Category: economy
Top Economist Warns: Capitalism Is in Serious “Existential Crisis”
Review of Martin Wolf’s book, “The crisis of democratic capitalism,” Penguin, London, 2023, 496 pages. When a leading economist of the establishment declares that capitalism is going through a severe […]
Central Bank Digital Currency Is the Endgame – Part 1 & 2
Central bank digital currency (CBDC) will end human freedom. Don’t fall for the assurances of safeguards, the promises of anonymity and of data protection. They are all deceptions and diversions […]
This is Fascism, SVB Bailout Edition
BY ROB URIE The very public failure of SVB (Silicon Valley Bank) is raising concerns of a renewed wave of bank failures that threatens Western economies. The subtext is residual fear […]
The Strong, and the Merely Powerful
In the world order now emerging, it is genuinely strong nations that will prevail over those reliant on power alone, and force will have little to do with it. Vladimir […]
Student Loan Debt Is an American Malignancy Born of Ronald Reagan
Forgiving student debt is not a slap at anybody; it’s righting a moral wrong inflicted on millions by Reagan and his morbidly rich Republican buddies. President Joe Biden just made good […]
Biden’s Bifurcated Student Debt Cancelation Plan
BY JACK RASMUS This week President Biden announced his long-awaited plan to alleviate in part the burden of nearly $2 trillion carried by 45 million American students and former students. The […]
News Articles | August 14, 2022
Cover Image: Doomsday Selfie – by Mr. Fish | From the first article below by Chris Hedges. Sorry folks, no photos and excerpts this week. Long story. Everything should be […]
News Articles | August 7, 2022
Cover Art: We Come As Liberators, Natural Resource Liberation Inc. by Matt Wuerker Article How Climate Change Drives Heatwaves and Wildfires BY CHLOE ATKINSON Our planet is burning up – at […]
News Articles | July 24, 2022
Article The Dawn of the Apocalypse Chris Hedges We were warned for decades about the death march we are on because of global warming. And yet, the global ruling class […]
MICHAEL HUDSON: The End of Western Civilization
The greatest challenge facing societies has always been how to conduct trade and credit without letting merchants and creditors make money by exploiting their customers and debtors. All antiquity recognized […]