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The debt ceiling is a hoax

Phony “crisis” justifies screwing the hungry for Wall Street

May 30

April 2023

China’s state firm bosses feel the heat

The Party 'cuts the link between power and capital'

Apr 18

Interview: France’s anti-austerity turmoil with Marlon Ettinger

Which way will the country turn from here?

Apr 6

Is the dollar really in trouble or not?

Long-term, yes, but there’s even bigger trouble before that

Apr 3

March 2023

Who’s winning the Fed’s hiking cycle?

Nobody really, but some of the losing is fun to watch

Mar 23

Bailouts start rolling out by the day

Central banks, Wall Street ride to the rescue -- maybe

Mar 20

SVB’s collapse puts the Fed’s errors on display

Rate hikes kill tech bro bank, but the real jobs keep coming

Mar 13

February 2023

Zombies, apes, and beyond -- Oh my!

Rising rates crush Bed Bath & Beyond cultists

Feb 6

January 2023

Venezuela sanctions loosen as NATO’s war drags on

Desperation for the country’s crude puts overthrow plans on hold

Jan 30

Contention’s market dead pool 2023, Part 2

Binance, commercial real estate set to crumble

Jan 11

Contention’s market dead pool 2023, Part 1

Tesla, rideshare, delivery platforms are all going nowhere

Jan 9

December 2022

UK strike wave fights a desperate decline

Workers punished in the empire’s final days

Dec 27, 2022

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