Tax Avoidance: Drastic Consequences for the Public
Tax Avoidance: Drastic Consequences for the Public by Philipp Gerhartinger, Nov 6, 2014 http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2017/07/434909.shtml Taxes are the most important foundation of all governmental...
View ArticleWho Owns the Wealth in Tax Havens?
to read the report by Gabriel Zucman and others published in September 2017, click on http://gabriel-zucman.eu/files/AJZ2017b.pdf
View ArticleAlternative Economics and Philosophical Reflections
I’m in a great euphoria with two books available from Amazon Kindle in 72 hours. You can order the two eBooks “Philosophical Reflections on the Economic Crisis” ($3.99) and “Alternative Economics:...
View ArticleState Indebtedness as a Power Strategy by Mohssen Massarrat
State Indebtedness as a Power Strategy by Mohssen Massarrat 9/27/2017 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/10/04/18803447.php Contracting debts exploded under neoliberalism since the 1980s – unlike...
View ArticleThe Fairy-tale of the End of the Financial Crisis by David Stein
The Fairy-tale of the End of the Financial Crisis by David Stein, June 1, 2017 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/10/09/18803518.php Between 2008 and 2010, the EU Commission approved state aid of...
View ArticleThe Welfare State in Crisis by Philipp Kramp
The Welfare State in Crisis by Philipp Kramp, Grin.com, 2012 http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2017/10/435189.shtml Since 2008, the world has held its breath through the financial crisis, the economic...
View ArticleThe Driving Force of Global Inequality: Tax Avoidance
The Driving Force of Global Inequality: Tax Avoidance by Gabriel Zucman, Harald Schumann and Fabio De Masi, November 2017 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/11/21/18804700.php Behind closed doors,...
View ArticleBase Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) by Olesya Kazantseva
Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) by Olesya Kazantseva, 2015 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/12/06/18805126.php Closing tax havens, ending tax competition, and prohibiting profit-shifting...
View ArticleDeath and taxes. The global tax race to the bottom is about to begin
Death and taxes. The global tax race to the bottom is about to begin by James S. Henry, The American Interest, Dec 21, 2017...
View ArticleIs Economic Speculation a Form of Structural Violence? by Rene Steenbock
Is Economic Speculation a Form of Structural Violence? by Rene Steenbock, 2013, grin.com http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2018/01/435451.shtml According to neoclassical economic theory, the financial...
View ArticleTrump Signs Massive Spending Bill as Stock Market Tanks
Maybe Trump should be called the bankruptcy president taking billions from K-12! Corporate wealth at the expense of the future! The $6 or $8 billion should be returned to HUD. Only hypocrites and...
View ArticleLori Wallach and Michael Hudson Debate Trump’s Plan to Impose Steel &...
Lori Wallach and Michael Hudson Debate Trump’s Plan to Impose Steel & Aluminum Tariffs DemocracyNow.org, March 8, 2018, 37 min...
View ArticleCrisis 2.0: A Policy for the 99% by Hans Baumann
Crisis 2.0: A Policy for the 99% by Hans Baumann, Beat Ringer, Hans Schappi and Johannes Wickli, 2011 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/03/14/18807372.phpThe capital surpluses are a constant...
View Article“Crash on the Horizon” by Stephan Schulmeister
“Crash on the Horizon” by Stephan Schulmeister, Freitag 08/ 2018 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/03/16/18807447.php The systemic reasons for the crisis are more important than a sudden fall in...
View ArticleTrump – Hard as Steel by Tomasz Konicz
Trump – Hard as Steel by Tomasz Konicz, March 3, 2018 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/03/19/18807512.php America’s right-wing populist president Donald Trump seems resolved to permanently reduce...
View ArticleThe Struggle against Aggressive Tax Avoidance
The Struggle against Aggressive Tax Avoidance by Karl-Martin Hentschel (2016) and Christopher Berker (2008) https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/03/27/18807926.php Experts estimate that a fifth of...
View ArticleProhibiting Micro-Second Betting on the Exchanges
Prohibiting Micro-Second Betting on the Exchanges by Urs Gasche, Marc Chesney & Thomas Bieger https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/04/09/18808356.php The financial sector that has gone off course...
View ArticleRadical Changes for a Sustainable Economy
From my research, $18 trillion (the amount pumped into the economy to bail out the banks), $214 billion (the amount corporations have spent buying back their stock) and 3 billionaires owning more than...
View ArticleThe World Dependent on Central Banks by Ernst Wolff
The World Dependent on Central Banks by Ernst Wolff, January 2018 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/04/12/18808407.php The situation seems extremely contradictory. The economy grows, the stock...
View ArticleAuthoritarian Capitalism and Digital Demagogue
Authoritarian Capitalism and Digital Demagogue by Christian Fuchs https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/06/15/18815689.php Trump is not an individual phenomenon but one of many structural...
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