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Aug 19 2025 
Michael Hudson: Passive Income Poodles
In Short Form: America will continue to export financial colonialism abroad — and deepen economic feudalism at home.
Economist Michael Hudson warns that the U.S. has morphed into a “free lunch economy,” where wealth flows not from production but from unearned rents and financial gains. Wall Street landlords like Blackstone buy up homes, driving rents… Continue reading
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Aug 17 2025
‼️ Michael Hudson: Note 4 – Post Alaska Meeting: Trump getting ready for Zelensky and EU
Trump’s upcoming meeting with Zelensky to turn the tables on NATO
On Monday, August 18, Zelensky is coming to the White House. He has been prepped by his main anti-Russia sponsors, Merz, Starmer and Macron (along with von der Leyen and Finland’s president) in hope of using his popularity with Congressional Cold Warriors to deter Trump… Continue reading
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Aug 13 2025
‼️ Michael Hudson: Note 3 on the planned Alaska meeting
Alaska Breakdown Looming
It looks like Trump has just announced that the Alaska meeting will be hostile and he is rejecting all Russian demands. He has threatened to walk away in the first two minutes if Russia does not agree to a cease fire on Ukraine’s terms. His intention is to threaten Russia with more U.S.… Continue reading
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Aug 12 2025
‼️ Michael Hudson: Note 2 on the planned Alaska meeting
The discussion and the thinking continue: Note 1 is here
Putin started this year’s meetings with Trump by saying that the root of their problems is not Ukraine. Ukraine is only an arena in the fight by NATO (led by the US) against Russia, China, and their BRICS and Global South allies.
To solve the fighting in… Continue reading
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Aug 12 2025
‼️ Michael Hudson: Note 1 on the planned Alaska meeting
It is a distortion of reality for the press to depict Russia as at war with Ukraine. It is at war with NATO; Ukraine is the battlefield for this war, the arena.
NATO uses the old police tactic of Good Cop (now ironically played by Trump for the dominant US side – that’s usually the lead… Continue reading
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Jul 29 2025 
From Babylon to Wall Street: How Bankers Make You Poor
Michael Hudson and Jonathan Brown
Michael Hudson: My entire life, ever since I became an economist in, the 1960s was to realize that debt was the major problem that was going to be growing exponentially and stifling society. And it was clear that debt grew at compound interest faster than the economy was able to grow… Continue reading -
Jul 10 2025 
Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: The US is BLIND to BRICS – And It’s Crushing America’s Future!
(00:06) – BRICS and U.S. Tariff Policies
(05:06) – BRICS’ Progress and Challenges
(10:03) – Impact of Tariffs on Global Trade
(15:06) – Economic Reforms for BRICS
(20:01) – Historical Parallels to Feudalism
(25:03) – Economic Rent and Foreign Control
(30:00) – Transition to Socialist Economic Models
(35:00) – Restructuring Economic Systems
(40:00) – Cost Accounting and Taxation
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Jun 18 2025 
Michael Hudson: Understanding the Great Rip Off
Quarterly Q & A June 13, 2025
Please support Michael’s work by becoming a Patreon supporter.KARL FITZGERALD: Michael, it’s so great to see you. We’re all so enthusiastic about this meeting, so we’re glad you got here. Okay, let’s get into it.
MICHAEL HUDSON: We have seven minutes left to discuss the whole thing.
KARL FITZGERALD: Michael, I… Continue reading
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Jun 01 2025
Michael Hudson & Glen Diesen: The Price of Allegiance
2025.05.21
GLENN DIESEN: Hi everyone and welcome. I am very pleased today to be joined by Professor Michael Hudson, a very prominent economist and also author of some of the truly great books on political economy. So, thank you for being back on the program.
MICHAEL HUDSON: Well, thanks for having me, Glenn.
GLENN DIESEN: Well, what is… Continue reading
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May 22 2025 
Two Dolls, One Empire
Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson With Nima – Dailogue Works
NIMA ALKHORSHID: Hi, everybody. Today is Thursday, May 1st, 2025, and our friends Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson and Mark Dydas. Welcome back, Richard. Nice. Glad to be here. Yeah. Richard, today, what’s the importance of today? And you mentioned before coming on live, and I… Continue reading
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May 16 2025
The Ultimate: Michael Hudson
Exposed: The Secret Deal That Started a Global Economic War!
In the first 5 minutes you will learn what the economic situation is all about. In the next 3 minutes to learn what countries are going to have to face. And then you will know why, in the previous piece that we looked at, Michael said… Continue reading
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May 12 2025
Michael Hudson: From Clean Slates to Debt Traps
Devika Dutt & David Adler in conversation with Michael Hudson [Transcription]
DGI May 2, 2025Nika Dubrovsky: Hello everyone. So this is the David Graeber Institute and we are working with David’s archive and preparing his work for publication. Each month we host a dialogue on debt inspired by the work of David Graeber and Michael Hudson.
Today… Continue reading
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May 11 2025 
When Usury Became Doctrine
Michael Hudson with LOGO DAEDALUS: When Usury Became Doctrine
LOGO DAEDALUS: Well, I just wanted to say thank you. First off, your books have been extremely important to me. I’ve done, I think, some good work in helping to popularize them on Twitter or X, I guess we’re calling it these days.
But when I first… Continue reading
