Jan Schneekloth
@janschneekloth.bsky.social
Music, heterodox economics, philosophy, sociology, cinema, tv
''[...]Keynes[...]entwickelte ein Instrument,[...]„Clearing Union“ [.],die alle international gehandelten Waren und Dienstleistungen in einer globalen Handelswährung namens „Bancor” [...] verrechnen würde. Diese globale Reservewährung würde[...]die Hegemonie des US-Dollars beenden.'' #Keynes #Bancor
Tanzkleid statt Zwangsjacke
Die bestehende Welthandelsordnung scheitert an sozialen, ökologischen und geopolitischen Krisen. Es braucht ein neues pragmatisches Paradigma, dass die Handelspolitik in den Dienst von Frieden, Mensch...
makronom.de
February 7, 2026 at 1:26 AM
''[...]Keynes[...]entwickelte ein Instrument,[...]„Clearing Union“ [.],die alle international gehandelten Waren und Dienstleistungen in einer globalen Handelswährung namens „Bancor” [...] verrechnen würde. Diese globale Reservewährung würde[...]die Hegemonie des US-Dollars beenden.'' #Keynes #Bancor
''[...] la sensación de que el presente está habitado por visiones pasadas acerca del futuro.[...] hauntología sonora entiende la música pop [...] como «siempre apuntando hacia el futuro, hacia la utopía». Estos rastros hacen algo más que señalar el pasado: reaniman promesas utópicas aletargadas.''
Una historia marxista de la música pop | Nueva Sociedad
Del auge fordista al neoliberalismo tardío, Mixing Pop and Politics [Mezclando pop y política] de Toby Manning explora cómo la música pop anglófona se convirtió en escenario de luchas sociales y dispu...
nuso.org
February 7, 2026 at 1:22 AM
''[...] la sensación de que el presente está habitado por visiones pasadas acerca del futuro.[...] hauntología sonora entiende la música pop [...] como «siempre apuntando hacia el futuro, hacia la utopía». Estos rastros hacen algo más que señalar el pasado: reaniman promesas utópicas aletargadas.''
''Most important to the debate over the slave trade is how much money was earned by the slave trade and the plantations and how much of these earnings were sent back to Britain and reinvested in different industries so as to fuel the Industrial Revolution. Those who argue that the slave trade[...]''
The Slave Trade and the Industrial Revolution Debate: A Look at the Numbers - Monthly Review
monthlyreview.org
February 7, 2026 at 1:17 AM
''Most important to the debate over the slave trade is how much money was earned by the slave trade and the plantations and how much of these earnings were sent back to Britain and reinvested in different industries so as to fuel the Industrial Revolution. Those who argue that the slave trade[...]''
''If anyone comes out of this story looking good then it’s John Maynard Keynes, who sought to save capitalism from itself.[...]state intervention tamed capitalism’s worst instincts during three decades of extraordinary growth and relative equality after 1945. Call it capitalism with a human face.''
Capitalism by Sven Beckert review – an extraordinary history of the economic system that controls our lives
The Harvard professor provides a ceaseless flow of startling details in this exhaustively researched, 1000-year account
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:14 AM
''If anyone comes out of this story looking good then it’s John Maynard Keynes, who sought to save capitalism from itself.[...]state intervention tamed capitalism’s worst instincts during three decades of extraordinary growth and relative equality after 1945. Call it capitalism with a human face.''
''La evidencia muestra que la inteligencia artificial no reemplaza personas, sino que redistribuye el esfuerzo. Mientras un agente puede atender miles de interacciones mensuales, el equipo humano se enfoca en cerrar ventas, mejorar productos o diseñar estrategias. Ese cambio en la asignación [...]''
Competir en serio: por qué la inteligencia artificial se volvió una condición para que crezcan las pymes
La inquietud que hoy aparece con más fuerza entre empresarios y emprendedores es otra: cómo traducir esa tecnología en crecimiento concreto del negocio, más ventas, mayor eficiencia operativa y una po...
www.ambito.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:11 AM
''La evidencia muestra que la inteligencia artificial no reemplaza personas, sino que redistribuye el esfuerzo. Mientras un agente puede atender miles de interacciones mensuales, el equipo humano se enfoca en cerrar ventas, mejorar productos o diseñar estrategias. Ese cambio en la asignación [...]''
