US Tries to Play Hardball with India
The neocons go to their usual playbook. Meanwhile, India expands trade routes with Russia and looks for a way forward with Beijing.
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Response to Douthat on Two-Parent Families
Matt Bruenig responds to New York Times columnist Ross Douthat’s thoughts on his recent analysis of the flaws in the methodology used to argue that offspring benefit from married parents.
Read more...The Rise of Alternative for Germany: Who Are Its Supporters and Examining the Fascism Question
Has a chunk of the German electorate suddenly discovered their inner fascist?
Read more...Links 9/18/2023
California Democrats Double Down on Efforts to Involuntarily Commit the Homeless
Sacramento wraps up its legislative session with efforts to disappear the homeless.
Read more...Social Security Overpays Billions to People, Many on Disability. Then It Demands the Money Back
The Social Security Administration is trying to reclaim billions of dollars from many of the nation’s poorest and most vulnerable.
Read more...Links 9/17/2023
The War in Ukraine Helps Advance the Great EU Neoliberal Project
Movers and shakers cash in while workers are disciplined and the welfare state is cut.
Read more...Russia and Iran Are On The Same Page Regarding Armenia
Tehran and Moscow refuse to play into the neocons’ hands.
Read more...Income Share Agreements for Higher Education Get a Rebrand
Agreements in which students owe a percentage of post-graduate income are likely to lead to more peonage as Wall Street is eager to get in on the action.
Read more...Links 9/4/2023
Who’s Afraid of an Alternative for Germany?
Examining the rise of the AfD, its proposed policies, and why it scares the establishment in Berlin and Washington.
Read more...The Ancient Patterns of Migration
Today’s hot-button issue is actually as old as the human race.
Read more...Links 9/3/2023
Europe and the Law of Holes
Bedeviled by their own weakness, European officials refuse to heed the advice from the old adage, “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.”
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