Economics
Bill Mitchell: The so-called euro stability spawned banking system that caused havoc
A very interesting analyses of the role of the EU and European banks in the Great Financial Crisis. Read here
Financial Institutions
Economics
Carlo Clericetti – The lesson of QE (which will not be questioned)
Quantitative easing, the ECB’s purchase of securities on the market, has ended and some conclusions can be drawn. It has certainly avoided the worst happening, but it cannot be said to have achieved the results […]
Economics
Renegade Inc – Michael Hudson: He died for our debts, not our sins
As we turn towards our faiths this Christmas and Hanukkah in an attempt to make sense of the year that was, economist Professor Michael Hudson says we have been interpreting the bible incorrectly. And he […]
Austerity
Larry Elliot: We’re back to the 1930s politics of anger and, yes, appeasement
“Brexit is not the most important issue facing the world; it is not even the most important issue facing Britain.” “Katowice was the real Munich and the feeble UN accord the equivalent of the piece […]
Economics
Josh Ryan-Collins – The Failure of Modern Economies…Exposed!
Josh Ryan-Collins is a British academic that can show you… Why housing is inflated across the West… The secret of the banking system that few understand… Two economic factors that are absolutely essential for […]
Finance
Tristan Shirley – Unbelievable! The Ethical Failure at the Heart of Corporate Tax Avoidance
Tristan Shirley explores the belief system that underpins tax avoidance by multinational corporations and reflects on the ethical failures revealed by their unbelievable behaviour. Cross-posted from Tax Justice Network Almost every commuter on the train […]
Climate Crisis
Positive Money Europe – ECB missed the opportunity to revise QE reinvestments
Despite its recent decision the European Central Bank will keep re-injecting more than 190 billion euros into the financial system in 2019. But the ECB is not making the optimal use of those reinvestments. Cross-posted […]
EU politics
Prem Sikka: Unpicking the City of London’s new finance sector propaganda
A new report paints a rosy picture of the finance sector’s tax contribution. Prem Sikka digs a bit deeper… Read here
Economics
Daniela Gabor: Why Shadow Banking Is Bigger Than Ever
Despite nearly destroying the global economy in 2008, the shadow banking revolution marches on. Read here
Austerity
A Happy Future is a Thing of the Past by Pavlos Roufos
Book review by Mathew D. Rose Together with the European Union refugee policy, the EU’s handling of the Greek crisis is the other great disgrace that has scarred its history – our history – in […]