Michael Hudson: Money & Debt

Wall St. Financial Analyst & Economics Professor Michael Hudson on the history of debt and economic imperialism. From the first seminar of the "Modern Money and Public Purpose" series at Columbia Law School. To watch the full seminar, including Q&As, and for a list of suggested readings, please visit the Modern Money & Public Purpose website: http://www.modernmoneyandpublicpurpos... SPEAKER BIO: Michael Hudson, Ph.D. is a Wall Street Financial Analyst, Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, and President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET). He has authored over ten books on international finance, economic history and the history of economic thought, including Super-Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire (1968 & 2003) and Trade, Development and Foreign Debt (1992 & 2009). Dr. Hudson acts as an economic advisor to governments worldwide including Iceland, Latvia and China on finance and tax law.