Will China Dump Its Dark Deal With America? | Yanis Varoufakis

Yanis VaroufakisA new cold war is upon us, but only China is in a position to push it beyond the point of no return. That moment will come when China’s policymakers cross the Rubicon and decide to we ...

Anatomy Of A Financial Meltdown | Nouriel Roubini

Nouriel RoubiniA vicious circle is currently underway in the United States, and its reach could broaden to the global economy Nouriel Roubini -- Project Syndicate Mar 13, 2023 In this February 2008 c ...

Credit Suisse Unease Sparks Fresh Selloff In World Stocks | Dhara Ranasinghe

LONDON, March 15 (Reuters) - Renewed unease gripped world markets on Wednesday as news that Credit Suisse's largest investor said it could not provide the Swiss bank with more financial assistance se ...

The Looming Quadrillion Dollar Derivatives Tsunami | Ellen Brown

Ellen Brown -- Web of Debt March 13, 2023 On Friday, March 10, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed and was taken over by federal regulators. SVB was the 16th largest bank in the country and its bankr ...

Analysis: Silicon Valley Bank's Fall Widens Systemic Cracks As Cheap Money Vanishes | David Randall And Davide Barbuscia

NEW YORK, March 12 (Reuters) - Cracks are appearing in the global financial system as the decade-long era of cheap money ends, with some investors worrying the shock collapse of Silicon Valley Bank s ...

What Will Happen When Banks Go Bust? | Ellen Brown

Bank runs, bail-ins and systemic risk Ellen Brown -- Web of Debt Feb. 25, 3023 Financial podcasts have been featuring ominous headlines lately along the lines of “Your Bank Can Legally Seize Your Mon ...

Solving the Debt Crisis the American Way | Ellen Brown

Our forefathers turned their debts into currency. That Constitutional approach could work today. Ellen Brown -- Web of Debt Jan. 20, 2023 On Friday, Jan. 13, Treasury SecretaryJanet Yellen wrote to C ...

Wars Aren’t Won with Peacetime Economies | Joseph E. Stiglitz

pexels.comSince launching his war of aggression in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has described his barbaric project as a confrontation with the entire West. But while Western governments ...

Strangers Behind the Trees: On the Death of Rayan Suliman and His Fear of Monsters | Ramzy Baroud

7-year-old Palestinian boy Rayan Suliman. (Photo: via Social Media) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 12, 2022 Children of my Gaza refugee camp were rarely afraid of monsters but of Israeli soldi ...

How to Green Our Parched Farmlands & Finance Critical Infrastructure | Ellen Brown

Drought-stricken farmland in California. Ellen Brown -- Web of Debt Sept. 2, 2022 There are work-arounds the United States can use to fund affordable housing, drought responses, and other urgently-ne ...

From Great Moderation to Great Stagflation | Nouriel Roubini

Credit: Project Syndicate Nouriel Roubini -- Project Syndicate Aug 9, 2022 For decades, relative global stability, sound economic-policy management, and the steady expansion of trade to and from emer ...