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What is money? — Adam Booth (2016) | In Defence of Marxism

February 13, 2020

Source: In Defence of Marxism By Adam Booth, 21 September 2016 [roughly 16,795 words] What is money? Where does it …

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On understanding the relationship between ‘Gold’ and ‘token money’ — a reply by Sam Williams to reader Julio Huato: “Can Gold Ever Be Overproduced?” | A Critique of Crisis Theory

February 12, 2020

[Norm’s note: do make sure to read (and follow) and parse the footnotes (and links) to this piece by Sam …

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A repost from December 2016 ==> Princes of the Yen: Central Banks and the Transformation of the Economy — Dr. Richard Werner / a film by Michael Oswald

February 27, 2019

I just finished reading a post over at Offguardian titled, “Globalization: The Endgame, ” by Frank.  In my opinion, Frank comes very …

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MMT, Minsky, Marx and the money fetish — Michael Roberts | Michael Roberts Blog: blogging from a marxist ecnomist

February 26, 2019

Originally posted on Michael Roberts Blog:
Recently the former deputy governor at the Bank of Japan Kikuo Iwata argued that Japan must…

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Richard Werner speaking in Moscow on the Central Bank issue

September 4, 2015

[Hat tip to the website Critical Thinking for this.] Published on Feb 17, 2015 12/02/2015, Russian Academy of Sciences, Blue Room Round …

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Money and Society: A new online course explores the meaning of money — Dr. Jem Bendell

August 10, 2015

[related link: Professor Jem Bendell / Money and Society MOOC – starts again August 23!] Published on Aug 10, 2015 SHOW NOTES AND …

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The Greek Coup: Liquidity as a Weapon of Coercion

July 30, 2015

Originally posted on WEB OF DEBT BLOG:
“My father made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. Luca Brasi held a gun to his…

Grexit or Jubilee? How Greek Debt Can Be Annulled

July 15, 2015

Originally posted on WEB OF DEBT BLOG:
The crushing Greek debt could be canceled the way it was made – by sleight of…

Some thoughts and prognostications: a critique of the craft of economic forecasting

June 10, 2015

Economic forecasters get it half right and half wrong.  I don’t mean to say that on average the information they …

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We have no money so central banks give more money to banks

January 31, 2015

Originally posted on Systemic Disorder:
It’s unanimous! The European Central Bank confirms that the only possible solution to falling wages and…

Can banks individually create money out of nothing? — The theories and the empirical evidence | by Richard A. Werner

January 6, 2015

Can banks individually create money out of nothing? — The theories and the empirical evidence  Richard A. Werner Abstract This …

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Russia Pivots to Eurasia for Trade and Military Alliances — Sharmini Peries interviews Michael Hudson | The Real News Network

December 26, 2014

  You can find a transcript of the interview here:Michael Hudson Another related article by Michael Hudson that you might …

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A simplified aperçu of the relationship between plunging oil prices and the crashing ruble

December 21, 2014

Russia sells its oil on the international markets for petro-dollars or its derivatives.  Having received these credits, for purposes of …

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Supporting the Rouble And Other Energy Exporter’s Currencies — by George Oprisko | The Vineyard of The Saker

November 26, 2014

Source: The Vineyard of The Saker Supporting the Rouble And Other Energy Exporter’s Currencies by George Oprisko Earler, you specifically mentioned …

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The Global Banking Game Is Rigged, and the FDIC Is Suing

April 14, 2014

Originally posted on WEB OF DEBT BLOG:
Taxpayers are paying billions of dollars for a swindle pulled off by the world’s biggest banks,…

Modern Finance as the Resurrection of Feudalism

February 19, 2014

Original title of this audio interview of Michael Hudson by Greg McInerney from “Alternative Voices:” Ep. 1: Prof. Michael Hudson On Ireland, Europe, …

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White House sued for covering up crimes of JPMorgan – World Socialist Web Site

February 15, 2014

White House sued for covering up crimes of JPMorgan By Gabriel Black 15 February 2014 Better Markets, a non-profit Wall …

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How the Credit Card Gravy Train Is Running Over You | WEB OF DEBT BLOG

February 14, 2014

How the Credit Card Gravy Train Is Running Over You Posted on February 14, 2014 by Ellen Brown The credit …

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What Life Means to Me – Jack London

February 6, 2014

From the Marxist Internet Archive Jack London Revolution and other Essays What Life Means to Me I was born in …

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Economics to Save our Civilisation

February 5, 2014

The video summary reads as follows: Published on Apr 29, 2013     “Somewhere in our history we took a wrong turn …

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