Credit markets
Goldman Is Evil But McKinsey Is Worse
Why the McKinsey veneer is looking tattier and tattier with every passing day, and why that's not likely to change.
Michael Hudson – Changes in Super Imperialism
Michael Hudson recaps his classic Super Imperalism and extends it to the 21st century struggle for dominance among the US, China, and Russia.
Negative Interest Rates Are Coming, but There Is No Chance That They Will Work
Negative interest rates: a bad idea that some central banks still can't resist.
Coronavirus and Banking: Evaluating Policy Options for Avoiding a Financial Crisis
A scorecard for various approaches to combatting the looming European banking crisis.
A Hard Look at Rent and Rent Seeking with Michael Hudson & Pepe Escobar
An in-depth discussion of financial capitalism versus earlier models and the Chinese and Russian approach, with a focus on the role of rent.
Polarization, Then a Crash: Michael Hudson on the Rentier Economy
Michael Hudson discusses the chokehold of pro-finance, pro-rentier capitalism reaching into the present COVID-19 crisis.
Nathan Tankus: What the Hell is Going On With CARES Act “Funds”?
Trying to make sense of CARES Act gimmickry.
Michael Olenick: How Biden Could Tackle the Student Loan Crisis
Biden could resort to a simple bankruptcy fix for the student loan mess. But would he?
Don’t Depend on Wall Street for Renewable Energy Investment
Why Big Finance is part of the energy problem, not the solution.