Free markets and their discontents Archives

COVID-19 Is Pushing Migrants Back to Their Home Countries

With Covid-19 driving many migrants to return to their countries of origin, governments need to implement better reintegration plans.

The Next Neoliberal President…

A clear eyed and therefore not cheery look at where President Biden is set to take the US.

What Can Sanders Do as Budget Chair? – Rob Johnson

Sanders is about to have considerable influence on spending priorities. Where and how does he have leverage?

Central Bank Machinations with No Exit: ECB Leaks New Thingy, It’s Doing Yield Spread Control

Not your grandmother’s “yield curve control.” Only one thing that could force this ECB absurdity to end: a big bout of inflation.

Wikipedia: The Overlooked Monopoly

Low-quality anonymous “editors” combined with a Google tie-up turned an interesting experiment into an overlooked but destructive monopoly.

“They Left Us Starving”: How the Fashion Industry Abandoned Its Workers

Yves here. Many associate sweatshops in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh with “fast fashion,” aka the close-to-disposable frocks made by the likes of H&M. As this article explains, the use of ultra-cheap labor extends much further up the fashion food food chain. And these poorly-paid workers get thrown to the curb when orders fall off. By […]