'Hegemonic corporations scared as BRICS plan bank to rival IMF'

Public Banking Needed to Stop "Cannibalization" of the Economy

Michael Hudson: As long as finance is left in private hands, you're going to have austerity and America ending up looking like Greece and Ireland

Government Debt and Deficits Are Not the Problem - Private Debt Is

Putin: Cyprus bailout deposit grab unprofessional & dangerous

"Everyone But China" Agreement Prevents Regulation of Hot Money and Speculation

Kevin Gallagher: The TPP, an everyone but China agreement, would make it illegal for countries to regulate the flow of hot money and speculation.

Time for China to punish US Client States in Asia by restricting  access to Chinese market for those that have sold out their countries national interests to access US market at any price including Vietnam.

Banks, Gold and Guns

David L. Smith of Geneva Business Insider.blogspot.com joins us for our monthly discussion on economics, finance and politics.

This month we cover the fudging of the Basel III accords, the state of the Swiss central bank and other central banks around the world in 2013.