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  • Defusing the Derivatives Time Bomb

    The “protected class” is granted “safe harbor” only because their bets are so risky that to let them fail could crash the economy. But why let them bet at all?

    by Ellen Brown at the ScheerPost.
    This is a sequel to a Jan. 15 article titled “Casino Capitalism and the Derivatives Market: Time for Another ‘Lehman Moment’?”,… Continue reading

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  • Real-Life Economic Solutions

    Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss realistic alternatives to the neoliberal model of financialization, and tangible policies to build a productive, sustainable economy.

    Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson at The Geopolitical Economy Hour

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    RADHIKA DESAI: Hello, and welcome to the 22nd Geopolitical Economy Hour, the show that examines the fast-changing political and geopolitical economy of our times.… Continue reading

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