''I have always found this assumption problematic. Much as any person might cheat a partner when the likelihood of being discovered is low,so are we wrong to assume that anyone who cooperates in one game is likely to cooperate in every game. Cooperating is not the same thing as being a cooperator.''
We cooperate to survive. But, if no one’s looking, we compete | Aeon Essays
An age-old debate about human nature is being energised with new findings on the tightrope of cooperation and competition
aeon.co
February 7, 2026 at 1:09 AM
''I have always found this assumption problematic. Much as any person might cheat a partner when the likelihood of being discovered is low,so are we wrong to assume that anyone who cooperates in one game is likely to cooperate in every game. Cooperating is not the same thing as being a cooperator.''
''Now that these sordid ties are finally coming back to haunt them,oligarchs are franctically throwing Epstein-related stones at each other from within their respective glass houses. When Hoffman posted on X[...]“We should focus on prosecuting those who committed crimes and [.]getting justice[...]''
From Epstein to Bezos, the Ruling Class Is Rotten to the Core
Let this week be yet another reminder that plutocrats are a threat to democracy, not its saviors.
www.thenation.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:05 AM
''Now that these sordid ties are finally coming back to haunt them,oligarchs are franctically throwing Epstein-related stones at each other from within their respective glass houses. When Hoffman posted on X[...]“We should focus on prosecuting those who committed crimes and [.]getting justice[...]''
''“Lavagna helped Milei and Caputo for[.]years by delaying the change,paying the price of discrediting both himself and
the institute,”[..]He couldn’t keep doing so without risking his standing[...]the International Monetary Fund have been urging Milei to update the country’s inflation index[...]''
the institute,”[..]He couldn’t keep doing so without risking his standing[...]the International Monetary Fund have been urging Milei to update the country’s inflation index[...]''
Argentina Inflation Battle Jolts Confidence in Milei’s Overhaul
The resignation of Argentina’s statistics chief over delays in updating the inflation index has stirred up memories of price meddling.
www.wsj.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:00 AM
''“Lavagna helped Milei and Caputo for[.]years by delaying the change,paying the price of discrediting both himself and
the institute,”[..]He couldn’t keep doing so without risking his standing[...]the International Monetary Fund have been urging Milei to update the country’s inflation index[...]''
the institute,”[..]He couldn’t keep doing so without risking his standing[...]the International Monetary Fund have been urging Milei to update the country’s inflation index[...]''
''Socialists received support from the city’s large population of German immigrants, although working-class Poles and members of other ethnic groups also played important roles [...] in the city’s history. But there were limits to Socialists’ visions of solidarity that also changed over time.''
More Than Sewers - Dissent Magazine
The pragmatism of the Milwaukee socialists was inseparable from the international world of socialism that they inhabited and helped to shape.
dissentmagazine.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:36 AM
''Socialists received support from the city’s large population of German immigrants, although working-class Poles and members of other ethnic groups also played important roles [...] in the city’s history. But there were limits to Socialists’ visions of solidarity that also changed over time.''
''Die primäre Motivation des Buches ist es, eine fundierte, aber möglichst einfache Darstellung ökonomischer Inhalte anzubieten. Viele Menschen trauen sich nicht zu, an [.]Diskussionen teilzunehmen, weil die Ökonomie – im Gegensatz zu anderen Sozialwissenschaften – hochgradig formalisiert ist.''
"Alternative wirtschaftstheoretische Ansätze werden oft ausgeblendet" – MAKROSKOP
Das einzige Magazin für Wirtschaftspolitik aus einer keynesianischen Perspektive in Deutschland.
makroskop.eu
February 7, 2026 at 12:27 AM
''Die primäre Motivation des Buches ist es, eine fundierte, aber möglichst einfache Darstellung ökonomischer Inhalte anzubieten. Viele Menschen trauen sich nicht zu, an [.]Diskussionen teilzunehmen, weil die Ökonomie – im Gegensatz zu anderen Sozialwissenschaften – hochgradig formalisiert ist.''
''Es sind schließlich rechtliche und finanzielle Gründe, die dazu führen, dass Foulkes‘ Leistung[...] nicht als Autorschaft gewürdigt wird. [...] während der Nobelpreisträger [...]ein sehr hohes Honorar erhält und seine Unterschrift unter einem Vorwort platziert wird, das er nicht geschrieben hat.''
