On The Centennial Of The Chinese Communist Party
Taking stock of the Chinese Communist Party at age 100.
Read more...Category Archives: China
The Data Privacy Paradox and Digital Demand
Data privacy worrywarts appear to be the most promiscuous. What gives?
Read more...Andrew Bacevich: America on the Downhill Slope
Musing on how America wound up where it is.
Read more...James Galbraith: China and Supply Chains – The White House Review’s Focus on US Dependence
Despite brave talk about restoring manufacturing in America, extended supply chains and the position of China are insurmountable impediments.
Read more...How Energy Transition Models Go Wrong
Gail Tvergberg explains why oil prices are likely to remain be lower than full costs, and how that undermines the move to cleaner energy.
Read more...Crypto Crackdown: Only the Beginning?
If you think the officialdom is getting tough with crypto, there’s even more they can do to tighten the screws.
Read more...War as the Enemy of Reform: Biden’s Dilemma or His Excuse?
How much is keeping the US on a war footing really constraining Biden on the domestic front?
Read more...Michael Hudson on American as Absentee Landlord on The Greyzone: Biden Administration, New Cold War, Super Imperialism, Dollar Weaponization
Michael Hudson discusses geopolitics including currency power plays, global institutions like the IMF, the new Cold War, and Bill Gates
Read more...Michael Hudson Q&A in Webinar on 4000 Years of Money and Debt
The Q&A from a Michael Hudson talk on money, debt, and economic orthodoxy.
Read more...EU Proposes Opening to Fully Vaccinated Non-Essential Travelers; The Catch: Proving Vaccine Status
The fully-vaccinated may soon be able to visit the EU for non-essential travel. The catch: proving one’s vaccine status.
Read more...The Corporate Food Takeover
Corporate ownership in many sectors of food production has risen and is set to increase further. Another rentier program well underway.
Read more...China Has a Grand Carbon Neutrality Target But Where Is the Plan?
China’s new long-term targets, to reach peak emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, are yet to be matched with a consistent short-term action plan.
Read more...Biden’s Appeasement of Hawks and Neocons Is Crippling His Diplomacy
Is Biden’s high testosterone foreign policy a feature or a bug?
Read more...How China Is Offering an Alternative to the IMF
China has been setting up currency swap lines with many countries. But is this an idea that is ahead of its time?
Read more...Michael Hudson: America’s Neoliberal Financialization Policy vs. China’s Industrial Socialism
Further discussion of the American and Chinese economic models, focusing on financialization as a central distinction.
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