Monday, July 7, 2025

Lower Natural Gas Price Is Not All Good News For Europe

Europe’s warm winter likely only delayed its pain as importers may soon have to pay up for spot supply to beat competition from the Asian market.

Danny Haiphong and Michael Hudson Discuss The Collapse of Antiquity, the Bank Panic,

Another tour de force by Michael Hudson on how debt dynamics create oligarcies, how the Fed stoked thebank crisis, and the multipolarity push.

Links 4/2/2023

The Non-Profit Industrial Complex Helps Keep the Student Loan Debt Crisis Going 

Money made off the backs of students goes back into nonprofits to push college “access” and awareness of financial options.

KHN: $50 Billion in Opioid Settlement Cash Is on the Way. We’re Tracking How It’s Spent.

Citizens struggle to track how states are using all the money health care executives paid for their get-out-of-jail cards after they killed or addicted millions.

Announcing 2023 Water Cooler Fundraiser!

If you can give a lot, give a lot. If you can only give a little, give a little; every little bit helps!

UPDATE 🌡️ As of just before Links, we are at 74 donors. 74 donors / goal of 375 = 19.4%. Thank you!

Links 4/1/2023

Why Market Fundamentalism Is Incompatible with Climate Action

Tackling the climate crisis effectively requires a shift from market fetishism to a more fair and sustainable global economy

Defeat of a School Voucher Program Reveals Motives Behind the ‘School Choice’ Debate

A newfangled school voucher scheme, “education success accounts,” was too much even for the conservative Virginia House to swallow.

2:00PM Water Cooler 3/31/2023

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Links 3/31/2023

That 80s Feeling: How to Get Serious About Bank Reform This Time and Why We Won’t

The author argues for the widespread use of market values when assessing bank conditions, prompt corrective action by regulators, limiting deposit insurance protection to ensure market discipline, and shifting the political equilibrium.

Shining a Light on the UK Government’s Disingenuous Role in Trying to Kill Cash

It should perhaps come as little surprise that when it comes to protecting the right to pay in cash, the UK government prioritises freedom of choice for businesses (to reject cash) over freedom of choice for citizens (to use it). 

Senators Alarmed By Use of Rent-Setting Algorithm, Say It’s Helping Drive Inflation

How much is “information sharing” between mega property management companies driving the rise in housing costs?

The Financial Crisis of 2023: Protecting Big Finance, Coming and Going

The financial system needs to provide a safe place for businesses to place their reserves and working capital.