Daniel Tarullo, the Fed’s point man on regulation, suddenly resigned on February 10. Tarullo was the Fed’s point man on regulation, and his announcement came just days after the new administration announced … Continue reading Trump’s reshaping of Fed will be next source of uncertainty for markets
John Maynard Keynes penned his General Theory in 1936. Faced with the upheaval of 2016, what would a cryogenically frozen Keynes do? He would get governments to invest in their people and … Continue reading Keynesian economics: is it time for the theory to rise from the dead?
Italian politics and the economy have been in a state of paralysis for decades, with the situation only worsening since the end of the Great Recession. Italy is now in a Long … Continue reading The long depression in Italy | Michael Roberts Blog
A new book points out that improving people’s lives requires their participation. This book sounds great. It explains that economists have truly failed which is why you see people finally riding up … Continue reading Don’t Entrust Economics to the Experts – Bloomberg View
All of the original justifications offered for austerity have collapsed. Great article, touches on the fact that the “deficit fetish” has been proven to be a false justification for any of the … Continue reading The deficit fetish is over
Donald Trump’s pitch for a $1 trillion upgrade of the nation’s roads, bridges, tunnels and airports is already running into potholes as it meets reality in Washington. But it doesn’t need to … Continue reading Trump’s $1 trillion plan hits D.C. speed bumps
Here’s what Trump’s economic agenda might end up looking like. Which raises the possibility of a nightmare scenario for economic progressivism. It goes like this: Increased spending helps boost the economy, which … Continue reading A nightmare scenario for progressives under a Trump presidency – economy rebounds
Welcome to the age of austerity Great article explaining how austerity is not about making countries healthier, it’s about enriching banks. That public, government debt is actually an asset, but we’ve all … Continue reading How the politics of debt explains everything
What actually is government debt? How does it work? Should we really be frightened of it? Will I ever get out of this swamp alive? “The expression ‘national debt’ is really 100 … Continue reading Government debt, translated by a comedian
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, an organization that advocates for debt reduction, has been cited four times during the course of the debates — an astounding amount of influence for … Continue reading This conservative special interest group has been cited four times during the debates
Interesting point about a Job Guarantee and how it is used to set the value of the dollar. The speaker is Pavlina R. Tcherneva, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair at the Department of … Continue reading A Job Guarantee Would Set The Price Of The Dollar
IBACH – “Our company has never been as hard-hit as it was by the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks in New York and Washington,” the 55-year-old Elsener says. Almost overnight, after sharp … Continue reading Swiss Army Knife maker Victorinox, lost 40% of business post 9/11 and fired no one
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