Dude! Where’s My Democracy?
People turn to authoritarian leaders not because they distrust democracy but because our system is fundamentally undemocratic.
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Majority in US Back Free College Tuition and Student Debt Cancellation, New Poll Finds
Sanders’ and Warren’s supposedly wild eyed ideas of cancelling student debt and making college tuition free get a thumbs up in a new poll.
Read more...48 States to Investigate Google: Anti-Trust or Politicking?
The messy politics of the 48 state Google anti-trust investigation.
Read more...Kalecki, Minsky, and “Old Keynesianism” Vs. “New Keynesianism” on the Effect of Monetary Policy
Larry Summers, a barometer of leading edge conventional wisdom, questions Keynesianism as a distortion of Keynes and for its overconfidence in monetary policy.
Read more...Richard Murphy: Brexit Yellowhammer Is Wrong, but That Doesn’t Mean We Should Ignore It
The Brexit headlines focused on Yellowhammer when that isn’t the biggest development of the day.
Read more...The Two Sides of Government Guarantees for Banks
Not all guarantees are created equal, and what that means for banks.
Read more...States Pass Record Number Of Laws To Reel In Drug Prices
States go to war against drug price gouging.
Read more...Who’s Responsible for the Ecocide in the Amazon
Ecocode is profitable, so follow the money.
Read more...Is it Really “Full Employment”? Margins for Expansion in the US Economy in the Middle of 2019
Many indicators say the US is close to full employment. Hours of work tell a different story.
Read more...R.I.P. Immanuel Wallerstein, Sociologist and “World Systems” Theorist
Immanuel Wallerstein on China, Brazil, racism, and the future.
Read more...A Question of Character
An indicator that “character” is no longer valued much, and why that matters.
Read more...Libra: The Known Unknowns and Unknown Unknowns
The article assesses the information as yet made available about Libra, including the implications for its exchangeability, scalability, privacy, and security. It is clear the design of the currency is yet to be finished, and many questions remain about its governance and structure.
Read more...The Sacrificial Rites of Capitalism We Don’t Talk About
How capitalism’s dominant narrative, that of self-interested competition, is at odds with other themes, like deferred gratification and sacrifice.
Read more...Bernie Sanders’ GND Plan Will Nationalize Power Generation in the U.S.
Sanders presents an ambitious plan.
Read more...A National Public School ‘Leadership’ Disaster: Private Firms Vetting Candidates for Superintendent
How search firms engaged to find and vet candidates for public school superintendent regularly endorse individuals who have fabricated credentials and skeltons in their closets.
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