Philosophie illustrieren
Vor 75 Jahren beginnt Nobelpreisträger Bertrand Russell die lukrative Arbeit an einer bebilderten Philosophiegeschichte: Bilder und Diagramme sollen Philosophie anschaulich vermitteln und Denker in Be...
www.philomag.de
February 7, 2026 at 12:23 AM
''Es sind schließlich rechtliche und finanzielle Gründe, die dazu führen, dass Foulkes‘ Leistung[...] nicht als Autorschaft gewürdigt wird. [...] während der Nobelpreisträger [...]ein sehr hohes Honorar erhält und seine Unterschrift unter einem Vorwort platziert wird, das er nicht geschrieben hat.''
''En paralelo, las expectativas de inflación relevadas por el Banco Central muestran un deterioro respecto de los meses previos.[...]La inflación esperada para el conjunto del año se ubicó en torno al 22,4 por ciento en la mediana de las estimaciones, reflejando que el proceso de desinflación[...]''
Los alimentos vuelven a empujar la inflación
Se trata del mayor incremento semanal desde marzo de 2024, mientras el Gobierno insiste en mostrar una desaceleración de precios. El salto, lejos de un fenómeno puntual.
www.pagina12.com.ar
February 7, 2026 at 12:16 AM
''En paralelo, las expectativas de inflación relevadas por el Banco Central muestran un deterioro respecto de los meses previos.[...]La inflación esperada para el conjunto del año se ubicó en torno al 22,4 por ciento en la mediana de las estimaciones, reflejando que el proceso de desinflación[...]''
''[...]Europa compra lomo y cuadril pero no asado.[...]los cortes que consume el mercado argentino bajan.[...]garantizó que todo medicamento aprobado por las autoridades norteamericanas va a poder ser vendido en la Argentina sin obstáculos y se entusiasma[.]que la competencia reducirá los precios.''
El Gobierno promete que la carne y los medicamentos serán más baratos tras el acuerdo con EE.UU.
El equipo de Javier Milei confía que la mayor producción, las exportaciones y la competencia reducirán los precios en Argentina.La plena vigencia del acuerdo y el cumplimiento de todos los compromisos...
www.clarin.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:12 AM
''[...]Europa compra lomo y cuadril pero no asado.[...]los cortes que consume el mercado argentino bajan.[...]garantizó que todo medicamento aprobado por las autoridades norteamericanas va a poder ser vendido en la Argentina sin obstáculos y se entusiasma[.]que la competencia reducirá los precios.''
''La decisión de Trump tiene como objetivo reducir los precios en góndola de la carne para los consumidores estadounidenses. El precio promedio de la carne se disparó en los últimos años, alcanzando un máximo de 6,68 dólares por libra (454 gramos) en diciembre, según la Reserva Federal.'' #carne
Trump firmó el decreto que quintuplica la cuota de importación de carne vacuna argentina
Mediante una orden ejecutiva aumentó de 20.000 a 100.000 las toneladas; la calificó como una “medida temporal” y que busca “garantizar precios accesibles para el consumidor estadounidense”
www.lanacion.com.ar
February 6, 2026 at 11:53 PM
''La decisión de Trump tiene como objetivo reducir los precios en góndola de la carne para los consumidores estadounidenses. El precio promedio de la carne se disparó en los últimos años, alcanzando un máximo de 6,68 dólares por libra (454 gramos) en diciembre, según la Reserva Federal.'' #carne
''El dólar mayorista cerró este viernes a $1.432 tras retroceder diez pesos, equivalente a una baja del 0,7%, con un volumen operado de 541,9 millones de dólares. Este valor representa el nivel más bajo desde el 22 de enero. Para la jornada, el Banco Central estableció una banda superior[...]''
El Banco Central sigue comprando dólares: sumó más de USD 300 millones en la semana
La autoridad monetaria adquirió otros USD 51 millones este viernes y las reservas internacionales quedaron cerca de los USD 45.000 millones
www.infobae.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:51 PM
''El dólar mayorista cerró este viernes a $1.432 tras retroceder diez pesos, equivalente a una baja del 0,7%, con un volumen operado de 541,9 millones de dólares. Este valor representa el nivel más bajo desde el 22 de enero. Para la jornada, el Banco Central estableció una banda superior[...]''
