4 US Banks Crash in 2 Months: Banking Crisis Explained by Economist Michael Hudson
US banks keep falling over but the Fed is curiously indifferent.
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A New Republican Assault on Children: Overturning Labor Laws
Big employers like McDonalds have been caught illegally employing children. Some state want to regulize that. But is this just a GOP affair?
Read more...Violence in Sudan and the Decline of U.S. Hegemony
The conflict in Sudan is an expression of the changing world order and the intense fight over resources and critical geographies.
Read more...Can the US Adjust Sensibly to a Multipolar World?
The US channels Nora Desmond.
Read more...“All I Want Is a Future”
“The future is already here. It’s just not very evenly distributed.” But what we can see is not pretty.
Read more...Is There Motive Behind the Fed Making Such a Mess of the US Bank Wobbles?
The Fed seems awfully indifferent to the (so far) low level bank crisis it has created.
Read more...What is Section 4 of the 14th Amendment, “The Validity of the Public Debt of the United States?”
As the Republicans are digging on raising the debt ceilings, the idea of a constitutional challenge is starting to get traction.
Read more...Erdogan Makes Comeback in Turkish Polls. Opposition Sends Mixed Signals on Russia.
Erdogan and his opponent Kilicdaroglu are virtually tied ahead of the May 14 election that could have enormous implications for the New Cold War.
Read more...Covid: The Poor People’s Pandemic
Liz Theoharis, co-chair of Poor People’s Campaign, indicts how Biden is abusing the needy by ending pandemic emergency programs.
Read more...“In the Coronation, Britain’s Ruling Class Will Cast Its Dark Spell on Millions”
Do the Royals still have this sway? “Charles’ coronation will encourage millions to keep marching to the beat of Britain’s posh boys”
Read more...The Collapse in Operational Capabilities in the West and Some Knock-On Effects
Why does the West seem increasingly unable to get out of its own underwear?
Read more...Michael Hudson: Debt and the Collapse of Antiquity – Part 2
Michael Hudson continues discussing his new book. focusing on the finer details of the fall of the Roman Empire and early Christianity.
Read more...To the Losers Go the Spoils?
Germany is latest western nation to position itself to profit off of whatever is left of Ukraine after its (and NATO’s) eventual loss.
Read more...TikTok and Critical Mass
TikTok is becoming an important vehicle for what old farts call consciousness raising. But can it foment serious protests?
Read more...KLG: When Science Becomes Embroiled in Conflict
Who are these scientists and what are their motivations? The default position of the powers-that-be has been to view scientists as disinterested seekers of the truth of the natural world. However, scientists and their patrons who are “science adjacent” can be anything but disinterested.
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