Economics
Philippa Sigl-Gloeckner: Germany Has Traded Austerity for a Mess
The German government has finally revised its debt rules—by making them more confusing. Read HERE
Finance
Economics
Current Affairs: Boycott Tesla
We struggle to think of anything analogous in the history of the automotive industry, in which a brand has lost so much value so quickly,” wrote JP Morgan analysts this week. They were describing the […]
Economics
Michael Hudson, Richard Wolff, Nima Alkhorshid – EU Must Trim Welfare to Fund Warfare
Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff reveal the EU’s plight, with desperate leaders throwing their people to the sword. For what? NIMA ALKHORSHID: Hi, everybody. Today is Thursday, March 6, 2025, and our friends Richard Wolff […]
Economics
Middle East Eye: Google ‘playing with fire’ by acquiring Israeli company founded by Unit 8200 veterans
Google’s $32bn purchase of Israeli cloud security company Wiz is its most expensive ever acquisition Read HERE
Economics
Branko Milanović – Capitalism of finitude: pessimism and bellicosity
Review of Arnaud Orain’s “Le Monde Confisqué” Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest book is “Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the World”. His new book, The […]
Economics
Päivi Leino-Sandberg: EU’s Next-Generation Model, Leaked and Loaded
Why the NGEU Model is Ill-Suited for Responding to the EU’s Current Geopolitical Challenges Päivi Leino-Sandberg is Professor of Transnational European Law at the University of Helsinki Cross-posted from Verfassungsblog Bus stops all around Europe […]
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
Economics
The Power of Peasants – Economics and politics of farming in medieval Germany by Robert Dees
Book Review by Michael Roberts Dees argues that, contrary to mainstream economic history, peasants or farmers in overwhelmingly agricultural ancient and medieval economies played an essential role in advancing civilisation in Europe. Civilisation in this […]