Why Bernie Sanders Should Add a Job Guarantee to His Policy Agenda
Bernie has unapologetically rejected sclerotic visions of what is ‘politically possible’. And now he should add the Job Guarantee to his list of issues.
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The GM Labeling Law to End All Labeling Laws
Campaigners for the Orwellianly-named “Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015” falsely demonize those who want GM labeling as anti-science.
Read more...California First, As Both Climate Victim and Responder, the National Style-Setter Leads the Way
An old saying among trend-mavens is that as California goes, so goes the nation. That means its devastating drought is a real warning.
Read more...Perry Mehrling: The Fuss about Market Liquidity
I am SO glad to see this post appear. It’s annoying to see investors and banksters whine that they want more liquidity, as if that were a right.
Read more...Turbulence and Stability in Financial Markets: China in Recent Times
China is a case study of how liberalization of financial markets has never contributed to stability.
Read more...Australian Trade Minister: TPP “Trade” Deal Unlikely
When a Liberal government in Australia won’t back Obama’s “deal is near” party line on the TPP, you know it’s on the verge of being officially dead.
Read more...The Decline in Market Liquidity
While the Fed isn’t worried about the fall in market liquidity, experts argue that if investors make abrupt changes in their portfolios, the lack of liquidity could produce a crisis.
Read more...David Sirota: Hillary Clinton Is Running Away from Her “Free Trade” Record
Yet again, HIllary Clinton tries to distance herself from her “sell out the middle class” policies, this time on “free trade”.
Read more...Bill Black: Republican Candidates Agree that the System is Rigged for the Rich
The Republican candidates for President all made shameless appeals for even more plutocracy, in particular preferential treatment for the rich.
Read more...The Economist: The TPP is Dead
Ding dong, not only is the TPP dead, it’s apparently really dead.
Read more...China’s Stock Market Collapse
Those who are looking only at Greece and the crazy behaviour of the European Union may well be looking in the wrong direction to identify the next big crisis as it comes.
Read more...Meet the Hedge Funders and Billionaires Who Pillage Under the Shield of Philanthropy
For every dollar these billionaires give, they take 44 from the rest of us.
Read more...Why Carbon Taxes Would Be the Ultimate Energy Game-Changer
Carbon taxes are one of the most effective ways to curb the use of fossil fuels and promote renewable energy sources. And they also help businesses because providing for a predictable price of carbon encourages investment. Has their time finally arrived?
Read more...John Helmer: Tulip Sanctions – Russia Busts the Dutch Flower Trust, Almost
The Dutch flower market is a monopolist under assault. A case study of an economic and political struggle.
Read more...China’s Stock Market Falling Off a Cliff: Why, and Why Care?
What explains the turmoil in Chinese stock markets, and what does it mean for the rest of the world?
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