More Fake News?

More Fake News? This afternoon NPR showcased a propagandist from BuzzFeed who denounced the Syrian government for using chemical weapons against innocents in the Idlib province. Somehow the BuzzFeed person knew for cetain that the reported event had occurred. I wondered how he could know that, and I wondered what purpose such an attack would serve. In other words, it…

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The World’s Best Economist

The World’s Best Economist Paul Craig Roberts If you want to learn real economics instead of neoliberal junk economics, read Michael Hudson’s books. What you will learn is that neoliberal economics is an apology for the rentier class and the large banks that have succeeded in financializing the economy, shifting consumer spending power from the purchase of goods and services…

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