A Post-Election Reflection on Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right
On how the shame resulting from the loss of seen-as-meaningful and well-paid work led many to reject the rule of their PMC betters.
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Requiem for an Empire
While historian Alfred McCoy made an early and accurate call on the erosion of the US empire, his current readings are a mixed bag.
Read more...Eight Reasons Why Marco Rubio Would Be a Disastrous Secretary of State
With Trump nominations like Matt Gaetz, RFK, Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard attracting lots of ire, Mario Rubio is being treated as sound. That’s a mistake.
Read more...Trump’s Energy Sanctions Are a Double-Edged Sword for Global Economy
Trump plans tougher sanctions on Iran’s and Venezuela’s oil exports, and secondary sanctions on China. How might that work?
Read more...The BRICS, a Geopolitical Challenge Overlooked by the European Union
A discussion of what BRICS might be when it grows up and what that could mean for the EU
Read more...Bad Samaritans in Foreign Aid
Who’d have thunk it? The notion that foreign aid might be self-interested looks to novel, at least among economists.
Read more...The New Economy and the Tariffs and Tax Breaks to Launch It
Analyses of planned Trump tariffs differ somewhat on the impact, but all find them to be negative. Will the Supremes save Trump from himself?
Read more...Why the Enthusiasm for Mass Deportation, A Hard and Likely Largely Losing Way to Deal with Illegal Immigration?
Why the idea of mass deportation is set to become the “Defund the Police” of the right: vague but appealingly absolute, and unworkable.
Read more...How the Trump Presidency Might Change the Global Economy
Trump tariffs are coming! What does that mean?
Read more...BRICS Isn’t De-Dollarizing Anytime Soon
Why the Global South path away from the dollar will be longer and more difficult than many friends of BRICS imagine.
Read more...Industrial Policy: Lessons from China’s Shipbuilding
A study of China’s shipbuilding industrial policy finds big market share gains did not produce domestic welfare benefits.
Read more...Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff: BRICS High Aspirations Versus Cautious First Steps
Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff discuss the recent BRICS summit as well as its rapidly-evolving geopolitical backdrop.
Read more...Another Nobel for Anglocentric Neoliberal Institutional Economics
New institutional economics won another “Nobel prize”, claiming that good institutions and governance ensure growth, equity & democracy.
Read more...‘Hate and Lust for Vengeance Are Passed Like Poison from One Generation to the Next’
Vengeance is coming home.
Read more...The Great Game of Logistics
Logistics corridors play an increasing role in the New Cold War. Do workers lose no matter who wins?
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