Show Me the Money
Stephanie Kelton and Colm O’Regan explore MMT, how mainstream economics doesn’t understand money, and why deficits don’t matter. Stephanie’s book The Deficit Myth, a New... Read More
America 2024: Trump Part 2: The Nightmare
He’s back and this time he’s even more angry. He’s topping the Republican polls, is even more rogue – if that were possible. What does... Read More
Caught in a Trap? What do Central Banks Do Next?
Inflation is still rampant. Sure, it’s coming down but not so quickly, and yet interest rates continue to rise, but (apart from the US) growth... Read More
BRICS Vs. NATO – The Global Economy Redrawn
The BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – are home to over half the world’s population, yet their representation at the top... Read More
Economics in the Dock
Long regarded as all-knowing high priests, with their models akin to religious creed, economists are taking a bashing these days. Their reputation is tarnished. Not... Read More
Big Tech V the Nation State
Who runs the world, Big Tech or elected government? Who wins, data or democracy? We are moving from private capital to surveillance capitalism, where information... Read More
The Economics of Colonialism
When the British arrived in India, the subcontinent accounted for 30% of global GDP; when they left in 1947, India’s GDP had plummeted to 3%... Read More
The Next European Crisis
Europe’s – particularly Germany’s – economic model was based on cheap gas, cheap money, and American-policed peace in Europe. Now all three are gone. What’s... Read More
The David McWilliams Podcast
The aim of David’s podcast, much like Kilkenomics itself, is to make economics easy, uncomplicated, and accessible. With the world at a political, technological, and... Read More
The Privatisation of Stress
21st-century capitalist culture demands people to be more resilient to the stresses of modern life, maximising the shareholder value of their employers at great personal... Read More