Austerity
Michael Roberts – The State of Capitalism
“The State of Capitalism is an exercise in hard analysis and there is much to learn and debate. In that sense, the book is a must read…” Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of […]
Monopolies
Lobbying
Lynn Parramore – Experts: Negotiating Big Pharma’s Prices Won’t Stifle Innovation—They Don’t Use the Money to Innovate!
Industry lobbyists vehemently oppose Medicare drug price negotiations. However, physician-scientist Fred Ledley and economist William Lazonick debunk their arguments. Lynne Parramore is Senior Research Analyst at the Institute for New Economic Thinking Cross-posted from the […]
Economics
Stephen Maher, Scott Aquanno – The Problem With Finance Is the Problem of Capitalism
The authors’ of new book The Fall and Rise of American Capitalism: From J. P. Morgan to BlackRock argue that finance capital and industrial capital are not in conflict, as many have argued. They are in fact […]
Lobbying
Corporate Europe Observatory: A welcome decision on Amazon EU lobby ban
Weeks after Amazon workers and civil society allies demanded an Amazon ban from European institutions, the European Parliament will be withdrawing Amazon’s lobbying badges. Read HERE Corporate Europe Observatory
EU politics
How to Take Back the Internet – Interview with Cory Doctorow
Insightful interview with the author of ‘The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation’ about big tech, monopolies, EU regulation and alternatives. Konrad Bleyer-Simon is a research associate at the Centre for Media Pluralism […]
Media Concentration
David S. D’Amato – The Ambiguity of Competition, Reconsidered
Concentration of competition in the hands of a few mighty companies is mistakenly seen as a healthy development. A new report paints a startling picture of runaway consolidation. David S. D’Amato is an attorney, businessman, […]
Economics
Dean Baker – Neo-Liberalism Is Not Dead, It Never Lived
The Death of Neo-Liberalism: Victory Over a Non-Existent Enemy Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Cross-posted from the CEPR Blog A friend called my attention to […]
Media Concentration
Lynn Parramore – Everyone Versus Google: Will Big Tech Be Held Accountable?
The tech giant is in the hot seat, but it’s going to be a “big fight,” warns antitrust expert Mark Glick. Lynn Parramore is Senior Research Analyst at the Institute for New Economic Thinking Cross-posted […]
Economics
Michael Hudson – Eleven Objectives of Neoliberalism
A series of lectures will be coming out of my relationship with Hong Kong’s Global University of Sustainability. These have been tiered to a Chinese audience, revealing another layer to my work.
Austerity
Michael Hudson – The Looming War Against China
Economic Logic has been Replaced by National Security Overrides Michael Hudson is President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET), a Wall Street Financial Analyst, Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at […]