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Jeff Beck (1944-2023)

House Republicans want to assume the mantle of one of the nation's most iconic investigative committees, but the differences are stark.
The post Jim Jordan Is No Frank Church appeared first on The Intercept.
A Bank for International Settlements study says 60+ trillion dollars of off-the-books currency swaps could be a profound, systematic risk. Rob Johnson joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news.
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Paul Jay
Hi, I’m Paul Jay. Welcome to theAnalysis.news. In a few seconds, I’ll be back with Rob Johnson to talk about a ticking time bomb in the global financial system.
I hate to be the bearer of more bad news, but there’s a story that appeared in the Business Press but received almost no attention in mass media. I think capitalism is in chaos and is out of solutions. If the climate crisis wasn’t enough to convince you, here’s another example.
New data shows the call for yearslong recession from monetary hawks like Summers has aged poorly.
The post Inflation Is Slowing — Without the Higher Unemployment Larry Summers Said Was Necessary appeared first on The Intercept.
Michael Hudson foresaw this years ago, but the details were not yet clear at that time. Now it is unfolding. This is also the objective with the rest of the world, which is what "US hegemony" means economically.
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John Parker
Heading to Africa Once Again, the West is Trying to Revive Neo-Colonialism
Consolidation of markets at the hands of U.S. companies that are actively engaged in mergers and acquisitions raises an important question about the political ramifications of market concentration. Do mergers and acquisitions impact the lobbying clout of these acquisitive firms? A new working paper delves into this connection and finds some intriguing, if also preliminary, affirmative evidence.