Almost everyone agrees on the analysis of what caused the yellow jacket movement: the growth of inequalities, the marginalization of certain regions and social categories, austerity and neoliberal politics. Then accounts diverge.
Read more...Australia looks to be on the verge of a nasty unwind of its housing bubble. A plunge would damage not only its banks but also retirement funds, since banks play an outsized role in the Australian stock market.
Read more...May looks to be hoist on her Brexit petard.
Read more...Debunking the notion of meritocracy.
Read more...Why May oddly matters even more than before.
Read more...Some background on the demands the gilets jaunes are presenting to French president Macron.
Read more...Why we need the biggest change program in history and must deploy state-created money to mobilize resources.
Read more...Big Brexit events of the week are underway, starting with the ECJ ruling on unilateral reversal of an Article 50 notice.
Read more...Can a series of lawsuits with new legal arguments persuade the Supreme Court to reverse a long-standing decision against a federal right to education?
Read more...Three perspectives on whether the internet is damaging democracy.
Read more...Testing your knowledge of which top Federal officials have been tough and lax on bank fraud.
Read more...The new IPCC Report is overly optimistic about global productivity growth and fossil fuel energy use. More dramatic, immediate action on climate change is needed
Read more...More Brexit follies.
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