Interviews

Escaping the Western Rentier

https://michael-hudson.com/2022/10/escaping-the-western-rentier/
Created
Fri, 07/10/2022 - 12:11

Cross-posted from Pepe Escobar’s The Cradle. It is impossible to track the geoeconomic turbulence inherent to the “birth pangs” of the multipolar world without the insights of Professor Michael Hudson at the University of Missouri, and author of the already seminal The Destiny of Civilization. In his latest essay, Professor Hudson digs deeper into Germany’s Continue Reading

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The Rentier Economy is a Free Lunch

https://michael-hudson.com/2022/11/the-rentier-economy-is-a-free-lunch/
Created
Tue, 08/11/2022 - 22:58

The Real Progressives Live with Michael Hudson on The Destiny of Civilization [00:00:06] Luke Parcher: All right. For those who might not know me, I’m Luke Parcher, I’m a student and activist. I volunteer with Real Progressives. I’m on our leadership team and I also do a show on Sundays covering politics and current events, Continue Reading

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War and Debt to Rule

https://michael-hudson.com/2022/11/war-and-debt-to-rule/
Created
Thu, 10/11/2022 - 22:26

Cross posted from La Tribune Diplomatic International. French version Mohsen Abdelmoumen: Your analysis of Mesopotamian times and the wise rule of Emperors embodied by the practice of the Jubilee (compared to the predation of oligarchies) resonate with the Islamic economic theory which forbids riba (meaning usury) and imposes that banks and creditors share the risk Continue Reading

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EU Pressures – Al-akhbar Newspaper

https://michael-hudson.com/2022/12/eu-pressures/
Created
Thu, 01/12/2022 - 22:04

Questions from Al-akhbar Newspaper, Lebanon. Mohammad Itmaizeh 1 – In light of the conditions that Europe is experiencing, in terms of high energy prices and the repercussions on the industrial sector, like the closure of factories and the high cost of production. In your opinion do European countries have the capacity and resources to prevent Continue Reading

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Oligopoly Unchecked

https://michael-hudson.com/2022/12/oligopoly-unchecked/
Created
Wed, 07/12/2022 - 10:40

Platypus interview on The Destiny of Civilization The destiny of civilization: An interview with Michael Hudson 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, Industrial Capitalism or Socialism (2022). An edited transcript follows. D. L. Jacobs: Can tell us Continue Reading

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China the Change Agent – Patreon Q&A #3

https://michael-hudson.com/2022/12/china-the-change-agent-patreon-qa-3/
Created
Mon, 12/12/2022 - 23:28

Each quarter, Patreon Plus supporters can ask Michael questions. Here is a transcript of the most recent one, just in time for our next Q&A this Thursday. Please support Michael’s work via his Patreon page. Karl Fitzgerald: Alright, let’s get into it. We’ve got lots of good questions. Welcome, everyone. My name is Karl Fitzgerald. Continue Reading

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Interviews