Precarity: A Political Problem
‘Free market’ advocates claim that the rise of precarity was inevitable, as opposed to the result of political decisions.
Read more...Author Archives: Yves Smith
Hope To See You! NYC Meetup Tomorrow, Thursday January 23 With Michael Hudson
Meetup reminder! Hope you can join us!
Read more...The Lords and Ladies of Discipline: An Interview with Matt Stoller
Matt Stoller explains how economics reinforces established power relations.
Read more...Thoughts on Warren, Sanders and the Convention: Warren’s Choice?
Unpacking the implications of the Warren attack on Sanders.
Read more...Brexit: Digging In
Brexit again gets ugly.
Read more...Sex Workers Can Tell You Why Sex Work Is Work – Speak to Them
Combatting mispercptions about sex work, paritcularly the need for better work condiions.
Read more...Please Join Us! NYC Meetup This Thursday January 23 With Michael Hudson
Hope you can visit with Michael Hudson and Yves at our meetup this Thursday!
Read more...Links 1/18/2020
How Climate Change Influenced Australia’s Unprecedented Fires
Looking harder at the Australia and California fires.
Read more...Integrating Black and White American Economic History
The interplay of black and white economic history: slaves, freedmen, Jim Crow laws and the Great Migration.
Read more...The Impact of CEOs in the Public Sector: Evidence from the English NHS
The myth of magical CEOs seems to break down in the public sector.
Read more...SEC With Investment Managers: “Like the FBI Sitting Down With the Mafia”
A law firm partner discusses SEC capture as if it were perfectly normal….which sadly, it is.
Read more...Wolf Richter: Tesla, Hit by Sagging US Sales, Goes Full-China with Design Center, Loans & Factory
It makes strategic sense for Tesla, which is struggling mightily in the US, to try to find new markets. But the headwinds in China are even stronger.
Read more...So, You Want To Live Tiny? Here’s What To Consider When Choosing a House, Van or Caravan
Discussing tiny house considerations.
Read more...Digital Money: Implications for Emerging Market and Developing Economies
A clinical look at digital money ideas for developing economies finds the benefits are narrower than boosters would have you believe.
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