October 6, 2017 12:50 pm
Published by Ellen Brown
A team of researchers at the University of Oxford published the results of a survey of the world's best artificial intelligence experts, who predicted that there was a 50 percent chance of AI outperforming humans in all tasks within 45 years
July 30, 2017 7:56 pm
Published by Ellen Brown
Illinois is teetering on bankruptcy and other states are not far behind, largely due to unfunded pension liabilities; but there are solutions.
July 6, 2017 11:20 pm
Published by Ellen Brown
Japan has found a way to write off nearly half its national debt without creating inflation. We could do that too.
June 19, 2017 12:00 am
Published by Ellen Brown
Higher interest rates will triple the interest on the federal debt to $830 billion annually by 2026, will hurt workers and young voters, and could bankrupt over 20% of US corporations, according to the IMF.
May 20, 2017 12:00 am
Published by Ellen Brown
While American politicians debate endlessly over how to finance the needed fixes and which ones to implement, the Chinese have managed to fund massive infrastructure projects all across their country, including 12,000 miles of high-speed rail built just in the last decade
April 22, 2017 12:00 am
Published by Ellen Brown
Having a cheap and ready credit line with the state's own bank can have similar benefits for New Jersey and other states
March 18, 2017 2:45 am
Published by Ellen Brown
The new American Health Care Act has been unveiled, and critics are calling it more flawed even than the Obamacare it was meant to replace
December 26, 2016 12:00 am
Published by Ellen Brown
It has been called "a bigger risk than Brexit"- the Italian banking crisis that could take down the eurozone
December 11, 2016 12:00 am
Published by Ellen Brown
The Trump agenda, it seems, is not set in stone. The president-elect has a range of advisors with as many ideas
November 20, 2016 12:00 am
Published by Ellen Brown
Central banks have been pumping money into the global economy without a whole lot to show for it