More slave labor was always the goal.
Sunday, December 7, 2025
Fed’s Rates Not Restrictive for Markets. Financial Conditions Ultra-Loose. Manias Form, Margin Debt Blows Out, Junk Bonds Party in La-La-Land
Despite the Fed depicting its current rate policy as restrictive, manic pricing in many financial markets says otherwise.
As White House Touts ‘Economic Boom,’ Americans Say They’re Barely Scraping By
Despite Trump’s economic claims, with rising tariffs, just 30% of Americans say they can meet their costs per a poll from Data for Progress.
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Master Of The Flying Guillotine (1976) Run Time: 1H 33M
Master of the Flying Guillotine is a movie about a martial artist facing down an implacable foe bent on vengeance.
Michael Hudson: Church and Finance – From the Crusades to World War I
Michael Hudson extends his historical review from debt in antiquity the role of the Catholic Church in the rise of banking and war finance.
Will Voters Turn to Corbyn and Socialism over Starmer’s Big Finance Love-In?
A discussion of whether voters would back Corbyn-style socialism, particularly given Starmer’s ever-rightwards shift.
Coffee Break: Fossil Fuels and Health, EPA, AI that Works, and a Belated Retraction
Part the First: The Healthcare Costs of Fossil Fuels. One would think this is a no-brainer. Nevertheless, the Current Administration has its stone cold heart set on gutting the Office of Research and Development in the Environmental Protection Agency. I suppose it would be churlish once again to note the EPA is one of the […]
Israel’s Atrocities Have Destroyed Its Reputation and Its Security
Netanyahu’s survival strategy, which now includes starving children, is putting Israel at risk in a big way.
Washington and Beijing’s Mexican Standoff
As Trump’s bumbling threats continue to alienate the US in Latin America, China is increasingly determined to hold its ground in the US’ so-called “backyard”.
A Pox on Optimism!
Why I have had it with optimism.
Thomas Neuburger: Rethinking Collapse
Your humble blogger has difficulty with the thesis of this post: “What if collapse is the road to more humane life?”
When Politics and Finance Merge, Truth Surpasses Fiction
In the West, politics and finance run separately; in the East, they merge. That’s why politics there matters more and political fictions are absent.
