A “Decent” Federal Budget?
Paul Krugman, “What a Decent Budget Would Look Like” Paul Krugman’s recent post, “What a Decent Budget Would Look Like – Imagining a Congress that […]
Capitalism
Price Gouging and Research Costs in the Pharmaceutical Industry ERALD KOLASI
https://technodynamics.substack.com/p/price-gouging-and-research-costs Excellent piece. See this iconic examination: Lazonick, William, Matt Hopkins, Matthew Frye Jacobson, Mustafa Sakinc, and Oner Tulum. “US Pharma’s Financialized Business Model.” Institute […]
“Antitrust’s Conservative Future Confronting the tyranny of concentrated economic power”
an interesting view of monopolization from a member of the Federal Trade Commission, Mark Meador, FTC Commissioner Monopoly power has been a dominating force in […]
More Fire Engines and Monopolies
a follow up to my 2.24.2025 post on this topic Reuters is reporting that the International Association of Fire Fighters is asking the Dept. of […]
More Fire Engines and Monopolies
a follow up to my 2.24.2025 post on this topic Reuters is reporting that the International Association of Fire Fighters is asking the Dept. of […]
‘Outdated and unjust’: can we reform global capitalism?
A crisis viewed from global warming and exhaustion of the earth. John Cassidy’s 4,400-word essay, ‘Outdated and unjust’: can we reform global capitalism?, in the […]
“Neoliberal economics is based on absurd assumptions and fantasies”
a brief but compelling presentation – starts with a critique of neoclassical economics This 14-minute video by Richard Murphy, Emeritus Professor of Accounting Practice at […]
The Rich Control Congress
Evidence from OpenSecrets.org A new report from OpenSecrets.org, “Outside money, inside influence: How national donors shaped the 2024 congressional elections,” demonstrates that the rich are […]
How to end the financialization of corporations
ending the tsunami of money into the hands of the rich As I have noted many times here, the financialization of corporations, that is the […]
Extraction Capitalism – the latest phase
a more descriptive name than neoliberal capitalism There is no single entity called “capitalism”. Such a concept exists only as an academic construct (see orthodox […]