government: Modern Monetary Theory Has Won the Day
Modern Monetary Theory has a new convert. Too bad Americans are behind the curve.
Read more...India’s Poorest Now Have Access to Basic Bank Accounts, and Many Already Received their First Cash Stimulus Payment By Last Saturday; Meanwhile the IRS May Get You Your $1200 Check in Five Months
A tale of two stimuli: the Modi government has already made some direct deposits; some Americans will wait five months to receive checks.
Read more...Tax Justice and Modern Monetary Theory – A Guide
Does Modern Monetary Theory take tax justice for granted?
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