Fascism is the Western Answer to Class Struggle
Rob Urie makes a reasoned, data-backed case that the tools used in supposed democracies to enforce class standing merit the label of fascism
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Two Overlapping Takes on Inflation
MMT backer Richard Murphy and London finance organ City A.M. have surprisingly simliar views on the causes of inflation but differ on remedies
Read more...James Galbraith: How Central Bank Myths and Practices Support Financiers and Dollar Hegemony
Sadly, some bank-serving fables are very durable, so James Galbraith has (yet another) go at them.
Read more...“Should There Really Be a Supreme Court? Its Role Always Has Been Anti-Democratic”
How much is the Supreme Court to blame for the red shift in policies?
Read more...The New York Times Thinks Worker Suffering Is a Fair Price for Lower Inflation
Per the Times, inflation must be tackled, and the only way to do so is through lowering incomes and potentially jacking up unemployment.
Read more...Central Banks, Green Finance, and the Climate Crisis
The tough policy choices ahead for confronting the climate crisis.
Read more...Oil Prices, Oil Profits, Speculation, and Inflation
n the not inconsiderable role of speculation in the crude oil market in the increase in the WTI crude oil price.
Read more...IMF Confirms that Profits Are Driving Inflation
It’s now undeniable that corporate profits are playing a big role in our current inflation.
Read more...Why Interest Rate Rises Are Fueling Inflation
Is central bank inflatin medicine even worse than it seems?
Read more...Profit Inflation Is Real
More evidence that companies hiking prices because they can is a significant driver of our current inflation.
Read more...What Does a Chatbot Know About Eating Disorders? Users of a Help Line Are About to Find Out
Companies turn to artificial intelligence as a possible solution for a mental health crisis.
Read more...“Does Economics Do More Harm than Good?”
In a new book, George DeMartino offers some novel and pointed criticisms of economics, focusing on societal damage.
Read more...‘Market Fundamentalism’ Is an Obstacle to Progress
Why market cheerleaders are bad for you.
Read more...Hoisted From Comments: “A Tale of Two Sciences”
Pontius Pilate asked, “What is truth?” Time to ask “What is science?” since our market system creates sciences that aren’t very scientific.
Read more...Russia Leaves Neoliberal West to Join World Majority
The sanctions against Russia and Russia’s kinetic war in Ukraine have produced great changes in and outside. But what are their implications?
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