The Great Inflation Debate: Supply Shocks and Wealth Effects in a Multipolar World Economy
Setting the record straight and identifying less destructive pathways forward than round after round of interest rate increases.
Ukraine Prepares To Give Free Rein to Property Developers
Critics fear a new planning law will hand power to property developers and put Ukraine’s historic buildings at risk.
After Repeated Interest Rate Hikes, IMF Warns a Third of World Will Suffer Recession in 2023
With the world's three largest economies slowing down, said the IMF managing director, economic conditions will "feel like recession for hundreds of millions of people" this year.
A Year in Review: ScheerPost’s Top Stories
ScheerPost's most popular stories in 2022 on Ukraine, censorship, the military, the Democratic Party, the economy and more.
Top Scheer Intelligence Episodes of 2022: Michael Brenner, Ellen Brown, Gabor Maté and More
Recap the year with some of the most popular episodes of "Scheer Intelligence."
Russia Dropping US Dollar for Chinese Yuan—and Fast
In response to Western sanctions, Russia’s central bank is dropping the US dollar and will buy Chinese yuan on the foreign exchange market. The yuan’s share of Moscow’s currency trading…
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Meet the Grinch Stealing the Future of Gen Y and Z
Salaries in the U.S. aren’t keeping up with inflation, despite pandemic-related increases in some sectors. That’s a major threat to the future for all working Americans – especially the youngest.
Fact-Checking Jesus
The Rev. Madison Shockley discusses the historical, political and controversial misconceptions of the Christmas story.
The Road to De-Dollarisation Will Run Through Saudi Arabia
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research On 9 December, China’s President Xi Jinping met with the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia…
‘I Did Not Know I Had a Voice’
Without federal labor protections, domestic workers seek legal rights through cities and states.
The Economic Realities We Face at the End of 2022
By Richard Wolff / CounterPunch Economies around the world were shocked and damaged over the course of 2022. Global capitalism had been brewing conflicts among the major powers (the United…
Congress Just Passed $858 Billion Military Budget, But GOP Is Blocking $12 Billion to Fight Child Poverty
"This isn't using our taxpayer dollars wisely," said one analyst. "It's robbing programs that we need."
For Many Workers, the Holiday Season Is the Most Exploitative Time of the Year
As delivery workers support others’ holiday dreams, they urgently need support in their 2023 contract fights.
Neoliberalism and Its Discontents
By Jeffrey St. Clair and Alexander Cockburn / CounterPunch All through the 1980s and 1990s, professorial mountebanks like James Q. Wilson and Charles Murray grew plump from best sellers about…