Tag: economy
Unemployment at the Heart of Italy’s Economic Crisis
Italian President calls on Five Star and Lega to choose another Finance Minister if they wish to form a government. Economist Bill Black and Mark…
Blaming Banks or Government for Not Enforcing Their Side of the Bargain? (Swiss Referendum 3/3)
There is no easy monetary fix for the problems of modern capitalist economies says Jo Michell who argues that deep problems in the economy cannot…
What Do Banks Do For The Real Economy? (Swiss Referendum Pt 2/3)
Jo Michell explains the argument in favor of stripping banks of their ability to create money is based on a fundamental misconception of how the…
Is Capitalism In Crisis? Author of ‘Karl Marx’s Capital and The Present’ Responds
The fundamental proneness to crisis under capitalism was not overcome in the Golden Age of Capitalism and crisis in the late 1960s ushered in an…
US Policy Toward Global Internet Governance Is Misguided Says Richard Hill 1/2
The business models of NSA & companies like Google are about the same explains Richard Hill as part of a wide ranging discussion on global…
The Economy Under Trump: Business Optimism Combined with Inequality
Trump’s Chair of Economic Advisors presented a glowing analysis of how business optimism and investment boomed with Trump’s election. But what do these figures mask…
Is a New Global Financial Crisis Imminent?
Economists Mark Weisbrot and Gerald Epstein face off to discuss whether 10 years after the Lehman Brothers collapse and the Great Recession of 2008 we…
De-Regulation, and De-Criminalization Set the Stage for the 2008 Financial Crisis (Pt. 3/3)
White collar criminologist Bill Black analyzes how the U.S. got into the 2008 financial crisis and what it means that we have not learnt the…
De-Regulation, and De-Criminalization Set the Stage for the 2008 Financial Crisis (Pt. 2/3)
White collar criminologist Bill Black analyzes how the U.S. got into the 2008 financial crisis and what it means that we have not learnt the…
De-Regulation, and De-Criminalization Set the Stage for the 2008 Financial Crisis (Pt. 1/3)
White collar criminologist Bill Black analyzes how the U.S. got into the 2008 financial crisis and what it means that we have not learnt the…
Former Fed Chair Paul Volcker Warns About US Becoming a Plutocracy
Paul Volcker had a historic role in shaping the US economy over several decades, but increasingly he has been warning about an out of control…
US Unemployment Rate Hits 50-Year Low: What Does the Number Reveal and Conceal?
September’s unemployment rate dropped to a 50-year low, but what is behind this statistic, how does it affect ordinary citizens, and can Trump take credit…
Student Debt Dogs Millennials for a Lifetime and Drags Down the Economy
The student debt problem is exploding, growing three times as fast as any other kind of debt, yet the Trump administration is making it more…
A Blueprint for Linking Trade to Full Employment and Domestic Industrialization (Pt 2/2)
Think hard about the relevance of the 1948 Havana Charter for addressing the imbalances and inequities of the 21st century global economy says Richard Kozul-Wright…
