Economics
Financial Institutions
Climate Crisis
Jeffrey Sachs, Yanis Varoufakis – The Six Global Crises Confronting Humanity
22 April 2025 Sachs begins at round 6:30
Climate Crisis
Robert Hunziker – Climate Change Kills Capitalism
What are financial assets worth in uninhabitable cities? Nothing. Robert Hunziker lives in Los Angeles and can be reached at rlhunziker@gmail.com. Cross-posted from Counterpunch Capitalism, like Antarctica and like the Amazon rainforest, is under threat of destruction by […]
Economics
Michael Hudson – Trump’s Inverted View of America’s Tariff History
A completely different take on Trump’s tariffs Michael Hudson is an American economist, a professor of economics at the University of Missouri–Kansas City, and a researcher at the Levy Economics Institute at Bard College. He […]
Finance
Branko Milanović – The stock market fetish
Why should the left be concerned by the falling value of rich people’s stocks? Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest book is “Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System […]
Finance
Michael Roberts – Argentina: anarcho capitalism to austerity
Argentina under ‘anarcho-capitalist’ Javier Milei is going back to the IMF, having arrested hyper-inflation through massive austerity. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog […]
Economics
Vijay Prashad – Can we exit from a world of debt?
The external debt levels of global south countries is dwarfing their spending on education and health – a new development paradigm is needed. Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, editor, and journalist. He is a writing […]
Finance
Jem Bendell – It’s The Empire, Stupid: Trump, Tariffs, the Dollar, Big Tech, EU Regs and CBDCs
Behind the media circus around Trump’s latest shenanigans, there is a serious agenda to entrench the American empire. Jem Bendell is Professor of Sustainability Leadership, University of Cumbria, UK. He has recently published the book ‘Breaking […]
Economics
Michael Hudson – Why Banking Isn’t What You Think It Is
The realities of modern banking, economic rent, and financialization. KARL FITZGERALD: Welcome everyone to our quarterly Patreon Q&A gathering here with Professor Michael Hudson, author of just so many books and contributor to so many […]
Economics
Richard D. Wolff, Michael Hudson – The Horizon Nears on America’s Free Financial Ride
Is the rising price of gold a threat to dollar hegemony? Cross-posted from Michael Hudson’s blog NIMA ALKHORSHID: Hi everybody, today is Thursday, February 20, 2025, and our friends Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson are […]