Category Archives: Politics

Waiting for Brexit

A look at the EU’s Brexit extension deal.

Brexit: Opening the Seals

Brexit gets even more crazed, if such a thing were possible.

The #MMT Case for Progressive Taxes

MMT advocate typically shy away from calling for progressive taxes. A case as to why that’s a lost opportunity.

U.S. ‘’Oil Weapon’’ Could Change Geopolitics Forever

Oil production as a source of political advantage will no doubt keep official US climate change denialism alive and well.

China’s Belt and Road Initiative vs Washington Consensus

An update by Jomo Kwame Sundaram on how China and the US are faring in their use of trade and development policy to foster growth and project power.

Brexit: End of the Road

The UK has run out of time for Brexit machinations, even if that isn’t well recognized yet.

Another Theresa May Faceplant as the Brexit Clock Ticks: Speaker Bercow Nixes Another Meaningful Vote in Current Session [Updated]

Brexit demonstrates the saying, “Things look the darkest before they go completely black.”

Bill Black: The Day Orthodox Economists Lost Their Minds and Integrity (#MMT)

Chronicling and debunking more scurrilous attacks against MMT.

Report from the Ground in Paris: The Most Recent Gilets Jaunes Protests

A report from Colonel Smithers.

Shotgun Marriage: Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank Discuss Merger

Even by the low standards of necessity-driven bank mergers, the proposed tie up of Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank looks particularly dodgy.

“Middle Class” Once Meant Stability and Now Means Fragility

The middle class used to be the bedrock of American institutions. Now its members are coping with an uncertain future.

Who’s Behind Trump’s Claim the Green New Deal Will Cost $100 Trillion?

President Trump’s claim that the Green New Deal would cost $100 trillion can be traced back to the Manhattan Institute, a think tank backed by fossil fuel investor Paul Singer and companies like ExxonMobil.

Of Course We Can Pay for a Green New Deal, but We Can’t Escape Hard Choices

A high-level discussion of some of the operational issues posed by a Green New Deal.

Brexit: The Kindness of Strangers

The Thursday Brexit votes put the UK officially at the mercy of the EU.