Finance
Ben Wray: Building Solidarity in Europe’s Gig Economy
Food-delivery bike riders in London, Berlin, and Copenhagen are pushing back against their algorithmic bosses. Read HERE
Finance
Economics
Dean Baker – The Trump-Musk Recession: Because They Can
It is fascinating to see a national leader willing to induce a recession in his own country. Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Cross-posted from the […]
Economics
J. W. Mason – The Cost of Living and the Cost of Money
A lingering puzzle about inflation is why the public still seems so unhappy about it, even though it has, by conventional measures, returned to normal J. W. Mason is Associate Professor of Economics at John […]
Economics
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
Economics
DeStatis – German Recession: New orders in manufacturing in January 2025: -7.0% on the previous month
New orders in manufacturing: January 2025 (in real terms, provisional): -7.0% on the previous month (seasonally and calendar adjusted) -2.6% on the same month a year earlier (calendar adjusted) December 2024 (in real terms, revised): […]
Economics
DeStatis – German Recession: Exports in January 2025: -2.5% on December 2024
Exports (calendar and seasonally adjusted exports of goods), January 2025129.2 billion euros-2.5% on the previous month-0.1% on the same month a year earlier Imports (calendar and seasonally adjusted imports of goods), January 2025113.1 billion euros+1.2% […]
Economics
DeStatis – German Recession: Production in January 2025: -1.6% on the same month a year earlier
Production in industry January 2025 (in real terms, provisional): +2.0% on the previous month (seasonally and calendar adjusted) -1.6% on the same month a year earlier (calendar adjusted) December 2024 (in real terms, revised): -1.5% […]
Economics
Steve Keen, Phil Dobbie – Is there a ceiling to economic supremacy?
Donald Trump is doing everything he can think off to improve the US economy. Tariffs, cutting government spending, bringing manufacturing back home, accessing more resources and lowering the cost of energy. Will it work? And, […]
Economics
Tarik Cyril Amar: Matrix of Failure
Germany is a country misaligned with its time and place. Read HERE