Michael Hudson: Economists’ Deadly but Innocuous-Seeming Proclamations
A wide-ranging interview by Michael Hudson on the mind games that economists play.
Read more...A wide-ranging interview by Michael Hudson on the mind games that economists play.
Read more...“Inclusive growth” is economics NewSpeak for pretending to be concerned about the diminished opportunities for the middle and lower classes.
Read more...Economists are finally ‘fessing up to the fact that macroeconomics was never all that good and has regressed in recent decades.
Read more...A look at some of the economic and political issues related to globalization.
Read more...Why Democrats like Howard Dean believe in and sell austerity snake oil.
Read more...Why Trumpism caused mainstream ‘social science’ to fall like a house of cards.
Read more...Black recounts how fundamental austerity-driven economic policies had become to the Democrats and how Hillary embraced them wholeheartedly.
Read more...World Bank economist Paul Romer calls out obvious defects in macroeconomics, and is treated as a bomb-thrower.
Read more...Economists maintained a party line of never letting a bad word be said about more open trade even though they knew it would produce losers.
Read more...Capitalism needs a dose of socialism, aka public works. Mission-oriented public investment is vital to revive private-sector investment.
Read more...Financial globalization, meaning high levels of funds movement across borders, has fallen, and that’s a good thing.
Read more...Why are self-styled progressive economists like the Streetwise Professor criticising Blockchain boosters but making excuses for our elites?
Read more...Why a Brexit, even if it moves forward, seems unlikely to lead to a Eurozone breakup.
Read more...Why the results of randomized controlled trials are often misapplied, and how to avoid common pitfalls.
Read more...How much was the Federal Reserve standing pat on interest rates linked to the election, and what can be expected for the future?
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