Karl Fitzgerald: Alright, let’s get into it. We’ve got lots of good questions. Welcome, everyone. My name is Karl Fitzgerald. I’ve been Michael’s webmaster for … China the Change AgentRead more
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1 in 3 of World’s Poorest Countries Spend More on Debt Repayments Than Education
A report published this week by Save the Children revealed that 1 in 3 of the world’s poorest nations spend more on paying off debt … 1 in 3 of World’s Poorest Countries Spend More on Debt Repayments Than EducationRead more
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What Does the Fed’s Jerome Powell Have Up His Sleeve?
The Real Goal of Fed Policy: Breaking Inflation, the Middle Class or the Bubble Economy? “There is no sense that inflation is coming down,” said Federal … What Does the Fed’s Jerome Powell Have Up His Sleeve?Read more
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Oligopoly Unchecked
On July 15, 2022, Platypus Affiliated Society member D. L. Jacobs interviewed Michael Hudson to discuss his new book, The Destiny of Civilization: Finance Capitalism, … Oligopoly UncheckedRead more
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1% Of India’s Richest Control 21% Of Country’s Wealth
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) released a sobering report on various indices of human development on September 8. The report, which describes the Human Development … 1% Of India’s Richest Control 21% Of Country’s WealthRead more
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EU Pressures
The wording of your question basically answers itself. The European political leaders are unwilling to resist U.S. demands. All they can do is complain at … EU PressuresRead more
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Medicare Advantage Is “Heist” by Private Firms to Defraud the Public
A major investigation by The New York Times this weekend has found many of the nation’s largest health insurance companies have made billions of dollars … Medicare Advantage Is “Heist” by Private Firms to Defraud the PublicRead more
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Richest 1% Now Owns Over 1/3 of US Wealth
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on Tuesday published Trends in the Distribution of Family Wealth, 1989 to 2019, a report revealing that while the … Richest 1% Now Owns Over 1/3 of US WealthRead more
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The World’s Billionaire Population – 2021
Visualized: The World’s Billionaire Population The world’s billionaires—only 3,311 individuals—represent almost $11.8 trillion in wealth. The global billionaire population continued to grow in 2021, increasing … The World’s Billionaire Population – 2021Read more
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The Economics of Hate Politics
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNXQfIj2Vek&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Stable jobs that give regular salaries and wages have reduced sharply. This has provided the perfect ground for spreading fake information about ‘minority … The Economics of Hate PoliticsRead more