Economics
Michael Hudson
Economics
Michael Hudson, Lena Petrova – Why This Is Not the 1970s Again
18 May 2026 Lena Petrova: Welcome, everybody! Thank you so much for joining us. I’m Lena Petrova with a new episode of World Affairs in Context. Today, I have the privilege of welcoming back to […]
Finance
Did Xi really trade Iran for Taiwan? Interview with Michael Hudson
A wide-ranging interview exploring US imperialism and the emerging multipolar world. Michael Hudson’s Killing the Host, The Collapse of Antiquity and The Destiny of Civilization are published by CounterPunch Books. Ali Alizadeh is an Iranian-British YouTuber and political commentator. Cross-posted […]
Economics
Radhika Desai, Michael Hudson – Swap Lines, Gulf Debt, and the Unravelling of Dollar Primacy
Radhika Desai: Hello and welcome to the 64th Geopolitical Economy Hour, the conversation that illuminates the fast-changing political economy and geopolitical economy of our times, and does so from a socialist and anti-imperialist point of […]
Economics
Economics
Michael Hudson, Ian Proud – Wars Are Won by Economics, Not Armies
1 May 2026 Ian Proud (IP) – I was talking about the old adage that “wars are won by economies not armies”, and I think the war in Iran has slightly refined that phrase, that […]
Economics
Economics
Economics
Finance
Michael Hudson – Postponing the World’s Financial Winter, But For How Long?
A long read on the consequences of the current Strait of Hormuz crisis. Michael Hudson’s Killing the Host, The Collapse of Antiquity and The Destiny of Civilization are published by CounterPunch Books. Cross-posted from Counterpunch Announcing that “A whole civilization […]