Understanding Right and Left Populism
Experts appear to have understated the role of economic insecurity in sparking the rise of populism.
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Lib-Pop Politics: Italy’s New Government Is More Neoliberal Than Populist
Italy’s much ballyhooed populism is looking a lot like a sellout.
Read more...EU Shows Up UK Brexit Trade Fantasies by Opening Bi-Lateral Negotiations With Australia and New Zealand
Yet another Brexit black eye.
Read more...How Putting Shareholders First Harms Investors, Corporations, and the Public
Why “shareholders come first,” an ideology that became widely accepted only in the last 30 years, is a poor guide for managing companies.
Read more...The Populism Backlash: An Economically Driven Backlash
Quelle surprise! The rise of populism correlates strongly with increases in economic insecurity.
Read more...To Reform Capitalism, Look to Marx
A high-level discussion of the re-imaging of the word “capitalism”.
Read more...California Hospital Giant Sutter Health Target of Anti-Trust Suit, Legislation for High Prices. Will It Set a National Precedent?
Will California officials succeed in curbing aggressive pricing by hospital network Sutter Health? Could these efforts set a precedent for other markets?
Read more...Yes, Neoliberalism Is a Thing. Don’t Let Economists Tell You Otherwise
Now that people have started to discover what neoliberalism is, denialism is the rage.
Read more...Yet More Brexit Idiocy: Cabinet Thinks Begging to Stay in Customs Union Will Solve Irish Border Problem
The UK is now trying to marry up two unworkable Brexit ideas and call it a solution.
Read more...What Do the Jersey Elections Have to Do With Britain?
Not only is the isle of Jersey facing increasing scrutiny for its status as a notorious tax haven, especially from the UK, but populist desire for reform is surging from within as elections approach.
Read more...Official Unemployment Is at 3.9%? Economist Robert Pollin Says It Is More Like 12%
Why the headline unemployment numbers give a wildly rosy picture of the state of US labor markets.
Read more...Corbyn Backs Hard Brexit
Jeremy Corbyn links arms with Theresa May on Brexit.
Read more...Political Precariat
A look at the broader economic and political implications of the rise of the precariat.
Read more...The Forgotten Vision of Market Socialism
How two economists sought to reconcile Marx’s idea of common ownership with market mechanisms.
Read more...Airbnb Turns to Brussels for Help as Anti-Tourist Backlash Intensifies in Europe
Airbnb is on the run in Europe and desperate to find allies.
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