The Big Blue Gap in the Green New Deal
Filling in the missing chapter on oceans for the Green New Deal,
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Why Social Mobility Is a Lousy Idea
Recognizing social mobility as yet another “divide and conquer” strategy.
Read more...CalPERS Sleaze Watch: Showcases Criminal Ex-General “Betray-Us” as Keynote Speaker at Offsite
CalPERS demonstrates its lack of interest in ethics and propriety.
Read more...CalPERS’ Hedge Fund With 34% Stake in National Enquirer Parent Alleged To Be “Parking” Rather Than Selling (Updated)
Some funny-looking business with CalPERS desire to be rid of National Enquirer’s parent, American Media.
Read more...737 Max May Stay Grounded into 2020; Why Does Boeing CEO Muilenburg Still Have a Job?
Boeing remains mired in its 737 Max mess.
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Is There a Global Future for Unions?
A personal retrospective on the forces driving the rise and decline (and hopeful revival) of unions.
Read more...A World Without Ice
Looking at the impact of the loss of ice in nature.
Read more...Deutsche Bank Highlights a Society at Risk
Why the erosion of personal standards has become a collective risk.
Read more...Michael Hudson: De-Dollarizing the American Financial Empire
Michael Hudson on how the US was able to turn its change from creditor to debtor to its advantage.
Read more...Brexit: Will Boris or Won’t He?
Does Johnson have any Brexit wriggle room?
Read more...Hospitals Block ‘Surprise Billing’ Measure In California
Hospitals flex their muscles and the public loses.
Read more...A Way Out from Rock Bottom: Economic Policies Can Reduce Deaths of Despair
Looking at how specific income-boosting policies reduce deaths.
Read more...Links 7/11/19
It Is Time To Start Forgiving Student Loans – And Here Is What It Will Cost
A far-ranging plan for cleaning up the student loan mess.
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