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Super Imperialism

The Economic Strategy of American Empire

by Michael Hudson · first published 1972

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  • ztratar · Apr 6, 2018 · Recommends

    …stabilize our domestic wealth & reduce inequality. This author is using misinformation to create a negative reaction, and her economic reasoning is weak at best. It's propaganda. Recommended Reading: - "Super Imperialism" by Michael Hudson - "The War on Normal People" by Andrew Yang - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post%E2%80%93World_War_II_econ...

  • worldthruword · Jul 11, 2026 · Recommends

    Financial Imperialism is the reason why US is rich in terms of resources and because of material richness, lot of raw brainpower is attacted to America. Read the book "Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire" by Michael Hudson.

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  • Michael Hudson's "Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy Of Imperial America" explains: "When the US payment deficit pumps dollars into foreign economies, these banks (have) little option except to buy US Treasury bills and bonds which…

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  • dkcj77 · Nov 16, 2023 · Mentions

    Michael Hudson, of super imperialism fame, has a good take - get others to keep your biggest rivals occupied - https://michael-hudson.com/2023/11/israel-as-a-landed-aircra...

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  • Pet_Ant · Apr 4, 2025 · Mentions

    > Google super imperialism Not sure which one the parent means but this is what I found: https://www.amazon.com/Super-Imperialism-Origin-Fundamentals... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-imperialism

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