Financing Recovery And Fairness By Going Where Money Is
By Josh Bivens and Hunter Blair for EPI - Progressive tax increases should be a top policy priority. If the economy returns to and stays at full employment, they can finance current federal commitments...
View ArticleObama’s $400,000 Speech Shows Depth Of Corruption
By Kevin Zeese for Popular Resistance. Former President Obama seems to be cashing in or receiving a payoff for his policies as president. He will be receiving a $400,000 payment from a mid-size...
View ArticleThe Real Causes Of Deficits And The US Debt
By Jack Rasmus for Tele Sur - Nonsense like social security and Medicare will be insolvent by 2030. When in fact social security has created a multi-trillion dollar surplus since 1986, which the U.S....
View ArticleTrump & Fed: Shadow Bankers Deepening Control Of US Economy
Trump's imminent appointments of Fed chairs, vice-chairs and governors may prove the first step in the total capture of the US central bank by the shadow banker element in the US economy. What are...
View ArticleDo Financial Markets Still Exist?
No one should find this a surprising suggestion. The Bank of Japan has a long tradition of propping up the Japanese equity market with large purchases of equities. The European Central Bank purchases...
View ArticleThe World Is Dangerously Lowballing The Economic Cost Of Climate Change
It’s almost impossible to calculate how many trillions of dollars it could cost. Leading global forecasts widely underestimate the future costs of climate change, a new paper warns. The findings, to be...
View ArticleOffshore Finance: How Capital Rules The World
Offshore finance is not solely about capital moving beyond the reach of states, but involves the rampant unbundling and commercialization of state sovereignty itself. Offshore jurisdictions effectively...
View ArticleStudy Strongly Supports Public Banking To Finance Infrastructure
In honor of the Bank of North Dakota’s centennial anniversary, here is an excellent academic report from Cornell University that includes a detailed case study of BND’s 2015 Infrastructure Loan Fund....
View ArticleCould Climate Change Spark A Financial Crisis? Candidates Warn Fed It’s A Risk
A few of the Democrats running for president have started warning about climate change in a way that voters rarely think about yet can profoundly affect their lives. To sum it up: If you think the...
View ArticleThe Eurasian Century Has Already Begun
India, China and ASEAN are the greatest market opportunities, with the greatest potential for growth in nominal terms if the dollar declines. China, India and ASEAN also account for about 45% of the...
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