Ponzi's legacy, the pyramid scheme fraud

Libertad financiera

Ponzi's legacy, the pyramid scheme fraud Ponzi and origins The name of the scam is the surname of an Italian, although he was not the first to practice it. There are other precedents in time and "illustrious" successors such as Bernard Madoff. Carlo Ponzi went down in history as the father of one ... Read more

Economy or health, a false dichotomy

Economía o salud, falsa dicotomía

"But can't they inject a dose of economics?". Economy or health, a false dichotomy. Cartoon of 31/10/2020 in CTXT I think that many people are once again feeling the same sense of saturation as in the worst days of the beginning of the pandemic, myself included.  It is once again necessary to stop ... Read more

Macroeconomics

Macroeconomía y pobreza

Macroeconomics. Vignette of 24 January 2018 in CTXT You can take a look at Oxfam's report "Reward work, not wealth" or read the summary. Fast forward, wages more than low, inequality at its worst and poverty. That economic recovery they talk about has favoured the rich four times more than the poor. A ... Read more