Jungs, macht doch bitte das Mikro aus, wenn Ihr nicht redet. #Milan #Cortina #ARD #GiovanniDiLorenzo #TomBartels #Olympia2026
February 6, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Jungs, macht doch bitte das Mikro aus, wenn Ihr nicht redet. #Milan #Cortina #ARD #GiovanniDiLorenzo #TomBartels #Olympia2026
''The researchers found that the vaccine was associated with slower overall biological aging, lower inflammation,and less cell damage. The findings fit with what we’re learning about how chronic inflammation may slowly damage the body over time, leading to various chronic health problems.'' #vaccine
We have a miraculous anti-aging vaccine. Why aren’t more people getting it?
Research has found that a routine vaccine slows aging and cuts dementia risk.
www.vox.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
''The researchers found that the vaccine was associated with slower overall biological aging, lower inflammation,and less cell damage. The findings fit with what we’re learning about how chronic inflammation may slowly damage the body over time, leading to various chronic health problems.'' #vaccine
''Und die jährlichen Vermögenszuwächse der Betroffenen sind so hoch, dass ihr Reichtum durch die neue Abgabe womöglich nicht einmal schrumpfen würde. Für die öffentlichen Finanzen wäre der Unterschied dagegen deutlich spürbar. Bach und sein Team prognostizieren substanzielle Einnahmemöglichkeiten.''
Vermögenssteuer-Studie: 147 Milliarden Euro jährlich, wenn die Reichsten zahlen
Eine aktuelle DIW-Studie zur Vermögenssteuer zeigt erhebliche Einnahmepotenziale – und die Chance, erstmals ein klareres Bild der Vermögensverhältnisse in Deutschland zu erhalten
www.freitag.de
February 6, 2026 at 9:24 PM
''Und die jährlichen Vermögenszuwächse der Betroffenen sind so hoch, dass ihr Reichtum durch die neue Abgabe womöglich nicht einmal schrumpfen würde. Für die öffentlichen Finanzen wäre der Unterschied dagegen deutlich spürbar. Bach und sein Team prognostizieren substanzielle Einnahmemöglichkeiten.''
''The men of the higher circles are not representative men; their high position is not a result of moral virtue; their fabulous success is not firmly connected with meritorious ability. Those who sit in the seats of the high and the mighty are selected and formed by the means of power, the[...]''
Reading C. Wright Mills in the Age of Trump
Seventy years ago, C. Wright Mills published The Power Elite, a scathing indictment of corporate executives, state officials, and their academic apologists. His analysis has lost none of its bite as w...
jacobin.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM
''The men of the higher circles are not representative men; their high position is not a result of moral virtue; their fabulous success is not firmly connected with meritorious ability. Those who sit in the seats of the high and the mighty are selected and formed by the means of power, the[...]''
''Hence, he criticises Western philosophical conceptions of the modern subject, arguing that the Western rendering of subjectivity is both problematic and foreign to the ways in which what it means to be human (ningen, 人間) has been thought about for millennia in East Asian and Japanese philosophy.''
The Japanese ethics of ‘ningen’ dethrones the Western self | Aeon Essays
In Japanese philosophy, unlike the atomised Western self, we are ‘ningen’ (人間), each enmeshed with other humans and nature
aeon.co
February 5, 2026 at 10:47 PM
''Hence, he criticises Western philosophical conceptions of the modern subject, arguing that the Western rendering of subjectivity is both problematic and foreign to the ways in which what it means to be human (ningen, 人間) has been thought about for millennia in East Asian and Japanese philosophy.''
''Keeping dollars “under the mattress” has long been a national
ritual after wild swings in the peso, bank freezes and other capital controls destroyed Argentines’ trust in the banks over the decades. "I hid it in a chair, inside the metal tube of the chair leg,” [...]''
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
ritual after wild swings in the peso, bank freezes and other capital controls destroyed Argentines’ trust in the banks over the decades. "I hid it in a chair, inside the metal tube of the chair leg,” [...]''
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
February 5, 2026 at 10:37 PM
''Keeping dollars “under the mattress” has long been a national
ritual after wild swings in the peso, bank freezes and other capital controls destroyed Argentines’ trust in the banks over the decades. "I hid it in a chair, inside the metal tube of the chair leg,” [...]''
