Not so long ago the world was worried about deflation, supposedly driven by low-cost imports from China, but also a stagnating economy driven by high levels of private debt. Now central banks are trying their hardest to bring down inflation, fearing without their expertise it will spiral out of control. So, will it? What caused it? And can we live with it? This week Phil and Steve look at the pros and cons of inflation and discuss whether it is here to stay.
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.
Geopolitics
Francesca Albanese’s Berlin Keynote on Gaza Genocide: They Tried to Silence Her – They Failed
17 February 2025 Although the Berlin government did everything to prevent Albanese from speaking, in the last moment there was a room available at the far-left newspaper “Junge Welt”, Although police were present during the […]
Climate Crisis
Richard Murphy – Why Green QE and MMT can co-exist
How Green QE, which is an idea that Richard co-created with Colin Hines a decade ago, can address some of the key problems within QE.
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