Monetary Sovereigns, Monetary Subjects: Modern Money & The Criminal Legal System
On the connection between money, and in particular monetary sovereignity, and the criminal justice system.
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The Retirement Wealth Inequality Machine
A fine, high level description of the retirement problem in the US, coupled with a not-as-stellar remedy.
Read more...It Takes a Theory to Beat a Theory: The Adaptive Markets Hypothesis
Economist Andrew Lo presents his alternative to the Efficient Markets Hypothesis: the Adaptive Markets Hypothesis.
Read more...Bill Black: The CFPB Arbitration Rule is Pro (Honest) Businesses
The CFPB takes a modest but important step to rein in fraud against consumers, which has banks hoppin’ mad.
Read more...Lee Camp: Enjoy the Trump Show While Wall Street Pillages the Country
Trump’s Wall Street allies are pleased that the press isn’t paying much attention to market froth and rising debt as he pushes deregulation.
Read more...Ben Bernanke, in Denial? “When Growth is Not Enough”
Bernanke is selling the idea that things aren’t that bad….which is true if you are in the top 20%, which he also kinda acknowledges…
Read more...Some Remarks on MMT & Marxism in Light of David Harvey’s “Marx, Capital, and the Madness of Economic Reason”
How Marxists can make use of the MMT framework rather than falling for neoliberal dogma about money and debt.
Read more...EU Takes Stand Against Crapification
The EU takes a first step towards combatting planned obsolescence and manufacturer-only repairs.
Read more...Quelle Surprise! Study Confirms that ACA Narrow Networks Exclude Top Cancer Doctors
A new study confirms NC’s longstanding observations of the dangers that narrow networks pose to participants in ACA plans.
Read more...Jim Chanos: U.S. Economy is Worse Than You Think
Famed short seller Jim Chanos gives a hard look at America’s fundamentals. He is not impressed by what he sees.
Read more...Stadiums or Schools: An Analysis of Public Expenditures
A look at yet another sop to the rich, in this case sport franchise owners: government-supported stadiums.
Read more...The Slogan ‘Globalization Equals Growth’ Is Wrong
Looking at different types of globalization helps explain why it isn’t necessarily beneficial.
Read more...Inequality: How We Got Here, and What Should Be Done
More discussion of the causes of rising inequality and possible remedies.
Read more...Lee Camp: Here’s Why There Is No Legitimate Healthcare Debate In This Country
A righteous rant about why the way Americans have been propagandized to think about healthcare is a travesty.
Read more...Uber Spinning Out of Control: Employees Eyeing Exits as Press (Finally) Starts to Question Business Model
More on the upheaval at Uber.
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