Currencies
James Galbraith: The Dollar System in a Multi-Polar World
On the rise and decline of the dollar system.
Michael Hudson Talks with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté About the Broader Ramifications of the US/NATO Conflict with Russia
Michael Hudson expliains how the US hopes to benefit from its proxy war with Russia.
Out of Africa: Rich Continent, Poor People
A new book documents the scale and mechanism of the looting of Africa.
The Coming EU Embargo of Russian Oil, Russia’s Economic Challenges, and the Question of Operational Capacity
The EU is planning to punch Russia hard with yet another embargo, this of its oil. But will this wind up being more rope a dope?
Sri Lanka Economic Crisis Inflicted by Self-Serving Elite
How the Sri Lanka debt crisis was decades in the making.
Michael Hudson: The Dollar Devours the Euro
Michael Hudson argues that the euro and European economic independence are intended US targets for the war in Ukraine.
The Importance of Custody, or NATO’s Internal Gold War
Both the UK's Government and the Bank of England have gotten suspiciously tetchy over German requests to get its gold back.
Putin Edict on “Gas for Roubles” Consistent With Original Description (and Our Take); Western Officials Nevertheless Claim a Walkback
Putin's gas for roubles plan was over-interpreted by foreign policy experts and media employees, and that's working out to Russia's advantage.
Joe Lauria Interviews Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff on Consortium News
Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff discuss how the economic and ground war over Ukraine is moving geopolitical tectonic plates.
Putin-Scholz Phone Call on “Gas for Roubles” Mechanism Conforms to Our Assessment; Disputes Over Russia Force Reduction Around Kiev; West Pressure on China, India Continues
What Russia is up to and what if anything the West can do continues to dominate the media. Too bad we know so little about what is afoot