The UK embraces modern monetary theory….and perhaps hopes no one notices.
Monday, July 27, 2026
Rule Number 1 for Government Bailouts of Companies: Make Sure Voters and Taxpayers Share in the Upside
If the public is to be asked to give bailouts to businesses, it should get something back for its money. It needs to share in any upside.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/23/2020
Today’s Water Cooler: Biden base v. Sanders base, Biden’s donors, Klobuchar, Sanders, Warren’s donors, employment situation, ventilator manufacturing, Fed QE, climate change, national monuments, “listening to the body,” #COVID19 (chloroquinine, TB), #COVID19 and the poor, self-isolation
Global Level 4 Travel Advisory: Stealth Subsidy for Insurers?
The State Department’s global level 4 health advisory,recommending US citizens not travel internationally, has travel insurance implications.
Sanders Calls for ‘Unprecedented Legislative Response’ to Coronavirus Crisis—Not Corporate Bailouts
Republicans have tabled a corporate bailout plan to calm markets. Can Bernie Sanders and others redirect the stimulus to reflate the economy?
Bailout Shenanigans: Making 2008 Look Good?
The bailout bill looks shameless, even by Trump Administration standards.
Covid-19: A Tale of Three Regions
An epidemiloigist looks at Covid-19 data.
A Modest Proposal: Make Sure the Public Knows, in Real Time, When Congresscritters are Dumping Shares
The COVID-19 specter led Congresscritters to coo reassurance, and dump shares. A modest proposal: require immediate disclosure of trades.
Michael Hudson: A Debt Jubilee is the Only Way to Avoid a Depression
In the face of massive economic calamity caused by coronavirus, Michael Hudson argues a debt jubilee is the only way to avoid a depression.
NYU Preparing for Possible Use of Dorms as Field Hospitals
Contingency planning for emergency hospitals.
UN Chief Warns of Coming Recession for the Planet
The UN feels compelled to weigh in on the less-than-sunny economic outlook.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/20/2020
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/20/2020
