Why Is CalPERS Still So Afraid of Elisabeth Bourqui?
CalPERS is acting awfully guilty.
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The Inverted Yield Curve
Should we trust the recession warning the yield curve is sending?
Read more...Don’t Miss Free Books, Good Company, Plus Other Giveaways at Our NYC Open House Next Sunday June 23
Hope NYC area types will find time to drop in for our open house next Sunday the 23rd!
Read more...Economic Growth: A Short History of a Controversial Idea
Environmentalists and even some economists question the relentless pursuit of GDP growth. But where did the idea come from?
Read more...Hope to See You at Our Cleveland Meetup Tonight or Our Chicago Meetup Tomorrow
Hope you can make one of our Midwest meetups!
Read more...Revealed: Americans Care More About Social Needs Than Deficits
A recent poll from the Democracy Collaborative and YouGov reveals that most Americans are ready to spend more for social needs, even if it raises the deficit.
Read more...Forget Lower Jobs Growth, The Number of People Who’ve Stopped Looking for Work Is Much More Worrisome
Why the jobs market isn’t as strong as the headline unemployment figures would have you believe.
Read more...Australia Is at War With Itself Over China
The Australian secuirty services are in open war against the Government over its pro-China policies.
Read more...Charter Schools Are a Major Dividing Line for the 2020 Democratic Candidates—Education Fights in Pennsylvania Point the Way
Charter schools are finally becoming a battleground.
Read more...The Poor Who Are Not With Us
Why some of the poor get all the attention.
Read more...Is Geoengineering the Answer to the Climate Crisis?
Like it or not, geoengineering is coming.
Read more...NC Open House/House Cleaning in NYC Sunday 6/23 With Book Giveaways, Other Goodies
Hope you can stop by our open house on Sunday June 23 for some conversation and giveaways.
Read more...Meetups This Week! Hope to See You in Cleveland This Wed or in Chicago This Thursday
If you live nearby, hope to see you in Clevaland or Chicago later this week for some enjoyable and energetic discussions.
Read more...China-Russia Partnership Threatens US Global Hegemony
America expected China to join the international economic community as a subordinate power, but China’s deals with Russia show China moving towards parity in economic and military sway.
Read more...Eight Reasons Why Inequality Ruins the Economy
Econimists have noticed, awfully late in the game, that high levels of inequality are correlated with lower growth. There are reasons to think this relationship is causal.
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