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Chicago Plan – why it never went anywhere Listen now (33 min) | The principle sounded okay, but do we really want to see banks stopping money creation?

Mar 26

In "A Simple Solution to the Banking Crisis That No Country Will Implement" (Patreon link; Substack link—both open access), I argued that The Fed could…

Mar 21

Though Silicon Valley Bank contributed to its own demise, the root cause of this crisis is the fact that private banks own government bonds. If they…

Mar 21

This interview covers all the issues noted in the graphic below. https://vimeo.com/user49871334/review/801907681/0b7a03c835

Mar 20

Who will win the money war between BRICS and the West?Listen now (38 min) | How does the world change if transactions in the US dollar shrink as BRICs nations prefer to trade in their own currency. And can…

Mar 19

SVB collapse shows there’s no safety in government bonds Listen now (36 min) | In 2008 we saw banks collapse because of dodgy assets. This time they collapse is because of US Treasuries, supposedly the safest…

Mar 13

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has many parents. Twitter is alight with fingers pointing at venture capitalists for starting a run against a bank…

Mar 12

This is a post from Michael Hudson. It will be posted later today on his site https://michael-hudson.com/, but the site admin is in Australia, and won't…

Mar 12

Australian House Prices. That old Chestnut.Listen now (53 min) | In this lengthy discussion on Australian house prices Steve admits its no longer a priority issue, but it is creating a divided…

Mar 7

I was asked to contribute to an Italian online publication's tribute to John Kenneth Galbraith, by answering some questions about the relevance of his…

Mar 4

February 2023

Future Cities, Unequal Cities Listen now (42 min) | Richard McGahey says America has a strong anti-urban bias. Or is it that unfettered free market forces will never replace cohesive…

Feb 27

Many of you would have received emails or other social media contacts, offering a free copy of a cartoon book by me and Miguel Guerra called Funny…

Feb 21

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