
Michael Hudson on the Orwellian Turn in Contemporary Economics, TRNN, November 17, 2016. Economist Michael Hudson sits down with Sharmini Peries to talk about the elections and his new book J is for Junk Economics [Out January 20, 2017). SHARMINI PERIES, TRNN: It’s the Real News Network. I’m Sharmini Peries coming to you from Baltimore. Come January 20th Donald Trump is placed to take power in Washington D.C., and there’s one thing that everyone is wondering about is what kind of economic policies will he implement that we should really worry about it. Well there’s been one economist, Michael Hudson, who’s been thinking hard and taking a close look on the economics profession and how it misleads the general public in favor of the top 1%. Michael Hudson joins us today to talk about ...