Category Archives: Politics

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

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

If the Federal Government Won’t Fund the States’ Emergency Needs, There Is Another Solution

Some ways aroung the Federal government’s present refusal to do much for state and localities.

The War Nerd: How Many Dead Yemeni Nobodies Does It Take to Equal 1 Wapo Contributor?

It’s not easy to get a real-life scientific-type test of the relative weight of a WaPo writer’s death and the deaths of “enemy” civilians. Well, we’ve got such a test now. I just found it at the BBC News site.

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.

Craig Murray Documents Abuse of Process, aka Kangaroo Court, via Butchered Indictment

The UK court is play so dirty with Craig Murray that it might make our FISA court look good.

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.

Brexit: Posturing and Impasse

More Brexit chest-thumping.

Department of Justice, State AGs to Target Google for Antitrust Violations, WSJ Reports

WSJ reports the DOJ and various state attorneys general will soon file antitrust lawsuits against Google, but is short on legal details.

Why We Need the Human Touch in Contact Tracing for Coronavirus

Contact tracing with the human touch works better than the highly-touted app panaceas du jour – and without raising the same civil liberties concerns.

The Lockdown Protestors Are Not Working Class

Contesting the messaging about lockdown protests.

How Germany’s Courts Might Destroy the Eurozone

Without an agreed set of rules, the eurozone cannot be sustained. Ironically, as the EU’s biggest creditor, Germany stands to lose the most from its court’s ruling.