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Economics

Nick Shaxson – The Swiss banking clean-up is a mirage

February 26, 2022 Mathew D. Rose 0

Rules and laws are to often there to protect the rich and the powerful, not the common good. Nick Shaxson is the author of the books Poisoned Wells, Treasure Islands, and The Finance Curse, and […]

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Economics

The Counterbalance – How finance drives monopoly: Private Equity

November 19, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

This is the first part of a series about how finance concentrates economic power. By Nicholas Shaxson Subscribe to The Counterbalance now Wikimedia Commons Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International In July Darren Jones, the […]

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Corruption

Michelle Meagher, Nicholas Shaxson: The US is taking on its corporate monopolists – now the rest of the world must follow

September 16, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

As Joe Biden’s administration starts to challenge the democracy-warping powers of giant multinationals, Britain and Europe risk being left behind Michelle Meagher is co-founder of Balanced Economy Project, competition lawyer and author of ‘Competition Is […]

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Corruption

The Counterbalance – The European System of Monopoly

April 20, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

An interview with Tommaso Valletti, who served as Chief Competition Economist at the European Commission from 2016 until 2019.  He tells us how, after moving from academic life to policy and being confronted with questions […]

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Economics

James S. Henry, John Christensen, David Hillman and Nicholas Shaxson – The time for financial transactions taxes has returned

February 19, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

Stock markets are the realm of the rich. They will not share 0.1 cent if not forced to. James S. Henry is an investigative economist and lawyer, Global Justice Fellow at Yale, Board member of […]

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Nick Shaxson, Ben Phillips – How to Fight Inequality: A Chat

December 8, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

Inequality is out of control in pretty much every country in the world. The Tax Justice Network and many others have laid out a range of policy prescriptions for change, and now even the world’s […]

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Corruption

Nick Shaxson – Tax Havens Harm our Well-Being and Security

October 24, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

You may be tired of reading about tax havens, but great progress is being made in understanding their structures. Get caught up with Nick Shaxson. Nick Shaxson is an Investigative Journalist on the staff of […]

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Economics

Nick Shaxson – How GDP Masks the Finance Curse

October 6, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

As we keep writing, GDP is a tool for deception rather than a true measurement of a society’s well-being and its economy. Nick Shaxson is an Investigative Journalist on the staff of Tax Justice Network. […]

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Corruption

Nick Shaxson – Murky Ghana Gold Deal Raises Questions about Jersey

September 10, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 1

Ghana, gold, secrecy, London, tax havens, Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan — what could possibly go wrong? Nick Shaxson is an Investigative Journalist on the staff of Tax Justice Network. His new book, The Finance Curse, […]

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Nick Shaxson: Finance Curse and the Green New Deal

June 3, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

The greatest threat to the Green New Deal lies in the financial sector, which aims to shift the costs of climate change onto society’s shoulders while taking large profits for itself. Nick Shaxson is an […]

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The Destiny of Civilization by Michael Hudson

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In his latest book, economist Michael Hudson pits socialism against finance capitalism and tears apart the ‘dream civilization’ imposed by the 1 percent. By Pepe Escobar, posted with the author’s permission and cross-posted with The Cradle […]

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The many in one: A review by Branko Milanović of Amartya Sen’s “Home in the world: A memoir”

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Cross-posted from Branko’s blog Global Inequality No contemporary famous economist has as broad interests and knowledge, nor as diverse life experience as Amartya Sen. It is not surprising that many have been looking forward to […]

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