Paradise for Oligarchs: Poverty, Inequality Soar as Wealth Rises
Welcome to the Mexican Paradox… Read More Paradise for Oligarchs: Poverty, Inequality Soar as Wealth Rises
Category: Economics and Politics
Ha-Joon Chang: Economics Is for Everyone
The video most economists don’t want you to see… Read More Ha-Joon Chang: Economics Is for Everyone
Obama the Hamiltonian
Obama, like Bush, is a Hamiltonian. He believed that those at the top of large concentrated financial institutions are experts, with top-tier credentials, and, therefore, rightful rulers… Read More Obama the Hamiltonian
Is the Global Taxman Coming?
If any organization knows how to bend the rules and use and abuse the tools of global finance to minimize a company or individual’s tax “footprint,” it’s today’s generation of global banks.… Read More Is the Global Taxman Coming?
From Neo-liberalism to Neo-feudalism
The main substantive achievement of neoliberalism has been to redistribute, rather than to generate, wealth and income… Read More From Neo-liberalism to Neo-feudalism
The Unauthorized Biography of David Rockefeller
David Rockefeller is dead. But what does it mean? How do we measure the life of someone who has shaped the modern world to such an extent?… Read More The Unauthorized Biography of David Rockefeller
In Times of General Corruption
“In 2015, Wall Street Bonuses, not regular compensation, bonuses, seven years after they were bailed out with the public purse, totaled $29.4 billion dollars. Total compensation paid to every single person in this country who makes minimum wage totaled $14 billion”… Read More In Times of General Corruption
Economist Who Predicted Trump & Brexit Explains How System Screws You
Political economist Mark Blyth explains what austerity is and what it means for the people exposed to it. … Read More Economist Who Predicted Trump & Brexit Explains How System Screws You
Extreme Vetting, But Not For Banks
Trump’s approach to Wall Street is in sharp contrast to his tough-talking stances on terrorism. He talks a big game when slamming the door on penniless refugees, but curls up like a beach weakling around guys who have more money than he does.… Read More Extreme Vetting, But Not For Banks
Mark Blyth– “The Function of Democracy (These Days) Is to Stop People Effecting Change.”
Here’s another serving of fascinating insights on the current state of economics and politics in the United States and Europe from the Scottish political scientist Mark Blyth… Read More Mark Blyth– “The Function of Democracy (These Days) Is to Stop People Effecting Change.”
Unrest Is The Only Growth Industry Left
The failure of our governments’ policies has been hidden from sight by interest rates squashed like bugs, ballooning central bank balance sheets, real estate bubbles, fabricated economic data, and fantasy stories in their media that seem(ed) to affirm the ‘recovery’ tales, but they all ‘forgot’ to -eventually- line up reality with the fantasies. … Read More Unrest Is The Only Growth Industry Left
Exposed: The Billionaire Behind Trump and Bannon’s Presidency
When all seemed to be falling apart for Trump last summer, one shadowy billionaire offered up his own massive political infrastructure and saved Trump’s campaign from demise. Presumably he now hopes to reap the dividends.… Read More Exposed: The Billionaire Behind Trump and Bannon’s Presidency
