With oil surging $15 overnight to record levels for a single day’s trading, one wonders if economic theory is understood by Paulson’s panickers. With US$247 billion pumped into the global banking system over the last week by the world’s central banks to assist liquidity in the short term money market, one wonders why the US [...]

Michael Hudson on the highly respected Democracy Now, telling the inside story on the bankers bailouts. Hudson was recently interviewed on the Renegade Economists, giving insights on the banking system like few others can. Skip to the 10 minute mark if time is your issue, that’s when host Amy Goodman introduces the Hudson segment. However, [...]