This Women’s History Month, We Won’t Renegotiate Our Place in the Economy
This Women’s History Month, out of touch lawmakers are rolling out economic plans that would set women back generations. Not this time!
Is Inflation Out of Control, Again?
By Dean Baker / Beat the Press (CEPR) The January data on consumer expenditures released yesterday had a lot of people freaking out. The story is that the Fed is…
The Washington Post Is Coming for Your Retirement Benefits
The Washington Post favors cuts over human welfare. Exactly the kind of perspective Bezos deemed well worth putting his money behind.
The Lesson We Need to Teach Our Nation’s Rich
Our educational house most definitely is burning, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders told a town hall on America’s teacher pay crisis at the U.S. Capitol earlier this week.
What Will Happen When Banks Go Bust? Bank Runs, Bail-Ins and Systemic Risk
By Ellen Brown / Original to ScheerPost Financial podcasts have been featuring ominous headlines lately along the lines of “Your Bank Can Legally Seize Your Money” and “Banks Can STEAL…
Distortion of Breakfast Price Hikes Leaves WSJ With Egg on Face
At the same time these companies are acting like their hands are tied by supply disruptions, their profits have skyrocketed.
More Drivel Over the National Debt!
How the hell can we expect Americans to understand what the national debt means if the media doesn’t report it accurately?
A Step Towards Greater Financial Autonomy
Argentina and Brazil are striving for a common currency. Such a union could boost regional trade and lead to more independence from the US.
Poverty Amid Plenty
A World Fragmented by Inequality.
Bill Gates Sees ‘China’s rise’ as ‘Huge Win For the World’
At a forum in Australia on Monday the 23rd, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates described China’s rise to a leading global economy as a “huge win for the world.” According to…
Richest 1% Took 2/3rds of Global Wealth Since 2020 – Twice as Much as 99% of Population Earned
In 2020 and 2021, the wealthiest 1% of the world’s population took nearly two-thirds of all new wealth – six times greater than the wealth made by the poorest 90%…
Ellen Brown: Solving the Debt Crisis the American Way
Our forefathers turned their debts into currency. That Constitutional approach could work today.
How Western Sanctions Blow Back, Hurting Europe, Deepening Asian Integration
Western sanctions led Russia to greatly increase trade with Asia, while devastating Europe’s economy. The US tech war against China is damaging its own industry.
BlackRock Says We’re All Doomed. It’s Being Optimistic
The world’s largest asset manager has forecast systemic economic chaos. The reality is even worse.
The Hope of a Pan-African-Owned and Controlled Electric Car Project Is Buried for Generations to Come
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research The United States government held the US-Africa Leaders Summit in mid-December, prompted in large part by its fears about Chinese and…