Grantham: ‘Twas Capitalism That Killed Capitalism
How capitalism became disconnected from social good, leading to hope for a “strong leader” will take on the rich and powerful.
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Gaius Publius: Field Notes from the Battle Within the Democratic Party
Needless to say, the real war within the Democratic party is about who gets to feed at the trough.
Read more...Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Eight: Brad Stone’s Uber Book “The Upstarts”– PR/Propaganda Masquerading as Journalism
By Hubert Horan, who has 40 years of experience in the management and regulation of transportation companies (primarily airlines). Horan has no financial links with any urban car service industry competitors, investors or regulators, or any firms that work on behalf of industry participants Brad Stone’s new book “The Upstarts,” is subtitled “How Uber, Airbnb, […]
Read more...No, Trump Isn’t Imploding — But the Opposition Is Broad and Intense
A look beyond the headline noise to gauge how Trump is faring with the public
Read more...The CFPB’s Big Opponent, Jeb Hensarling, Rivals Trump in the “Make Stuff Up” Category
House Financial Services Committee chairman Jeb Hensarling takes his best shot at the CFPB and fails to land a single blow.
Read more...2016 Post Mortem: How Associated Press Reporter Lina Lerer Repeatedly Sandbagged Sanders
An in-depth study of Associated Press reporter Lina Lerer’s work during the 2016 Democratic primary shows a marked anti-Sanders slant.
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In California Farm Country, Trump’s Deportation Threat Looms Large
A closer look at America’s dependence on de facto sanctioned but nevertheless illegal farm workers,
Read more...“Civil Rights Groups” Throw Public Under the Bus on Net Neutrality for Their Big Telco Donors
How the big telcos have bought off so-called civil rights groups, who are pushing hard to end net neutrality.
Read more...Euroland: Will the Netherlands Be the Next Domino To Fall?
The upcoming elections in the Netherland demonstrate how austerity is stoking anti-elitist, anti-Euro sentiments.
Read more...Trump’s and Hensarling’s Fact-Free Attack on Dodd Frank
Debunking Republican canards about Dodd Frank.
Read more...Links 2/14/17
Prospects for Further Meaningful Wage Growth Are Dimming
Why the outlook for wage growth isn’t as sunny as the business press would have you believe.
Read more...“Inflation’s Comeback”
Some at-times unintentionally revealing Serious Economist discussions of inflation risk.
Read more...Bill Black: New York Times’ Andrew Ross Sorkin Tries to Make Hank Paulson a Hero
As part of reviewing Obama’s legacy, Bill Black eviscerates how Sorkin’s book tried to exhonorate Hank Paulson for his crisis performance.
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