Why a Serious Oil Rebound Is Not Coming Soon
Why the oil price recovery is still a way away.
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Gaius Publius: When Trump Talks Trade, Voters Listen
It’s easier for liberals to blame Trump voters for racism than to blame themselves for the job-loss and pain of the working class.
Read more...Gaius Publius: The Goal of the Neo-Liberal Consensus Is to Manage the Decline
Neoliberals want ordinary people to accept that their standard of living will decline. It’s not hard to see whose interest that story promotes.
Read more...John Helmer: US War Aim Fails, Putin Gains, Medvedev Loses
Approval ratings for Putin remain high despite corruption scandals because they believe no one is as capable of defending them against the US
Read more...Wolf Richter: Desperate “Dumb Money” from China Now Chasing Unicorns
The influx of money from China is increasingly going into bubbly markets and sectors.
Read more...Krugman Then and Now on Trade
Krugman shifts ground (yet again) as hostility to the negative effects of trade deals appears to be a big component of Sanders’ Michigan upset
Read more...The IMF and the Next Crisis
The IMF is now expected to be the first responder to a financial crisis when it may be less well equipped than in the past.
Read more...Energy Wars of Attrition
What looked like a masterstroke by the Saudis has turned out to be the energy industry version of trench warfare.
Read more...Gerald Friedman Responds to the Romers on the Sanders Plan: Different Models, Different Politics
Gerald Friedman explains that the difference between his results and that of the Romers on the Sanders plan is the result of using different models.
Read more...Why the Oregon Refuge Occupiers Had a Legitimate Grievance…..Just Not the One They Went After
Small ranchers are being squeezed and the Oregon refuge occupiers had real grievances, but the wrong target.
Read more...Ilargi: China – A 5-Year Plan And 50 Million Jobs Lost
Why China will be unable to escape the loss of millions of jobs.
Read more...Galbraith: Attack on Sanders’ Economic Plan By Former Chairs of the Council of Economic Advisors Irresponsible
Jamie Galbraith discusses in some detail why Gerald Friedman, a Clinton supporter who gave a favorable review of Sanders’ economic plan, is owed an apology by his detractors.
Read more...China Continues to Focus on Growth, Not Reform
Growth remains a top priority in China, but how will the central government achieve it?
Read more...Life after Brexit: The UK’s Options Outside the EU
What are UK’s options if a majority votes in favour of Brexit this June?
Read more...The Implications of Brexit for the Rest of the EU
Brexit would leave the EU an even more impaired regional and geo-political player than now, when it already punches far below its economic weight.
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