Property And Debt In Ancient Rome – Analysis
The Roman concept of property is essentially creditor-oriented. As Rome’s power grew, practices quickly became predatory. Traditional societies usually had
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Author: Michael Hudson
Prof. Hudson is Chief Economic Advisor to the Reform Task Force Latvia (RTFL). Michael Hudson is President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET), a Wall Street Financial Analyst, Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and author of Killing the Host (2015) Super-Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire (1968 & 2003), Trade, Development and Foreign Debt (1992 & 2009) and of The Myth of Aid (1971). For more of his writing check out his website: http://michael-hudson.com.
Website: http://michael-hudson.com/
Articles by Michael Hudson :
How Elite Infighting Made The Magna Carta – Analysis
Although the Magna Carta typically is depicted as the birth of England’s fight to create democracy, the 13th-century struggle was
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Debt Forgiveness In The Bronze Age – Analysis
Whether in the realms of trade or agriculture, the operative principle was that debtors should not lose their economic liberty
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Were The Biblical Prophets Anti-Semitic? – OpEd
If the prophets of ancient Israel such as Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Malachi and Amos were alive today, Benjamin Netanyahu would
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IMF Showdown With China In Morocco – Analysis
This year’s annual IMF/World Bank meetings in Morocco are the most explicitly confrontational yet by US/NATO diplomacy toward China and
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Should There Be A Supreme Court? Its Role Has Always Been Anti-Democratic – Analysis
Vested interests create “checks and balances” primarily to make political systems non-responsive to demands for social reform. Historically, therefore, the
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America Has Just Destroyed A Great Empire – OpEd
Herodotus (History, Book 1.53) tells the story of Croesus, king of Lydia c. 585-546 BC in what is now Western
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Why The Bank Crisis Isn’t Over – Analysis
The crashes of Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and the related bank insolvencies are much more serious than the
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Why The Banking System Is Breaking Up – OpEd
The collapses of Silvergate and Silicon Valley Bank are like icebergs calving off from the Antarctic glacier. The financial analogy
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Germany’s Position In America’s New World Order – Analysis
Germany has become an economic satellite of America’s New Cold War with Russia, China and the rest of Eurasia. Germany
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