Journalist Tom Burgis tracked how dirty money flooded the global economy for his latest book, “Kleptopia: How Dirty Money Is Conquering the World.” He says it’s a system that launders stolen billions, emboldens dictators and poisons democracies. And he says this international band of thieves is uniting at an incalculable cost to us all.
Economics
Wolfgang Streeck – Contradictions of Capitalism: Past and Present
The wellbeing of a capitalist society depends on the endless accumulation of privately owned capital. This requires a replacement of input-minimising by output-maximising rationality. One result is a fiscal crisis of the state, due to […]
Economics
Steve Keen, Phil Dobbie – Vaccination is a global pursuit
The UK chose to respond to a global pandemic by reducing the amount of money given in foreign aid. Yet COVID-19 is attacking every country in the world. So is climate change. And there will […]
Geopolitics
John Mearsheimer – When Will Middle East and Ukraine Explode
29 February 2024 Mearsheimer’s evaluation of the most current developments in the Ukraine war and Israel’s genocide in Gaza
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