“Might the US Be About to Fall Off an Economic Cliff?
The respected Atlanta Fed NowCast is scary bad, as in economic shoes about to drop in a big way bad.
Read more...The respected Atlanta Fed NowCast is scary bad, as in economic shoes about to drop in a big way bad.
Read more...A compact assessment of where capitalism is taking us.
Read more...Inflation Whack-A-Mole: price pressures shifted from housing to non-housing services and core goods.
Read more...An in-depth discussion by Michael Hudson, Jonathan Nitzan, Blair Fix and Tim Di Muzio of the capital as power framework and its explanatory value.
Read more...On Perry Mehrling’s Money and Empire: Charles P. Kindleberger and the Dollar System, including how some of his key ideas have been borne out.
Read more...A look at theory and practice as far as tariffs are concerned, and what that means for Trump’s threats and plans.
Read more...How Trump’s economic revolution and the uncertainty it is creating are already wreaking havoc.
Read more...A discussion of Elizabeth Warren’s naivete about the predatory nature of capitalism.
Read more...A wide-ranging talk with Jamie Galbraith on his book, Entropy Economics, which focuses on the neglect of real resources, and recent events.
Read more...Michael Hudson and Ben Norton take a deep dive into Trump’s contradictory and potentially disastrous economic plans, starting with tariffs.
Read more...On the fundamental flaws in a study meant to assess the popularity, or lack thereof, of capitalism in the US.
Read more...Michael Hudson refines and extends recent discussions on the future of the dollar, particularly under Trump, and finance-dominated capitalism
Read more...Sustained neoliberalism is exacting a toll on the UK via currency wobbles and reluctance to raise rates in the face of budget pressures.
Read more...Lambert annotates a Grok transcript.
Read more...AI’s ability to handle complexity and respond rapidly means future crises are likely to be much more sudden and vicious than those we have experienced so far.
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