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
ritual after wild swings in the peso, bank freezes and other capital controls destroyed Argentines’ trust in the banks over the decades. "I hid it in a chair, inside the metal tube of the chair leg,” [...]''
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
''[...]keep a brag book is to guard against recency bias. Your boss likely remembers what you did a few weeks ago but probably needs a reminder of that assignment you nailed last March. Maybe you do, too. Recording accomplishments as they happen helps ensure you won’t forget to mention them later.''
It’s Time to Start Tooting Your Own Horn at Work
Logging your accomplishments in a “brag book” is one way to guard against rising layoffs and AI.
www.wsj.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:32 PM
''[...]keep a brag book is to guard against recency bias. Your boss likely remembers what you did a few weeks ago but probably needs a reminder of that assignment you nailed last March. Maybe you do, too. Recording accomplishments as they happen helps ensure you won’t forget to mention them later.''
''The investigator, Neil Barofsky, told senators his probe
has found much deeper ties between Credit Suisse and the
Nazi war effort than previously known. These included
bank accounts held by the German Foreign Office, which
helped in the mass deportation of Jews to concentration
camps [...]'' #UBS
has found much deeper ties between Credit Suisse and the
Nazi war effort than previously known. These included
bank accounts held by the German Foreign Office, which
helped in the mass deportation of Jews to concentration
camps [...]'' #UBS
Hundreds of Swiss Bank Accounts With Suspected Nazi Links Found by Investigators
The revelations come as Swiss bank UBS uses a legal fight to curb Jewish groups from reopening a decades-old settlement.
www.wsj.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:28 PM
''The investigator, Neil Barofsky, told senators his probe
has found much deeper ties between Credit Suisse and the
Nazi war effort than previously known. These included
bank accounts held by the German Foreign Office, which
helped in the mass deportation of Jews to concentration
camps [...]'' #UBS
has found much deeper ties between Credit Suisse and the
Nazi war effort than previously known. These included
bank accounts held by the German Foreign Office, which
helped in the mass deportation of Jews to concentration
camps [...]'' #UBS
''Für seine unbegründbare Fantasie, der Niedergang der deutschen Wirtschaft könne durch Warenaustausch mit Südamerika Gebrauchtwagenhandel abgemildert werden, lässt dieser [.] Sonntagsfahrer nicht nur [.] Bauern und Verbraucher, sondern auch [.] Grundsätze der Demokratie über die Klinge springen.''
Einmal alles über Merzosur – MAKROSKOP
Das einzige Magazin für Wirtschaftspolitik aus einer keynesianischen Perspektive in Deutschland.
makroskop.eu
February 5, 2026 at 10:24 PM
''Für seine unbegründbare Fantasie, der Niedergang der deutschen Wirtschaft könne durch Warenaustausch mit Südamerika Gebrauchtwagenhandel abgemildert werden, lässt dieser [.] Sonntagsfahrer nicht nur [.] Bauern und Verbraucher, sondern auch [.] Grundsätze der Demokratie über die Klinge springen.''
''[...]impulsar la inversión en recursos naturales, particularmente en minerales críticos”.
En materia de “comercio digital y datos, Argentina reconocerá a Estados Unidos como jurisdicción adecuada para la transferencia de datos y evitará la discriminación a servicios digitales estadounidenses”.''
En materia de “comercio digital y datos, Argentina reconocerá a Estados Unidos como jurisdicción adecuada para la transferencia de datos y evitará la discriminación a servicios digitales estadounidenses”.''
El Gobierno firmó un acuerdo comercial con Estados Unidos
El canciller Pablo Quirno confirmó en sus redes sociales que su equipo rubricó el Acuerdo de Comercio e Inversión entre Argentina y Estados Unidos.
www.pagina12.com.ar
February 5, 2026 at 10:19 PM
''[...]impulsar la inversión en recursos naturales, particularmente en minerales críticos”.
En materia de “comercio digital y datos, Argentina reconocerá a Estados Unidos como jurisdicción adecuada para la transferencia de datos y evitará la discriminación a servicios digitales estadounidenses”.''
En materia de “comercio digital y datos, Argentina reconocerá a Estados Unidos como jurisdicción adecuada para la transferencia de datos y evitará la discriminación a servicios digitales estadounidenses”.''