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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Geopolitical Economy Hour #6 Posted to youtube 2023.03.25 RADHIKA DESAI: Hello everyone, and welcome to the sixth Geopolitical Economy Hour, the fortnightly show on the political and geopolitical economy of our time. I’m Radhika Desai. MICHAEL HUDSON: And I’m Michael Hudson. RADHIKA DESAI: As you know, the last time when we closed we were scheduled Continue Reading The post The Treasury Privatized? first appeared on Michael Hudson.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Through my work at the Global University for Sustainability, I have come to know Professor Wen Tiejun. He provides a key analysis of the ten crises China has endured. I highly recommend his book to you (PDF), kindly donated to the reform community as an open access book.  There are 10 lectures that accompany the Continue Reading The post Introducing China’s Leading Economist first appeared on Michael Hudson.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]RADHIKA DESAI: Hi everyone. Welcome to the fifth Geopolitical Economy Hour, the fortnightly show about the political and geopolitical economy of our times. I’m Radhika Desai. MICHAEL HUDSON: And I’m Michael Hudson. RADHIKA DESAI: So this is our third and final show on the theme of de-dollarization, based on our work, particularly on Geopolitical Economy Continue Reading The post Dollar Diplomacy Down first appeared on Michael Hudson.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Why the Bank Crisis is Not Over The crashes of Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and the related bank insolvencies are much more serious than the 2008-09 crash. The problem at that time was crooked banks making bad mortgage loans. Debtors were unable to pay and were defaulting, and it turned out that the Continue Reading The post The Mechanics of a Bond Market and its Impact on the Banking Crisis first appeared on Michael Hudson.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Support my work via Patreon The collapses of Silvergate and Silicon Valley Bank are like icebergs calving off from the Antarctic glacier. The financial analogy to the global warming causing this collapse is the rising temperature of interest rates, which spiked last Thursday and Friday to close at 4.60 percent for the U.S. Treasury’s two-year Continue Reading The post Why the Banking System is Breaking Up first appeared on Michael Hudson.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Come spend an hour with Michael! Thurs March 2nd 5.30pm EST Via zoom.  If you are a Patron Plus supporter on Patreon, you will be able to register. We are at 247 supporters, can you get us to 250? The day before the Q&A you’ll receive an email with the link to join. Anyone upgrading Continue Reading The post An Hour with Michael first appeared on Michael Hudson.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]“Understanding money and the dollar system,” Geopolitical Hour Episode 3, February 9, 2023, with economists Radhika Desai & Michael Hudson. podcast:  Radhika Hello and welcome to this third Geopolitical Economy Hour. I’m Radhika Desai. Michael And I’m Michael Hudson. Radhika As many of you know, in this collaboration with Ben Norton’s Geopolitical Economy Report, Michael Continue Reading The post Since Money is...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Radhika: Hi everyone, and welcome to this Geopolitical Economy Hour. I’m Radhika Desai. Michael: And I’m Michael Hudson. Radhika: Every fortnight we are going to meet for an hour to discuss major development in the fast-changing geopolitical economy of our twenty-first-century world. We’ll discuss international developments. We’ll discuss their roots in individual countries and regions. Continue Reading The post Introducing...

It’s time for our quarterly Q&A with Michael! Please support Michael’s important work via his Patreon page. Theme: NATO’s provocative role in Eastern Europe. If you are a Patron Plus supporter on Patreon, you will be able to register. Anyone upgrading to Patron Plus at least 24 hours prior to the event is invited. **Register for the Q&A with the name and email on the Patreon account**

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Some follow up comments to my appearance on the Ralph Nader show. I am looking forward to our next Q&A session with Patreon Plus supporters this Friday. Photo by John Cameron on Unsplash The post We Do Read Comments: Re Nader first appeared on Michael Hudson.