The Revenge of the Rentier, or, The Interest Crisis in the United States

The current interest-rate crisis has the look of a real big economic and financial thriller, which we shall call the Revenge of the Rentier. In brief, the Revenge of the Rentier is the new show in town as Keynes's long-time-playing smash hit, the Euthanasia of the Rentier, leaves the boards forever.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website.