by Dan Kervick, New Economic Perspectivesp> I appeared today on The Attitude, broadcast by WNHN 94.7 in Concord, New Hampshire, to talk with host Arnie Arnesen about the Bitcoin phenomenon. The podcast of the second hour of the show can be accessed… more »

by Ellen Brown, Web of Debt p> Quantitative easing (QE) is supposed to stimulate the economy by adding money to the money supply, increasing demand. But so far, it hasn’t been working. Why not? Because as practiced for the last two decades, QE does… more »

by Michael Hudson, New Economic Perspectives [Part 1] [Part 2] [...] Quantitative easing as free money creation – to subsidize the big banks The Federal Reserve’s three waves of Quantitative Easing since 2008 show how easy it is to create free m… more »

by Marshall Auerbach, New Economic Perspectives Editor’s Note: This was written December 5 before the latest Eurozone summit. Readers will find not much has changed as a result of the new agreement. Another week to go before the euro blows up… more »

There are two threats in Europe: runaway inflation and killing off the recovery that is in process. In the coming months we'll see whether the ECB has fought the right evil at the right time. This is a situation which seems very strange. In one part of the currency area, you have inflation and growth rates above 2%, in other areas it is deflation and stagnation. more »