Category Archives: Social values

The Experience of War Shapes Communities and Future Wars

Yves here. This paper provides yet another lens into the deterioration of civic values in the US and the more-related-than-you’d-think difficulties the US is having meeting military recruitment goals, In the UK, there’s a solid correlation between per capita WWI losses in the UK and various pro-social activities….including enlistment for WWII. The authors posit a […]

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Global Economy’s Momentous Shift and Monumental Inequality

An in-depth yet lively debunking by Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson of Panglossian depictions of the state of the US economy and society.

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Michael Hudson: Neoliberalism, Industrial Capitalism, and the Rise of Debt

Michael Hudson reprises favorite themes, particularly the role of rentiers and debt dynamics, with some new tidbits.

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