Category Archives: Economic fundamentals

Will Trump Be Rolled by the Republican Establishment?

If Trump is serious about policies like rebuilding infrastructure and reducing foreign conflicts, can he prevail over his party’s establishment?

The Old Democrat Wall Street Plus Identity Politics Playbook is Dead

The Democrats need to reinvent themselves. Appeals to identity politics will not deliver enough votes.

Bill Black: Liberals Didn’t Listen – The Immense Cost of Ignoring Tom Frank’s Warnings

Why liberals (which do not forget is not the same as the left) reaped the whirlwind in the elections

Michael Hudson on Meet the Renegades

Michael Hudson gives a freewheeling interview on some favorite topics like rentier capitalism and why the Great Moderation wasn’t so great.

Easy Money is Dangerous Without Activist Fiscal Policy

Why over-reliance on monetary policy and the failure to engage in fiscal deficits is a toxic mix.

TRIPS: The Story of How Intellectual Property Became Linked to Trade

Why intellectual property rights are a form of private tax, and how they are abusive when applied to IP developed out of public funding.

Gaius Publius: Syria Is Another Pipeline War

We have been at war in Syria over pipelines since 1949. This is just the next mad phase.

Private Equity Consultant Hamilton Lane Trots Out New Excuse, “Evil Populists,” for Already-Flagging Private Equity Performance

Funny how it’s OK for defenders of the 0.1% like Hamilton Lane to blame class warfare on their soon-to-be-fallen standing, but not the 99%.

Why the ECB is Going to Print, Print, PRINT!

The ECB is set to dig its hole even deeper….

The Danger of Germany’s Current Account Surpluses

Economists are more and more worried about Germany’s rising trade surpluses. Calling Wolfgang Schauble to the white courtesy phone….

“Should We Rethink Fiscal Policy?”

Economists are remarkably slow to embrace the idea of more aggressive fiscal policy, despite growing evidence that it is sorely needed.

How Does Diversity Affect Economic Growth? A Look at Data on Immigration, Tax Rates and Real GDP per Capita

Why Trump’s tax policies and Clinton’s immigration policies are both deficient in terms of their stated objective of promoting growth.

Dean Baker: Rigged – How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich Richer

Dean Baker explains how market structure, which results from policy choices, legislation, and regulation, serve the rich first and foremost.