By John Pickard The gigantic scale of tax-dodging by the British and overseas super-wealthy is not going to be resolved by the Tories because their
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By Michael Roberts If you agree that there is an imperialist bloc of countries that dominates and controls the world, then Australia should be included.
By Michael Roberts Last Thursday the $1.3tn cryptocurrency industry was hit heavily when ‘stablecoin’ Tether — a critical cog in the crypto market — briefly
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Inflation: wages versus profits
By Michael Roberts The Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey set the attitude of the mainstream view on the impact of inflation in
By Michael Roberts Economic growth The US economy unexpectedly contracted by 0.4% in the first quarter of 2022, compared to the previous quarter, due in
By Michael Roberts The Great Recession of 2008-9 was a turning point for the US global strategy. Up to then, the general aim was to
By Michael Roberts Apart from inflation and war, what grips current economic thought is the apparent failure of what mainstream economics likes to call ‘globalisation’.
By Michael Roberts The inflation debate among mainstream economists rages on. Is the accelerating and high inflation rate of commodities here to stay for some
By Michael Roberts As the ugly war in Ukraine drags on, with more lives lost and atrocities (apparently) committed, energy and food prices hit yet
By Michael Roberts Last week, Ghana’s central bank announced its biggest ever interest-rate hike as it sought to slow rampant inflation that threatens to create
