Deregulation
Aurelien – The End?
There must be some way out of here … surely? Cross-posted from Aurelien’s substack A scene from Samuel Beckett’s Endgame The original idea behind these essays when I started them three years ago, was that […]
Inequality
Finance
Guy Standing – The Left Must Embrace the Precariat
The right has done a better job than the left in understanding how the working class is internally divided and appealing to one section of it. Guy Standing is a Professorial Research Associate at SOAS […]
Economics
Abundance – How We Build a Better Future by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson
Book Review by Michael Roberts Abundance is a new book that has been attracting attention and debate among mainstream economists and politicians. It aims to explain to Democrat members in the US why their party […]
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 […]
Economics
Craig Murray – Is This The World We Created?
How did we get to the point where the so-called “Western Democracies” support genocide? Craig Murray is a British former diplomat, political activist, human rights campaigner, blogger, and whistleblower Cross-posted from Craig Murray’s blog It […]
Economics
Branko Milanović: What Comes After Globalization?
The world as we know it is a product of globalization — and this era of globalization might be coming to a close. Read HERE
Economics
Michael Roberts – UK: still winter, no sign of spring
The UK is going from bad to worse in terms of the economy, poverty, welfare – everything. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog The […]
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
Kshama Sawant: We Must Revolt Against the Ruling Class
This was a talk Kshama Sawant gave at the Workers Strike Back conference in Seattle in February 2025. Support my independent journalism at Substack: https://chrishedges.substack.com/ Follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/chrishedges