Why Martin Wolf Is Wrong on Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)
A shame that someone like Martin Wolf does get the core idea of MMT but still really can’t or won’t accept its implications.
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UBI Without Quality Public Services Is a Neoliberal’s Paradise
Why should governments give cash-handouts before providing free, quality public services to all?
Read more...Embattled CalPERS Board Incumbent Henry Jones Puts Foot in Mouth, Doubles Down on Strategy That Got Two Board Members Turfed Out
Will reform-minded former CalPERS board member JJ Jelncic be back in the saddle soon?
Read more...What Does It Mean to Live in a Multipolar World? We May Be About to Find Out
Possible American and EU responses to multipolar politics.
Read more...Advertising as a Major Source of Human Dissatisfaction: Cross-National Evidence on One Million Europeans
Advertising is bad for you! And not just your wallet!
Read more...Links 5/28/19
Some Schools Shutting MBA Programs….But Don’t Cheer Yet
An MBA isn’t what it used to be, but the smaller programs are morphing rather than disappearing.
Read more...Modi’s Win: It Wasn’t the Economy, Stupid!
Voters accepted that authoritarianism would produce security, which neutralised warnings by intellectuals and opposition parties that Modi’s India was heading towards fascism.
Read more...Can Small-Scale Farmers Grow a Healthier Central Valley?
Another reason to promote family farmers.
Read more...Meetups Coming Soon! Birmingham Meetup This Thursday May 30; Confirmation and More Details on Our Wednesday June 12 Cleveland and Thursday June 13 Chicago Meetups
Hope you can make one of our upcoming events! Be sure to check out our meetup details.
Read more...The Faux Revolution of Mindfulness
How the Anglo-American fad of mindfulness bolsters neoliberaism.
Read more...Links 5/24/19
Beware Billionaires Bearing Gifts
Billionaires’ gifts are too often intended to remake society along their preferred lines.
Read more...Daniel Ellsberg on Julian Assange’s Espionage Charges
The US has added new charges againat Julian Assange that represent a threat to journalists.
Read more...How Dogs Help Keep Multiracial Neighborhoods Socially Segregated
Despite mythology to the contrary, dogs are not ambassadors.
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