National Politics
Anatol Lieven: Pentagon leak reinforces what already know: US-NATO in it to win
But revelations about American and European boots on the ground is new, and could prove a dangerous and so far unexplained, wrinkle. Read HERE
Year: 2023
Economics
Ashleigh Subramanian-Montgomery – Even the Treasury Department admits sanctions don’t work
Is the U.S. finally recognizing that economic warfare isn’t achieving its foreign policy objectives, anywhere? Read HERE
Economics
Politico: Europe must resist pressure to become ‘America’s followers,’ says Macron
The ‘great risk’ Europe faces is getting ‘caught up in crises that are not ours,’ French president says in interview. Read HERE
Climate Crisis
Noam Chomsky – Savage Capitalism: From Climate Change to Bank Failures to War
Interview with Noam Chomsky covering a broad range of topics that are interconnected Noam Chomsky is a linguist, philosopher, and political activist. He is the laureate professor of linguistics at the University of Arizona. This […]
Economics
Steve Keen – The Dead Parrot of Mainstream Economics
What is the roll of banks in the economy? Private banks create money supply. Steve Keen is a Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute for Strategy, Resilience & Security, UCL Cross-posted from Steve’s website Building A New Economics […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – AI-GPT: a game changer?
What is AI_GPT and its possible future role? Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog ChatGPT is being heralded as a revolution in ‘artificial intelligence’ […]
Economics
Yanis Varoufakis – Time to Blow Up the Banking System
The banking system we take for granted is unfixable. The good news is that we no longer need to rely on any private, rent-seeking, socially destabilizing network of banks, at least not the way we […]
Finance
#ReWolt: Why are Wolt strikes spreading across Europe?
Strikes at Wolt have taken place in at least eight European countries since the start of the year, with four occurring in the past week. Why are the riders taking action now? The Gig Economy […]
Economics
Kate Mackenzie, Tim Sahay: Mercantilist Deals of the Great Powers
“New protectionist (‘Buy American’/’Buy European’) industrial policy in the rich world is in tension with the agenda of developmentalist states in Asia.” Read HERE
Economics
Bill Mitchell: The absurdity of the current monetary policy dominance exposed
I repeat my position on dealing with the current inflation: 1. Hold interest rates constant (as in Japan). 2. Do not expand fiscal policy significantly. 3. Provide fiscal support to the low-income families. 4. Watch […]