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Steve Keen – “Don’t Study THIS Economist” Top Economist Warns Students
This is an edited video of a talk I gave at Yale University, where Nordhaus is a Professor, critiquing his work and that of his cabal of followers.
Economics
Michael Hudson, Nima Alkhorshid – US Economic Colonialism On Notice
NIMA ALKHORSHID: Hi, everybody. Today is Thursday, January 9th, and our friend Michael Hudson is back with us. Welcome back, Michael. MICHAEL HUDSON: It’s good to be back. NIMA ALKHORSHID: Let’s get started, Michael, with […]
Economics
Richard D. Wolff – United States in 2025: Social Problems Denied via Rhetorics of Refusal
The decline of the US empire Richard D. Wolff is professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a visiting professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School […]
Economics
JW Mason – Are You Better Off Than You Were Four Years Ago?
The problem may not be economists and their data, but partisan economists and how they use data J. W. Mason is Associate Professor of Economics at John Jay College, City University of New York and […]
Corruption
Robin McAlpine – A shift to the angry
Capitalists and politicians have driven Western society to the brink. What comes after the anger? Robin McAlpine is Head of Strategic Development at the Common Weal think-tank in Scotland. Cross-posted from Common Weal It is […]
Climate Crisis
Rupert Read: The Path Forward from Trump-world
Pivoting to a Strategy based in Climate Adaptation Dr. Rupert Read is the author of Extinction Rebellion: Insights from the Inside (Simplicity Press) and co-editor of The Climate Majority Project (forthcoming with London Publishing Partnership) As we all […]
Economics
Adam Tooze – A “house of cards”? Russia’s war economy in 2025.
Commentators in The FT are desperate to wish into existence a financial crisis in Russia, but the reality is that Russia is surviving Western sanctions. In Adam Tooze’s ‘Chartbook’ Substack. Read the article HERE.
Economics
Omar Barghouti, Fatima Bhutto – BDS: Do boycotts against Israel work?
12 January 2025 Omar Barghouti is co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, a grassroots Palestinian movement inspired by the South African anti-apartheid struggle. One of the most prominent Palestinian human rights defenders, […]
Economics
DeStatis – German Recession: Gross domestic product down 0.2% in 2024, German economy contracts for second year in succession
Germany is experiencing the longest stagnation of its postwar history by far Read HERE