Rana Foroohar and Mark Blyth on Democrats Trying to Please Too Many Money Masters at Once
The Democrats will soon decide which campaign promises will be ignored or walked back. Sandernistas, brace yourselves.
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The Jobs Report is a Mess, December Will Be Messier
The Nov. 14 cut-off kept most of the Covid spike impact from the jobs data. And there’s underying decay due to globalization.
Read more...Green Growth vs Degrowth: Are We Missing the Point?
A broad discussion of the climate change growth versus degrowth debate and how to move forward despite those differences.
Read more...Women and the Middle-Aged Taking Brunt of Covid Employment Losses
While the Covid employment picture has unquestionably improved, don’t kid yourself into thinking that it is good.
Read more...NYC Landlords Suing Pandemic-Slammed Small Businesses by the Hundreds for Missed Rent
Pandemic-starved businesses are facing off against landlords who want rent paid. New York City illustrates some of the legal and practical issues.
Read more...Capitalist Systems and Income Inequality
Focusing on class produces a new taxonomy of capitalist countries.
Read more...The Scarring Effect of COVID-19: Youth Unemployment in Europe
Youth unemployment spiked in the EU after the financial crisis. Covid is set to do even more damage.
Read more...Brexit: HURRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME
Little Brexit motion and less progress as the clock runs.
Read more...The Coming Deadly Covid Winter
Extrapolating from well-advanced Covid developments leads to some ugly destinations.
Read more...Saudi Aramco’s Landmark IPO Is Costing The Kingdom Billions
How the Saudi Aramco IPO has become a financial millstone.
Read more...To Save the Economy, Biden Must First Save Lives
More discussion of an analysis that concluded that the only way to “fix the economy” was to tackle Covid…and not hope for a vaccine bailout
Read more...Brexit: Decisions
The Brexit trade talks illustrate that not deciding amounts to a decision.
Read more...Reply from Authors of “To Save the Economy, Save People First” Regarding “Lockdowns Work”
More on lockdowns as a core response to community spread of Covid-19.
Read more...To Save the Economy, Save People First: Targeted Measures and Subsidies for Cost Effective COVID-19 Abatement
Evidence on what it would take to beat Covid: lockdowns, mask mandates with teeth, tons of testing and lots of economic support.
Read more...2020 “Globie”: The Carry Trade
A recent book focuse on the role of the carry trade in increasing financialization and instabilty.
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