Back to the Future with Empire Oil
A network of oil companies arond Mayfair, but registered in Britain’s offshore tax-haven network, provides a snapshot of the new imperialism.
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Trump Willing to Give a China a Break on Sanctions Against ZTE Electronics. What Gives?
Trump again does what he seems to do best, the unexpected, with a Sunday tweet offering a break to sanctioned Chinese electronics maker ZTE. How does this fit into the US-China trade spat?
Read more...Globalisation, Government Popularity, and the Great Skill Divide
How do voter reactions to globalisation vary by skill level?
Read more...The Real Driver of Rising Inequality
Wage suppression—not monopoly power—is fueling corporate profits and the relentless rise in inequality.
Read more...Why Capitalism Creates Racism
Why separating racism from capitalist exploitation of low-wage workers isn’t as tidy as the Democratic Party would have you believe.
Read more...Hoisted from E-Mail: Brexit, Security, and the UK’s Coming Poodledom
Adding to the tally of how the UK will come out a loser thanks to Brexit.
Read more...China Warns Australia Against Being a Democracy
China throws its weight around even more casually than the US does, achieving the difficult task of making Trump look not so bad.
Read more...Brexit Looks Wobbly as Polls Go Negative, House of Lords Throws Spanner in the Works
Some Brexit updates.
Read more...Raising Tariffs on China Without Grabbing Headlines
How Europe raised tariffs on more Chinese imports than Trump has threatened to.
Read more...The Curious Case of the F-35
Hilarious examples of the F-35 program’s ongoing difficulties, and imperialism vs. militarism as an appropriate frame.
Read more...The Hudson Report: Does Trump Know Anything About Trade?
Michael Hudson discusses Trump’s trade row with China.
Read more...How Different Are Trump’s Tariffs?
Trump’s tariffs and trade belligerence are less of a departure from recent US behavior than you might think.
Read more...Fast Fashion Juggernaut Rolls Along
The fast fashion cycle continues to accelerate, as sustainability concerns fall to the wayside. Algorithms are trotted out as a panacea for products that embed an offensive message.
Read more...Trade War or Not, China Risks a ‘Minsky Moment’
How China’s officials are trying to protect the county’s economic glass jaw.
Read more...Trump Ups the Ante in Trade Brinksmanship
Investors are rattled by Trump escalating his trade war threat with China.
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