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Jul 15 2026 
The MAGA economy is a crashing ponzi scheme : Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson
Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai examine the gap between Trump’s promised economic boom and the reality of an economy sustained by asset bubbles rather than production. They show that the stock market’s rise reflects cheap credit, buybacks, and speculation rather than profit, a Ponzi-scheme dynamic that cannot survive the oil shock triggered by Trump’s war… Continue reading
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Jul 13 2026 
Epitaph for the MoA between the U.S. and Iran – and for U.S. control of West Asia
We are fortunate to receive this from Dr Hudson. These analyses are usually behind his Patreon paywall and available for paid subscribers only. This won’t happen often so if you can, kindly subscribe to his Patreon Channel.
Rarely have we done this but for this article republication is prohibited as well as quotes, extracts and translations.… Continue reading
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Jul 13 2026 
A one page gift from the Sirius Report : Global payment systems landscape
Its a keeper! The landscape is getting complicated and I see the Brazilian PIC is not on the landscape.
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Jul 11 2026 
How US war against Iran fuels crisis, inflation and hunger
https://t.me/geo_grandmasters/16624
If the US-Iran war reignites, the next battlefield will not be confined to the Middle East – it could devastate the global economy through soaring oil prices, inflation, supply chaos and poverty, opening dangerous new fronts of conflict.
The chokepoint that holds the world hostage
▪️The war has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which 14… Continue reading
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Jul 01 2026 
Michael Hudson : The Bubble Bursts — and the economy with it
From Michael Hudson, from his Patreon Site.
The Oil War is going to cause cutbacks in spending on non-oil products, because paying more for gasoline, diesel and aircraft fuel, fertilizer, naphtha and sulfur will cut into profits, leading to layoffs.
And some time this month, rising energy costs will force up electricity prices.… Continue reading
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Jun 22 2026 
Panda Bonds – Brazil
Panda bonds go global: Brazil gets set to join the yuan financing club
Brazil is expected to become the 7th sovereign issuer in the past year, following the UAE, Pakistan, and Kazakhstan—and the 10th-largest economy to embrace the instrument.
◼️ Cheap borrowing costs are driving demand: recent panda bonds have offered yields of 1.7–2.5%, far better than… Continue reading
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Jun 20 2026 
‼️Michael Hudson & Radhika Desai : Iran Defeated The US Empire. What Happens Next?
This is a must listen and must read. Michael and Radhika sketches the expectations forward in terms that non-economists can clearly understand.
Radhika Desai:
Hello and welcome to the 74th Geopolitical Economy Hour. The conversation that illuminates the fast-changing political economy and geopolitical economy of our times from a socialist and anti-imperialist point of view. The point… Continue reading
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May 30 2026
Michael Hudson: Energy Wars Strategy as the U.S. Economy Is No Longer Competitive
with Glenn Diesen
Again a MUST LISTEN TO! Superb! Thank you Michael. Much appreciated.
Prof. Michael Hudson, a world-renowned classical economist, discusses the US strategy of energy wars as it can no longer compete against China. Yet, in Iran, the US has run into a dead end.
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May 25 2026
Michael Hudson: Iran War Ignites Global Financial Armageddon
With Glen Diessen
Supporting article: https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/20/postponing-the-worlds-financial-winter-but-for-how-long-irans-mad-standoff-with-the-rest-of-the-world/
“Michael Hudson: It would rather crash the whole economy, the world economy and itself than give up its dominance. It’s willing to crash everything. And then you have the personality. Trump wants to be famous. And how can you be more famous than ending civilization and pushing and taking a thousand… Continue reading -
May 18 2026 
Michael Hudson : The 2026 World Financial Crisis
The future will call for thinking about the unthinkable. It requires recognition that debts that can’t be paid, won’t be.
Interest rates are rising as if this will simply compensate investors for the risk of inflation. The reality is that it will increase the economy’s inability to cope with the breakdown that already is in progress.How… Continue reading
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May 16 2026 
‘Argentina Stopped’: Unions Hold Second General Strike Over Milei Austerity
A family sleeps in front of a closed office building in Buenos Aires, Argentina, next to posters calling for a general strike against President Javier Milei’s cuts and privatizations. (Photo: dpa)
Common Dreams
“It is a day of resistance and demand,” said trade groups that organized the action “in defense of democracy, labor rights, and the living… Continue reading
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May 12 2026 
Michael Hudson & Radhika Desai : Geopolitical Hour
Swap Lines, Gulf Debt and the Unraveling of Dollar Primacy
GEH April 28, 2026, US swap agreements with Emirates
Radhika Desai: Hello and welcome to the 64th Geopolitical Economy Hour, the conversation that illuminates the fast-changing political economy and geopolitical economy of our times, and does so from a socialist and anti-imperialist point of view. The point… Continue reading
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May 05 2026
Professor Michael Hudson – in discussion with Ian Proud, 1 May
(AKA, its the money honey! my note)
IP – I was talking about the old adage that “wars are won by economies not armies”, and I think the war in Iran has slightly refined that phrase, that “wars are won by economics not military force”. What’s your view?
MH – my view is probably in agreement with… Continue reading
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May 01 2026 
Special for Labor Day : Value of Labor: Islamic Economics vs. Marxist Economics
[Imam Musa Sadr Translation Series]
This is the second installment of Basira Press’ translation series of Imam Musa Sadr’s profound work on Islamic economic theories, an important task in challenging the prevailing capitalist and Marxist doctrines of the day.
The original Arabic text can be found here. The previous installment of the series can be read here.
Work… Continue reading
