Michael Hudson: The Fed’s Austerity Program to Reduce Wages
The Fed, following neoclassical orthodoxy, hates having ordinary workers properly paid.
Read more...The Fed, following neoclassical orthodoxy, hates having ordinary workers properly paid.
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Read more...Mainstream politicians and voters are concerned that extremists are gaining ground. Maybe they should focus on the disease, not the sympoms.
Read more...Finally! Evidence-based answers to the main (policy) questions concerning the return of high inflation.
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Read more...How our current “clash of civilizations” is a war between economic models.
Read more...An increase in global hunger, combined with the rich getting even richer, would seem to set the stage for revolt. But is that in the cards?
Read more...Why can’t we have nice things like leisure time?
Read more...Is it too late for the left to redefine and own libertarian-possessed words like freedom?
Read more...Too many central bankers are raising interest rates at the expense of working people’s families, supposedly to check inflation.
Read more...From moving into your parents’ annex to getting a better-paid job, the government has some savvy little tips for cost savings.
Read more...Accounts furnished by aspiring YouTubers and Instagram influencers resonated deeply with my experiences as a then-junior academic.
Read more...Student debt disproportionately impacts black and brown Americans. It’s time for Biden to this collective financial burden.
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