A Tale of Two Retirements: The Great Divide Between CEOs and Everyone Else
Pension, compensation, and tax rules exacerbate inequality, fueling a huge gap between retirement benefits for CEOS and ordinary workers.
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Ilargi: 2017 – Where the Truth Lies
‘Respectable’ news outlets have been feeding their readers ‘fake news’ for years now. 2017 will see changes in the offing, as we downsize.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 12/27/2016
Today’s Water Cooler: Reconciliation on ObamaCare and Medicaid, infrastructure, Clinton’s analytical model, manufacturing, credentialism
Read more...Links 12/27/16
A Battle Over American-Made Products Is Looming and Republicans Are in the Middle of It
Why “Buy American” is going to be a tough sale for Trump.
Read more...Gauis Publius: North Pole 50 Degrees Warmer Than Normal in December
Why you should be worried about abnormally hot temperatures at the North Pole.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler Boxing Day 2016
Today’s Water Cooler: Christmas aftermath, with bacon and robots.
Read more...“The Narrative,” Neoliberalism, and Identity Politics
If one had to devise a narrative for political purposes…
Read more...Links 12/26/16
Wolf Richter: New Census Data Shows Why the Job Market is Still “Terrible” (as Trump said)
Lambert here: I blame Putin. By Wolf Richter, a San Francisco based executive, entrepreneur, start up specialist, and author, with extensive international work experience. Originally published at Wolf Street Hardly any improvement for individuals since the Great Recession. When Donald Trump campaigned on how “terrible” the jobs situation was, while the Obama Administration touted the […]
Read more...Xmas Medley and Open Thread
Christmas musings and open thread.
Read more...Links Christmas Day 2016
Young Sanders Campaign Aides Plan Anti-Trump Permanent Protest Base in Washington
The organizers behind Millennials for Bernie are raising money to create an anti-Trump movement headquarters in Washington DC that will be a base for sustained resistance against the next president and his administration.
Read more...Links Christmas Eve 2016
Progressives Need to Promote Deficit Spending Before Trump Makes It His Baby
The failure to do enough deficit spending is a big reason why the Democrats hemorrhaged losses. Progressives need to take up this issue.
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