Category Archives: Guest Post

Big Money Drove the Congressional Elections—Again

The press account of the 2020 Congressional races got the money part completely wrong: Republican outspending was key to their wins.

Why Amazon Is Fighting So Hard to Stop Warehouse Workers From Unionizing

Amazon has much to answer for, like wage theft and brutal workplace condidtion, and is throwing its muscle behind not being held to account.

2:00PM Water Cooler 2/11/2021

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Why U.S. Labor Laws Need a Major Update—The PRO Act Is a Great Start

Biden is proposing some significant changes to labor law. Does the legislation live up to its billing?

The Most Fragile Oil Price Rally In History

Some of the economic forecasts underlying the bullish oil price views are so sunny I’m gonna need shades.

As Pandemic Surged, Contact Tracing Struggled; Biden Looks to Boost It

Biden still wants to ramp up contact tracing. But will it really do much good in the US?

The Dangers of Sustainability Metrics

A favorite topic: the downside of fetishinzing metrics.

2:00PM Water Cooler 2/10/2021

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Monetary Policy and Racial Inequality

Monetary policy does not lift boats in at all the same way.

Links 2/10/2021

Is There Really a Problem with Left Wing Extremism in the UK, or Is the Government Seeking Excuses to Suppress Fair Protest?

Governments on both sides of the pond are in “never let a crisis go to waste” mode. Aggression by the right is cause to stomp on a weak left.

Guantánamo Prisoner to Joe Biden: ‘The Last Two Decades of My Life Have Been a Nightmare Without End’

Guantánamo is a daming example of American lack of concern over the lives it casually ruins.

Corporate Concentration in the US Food System Makes Food More Expensive and Less Accessible for Many Americans

How Big Food increases prices in categories like bread, beer, processed chicken, and packaged salad, and what to do about it.

How the Catalonia Question Caused Blushes for Brussels in Moscow

In a heated face-off Russia reminded the EU that when it comes to imprisoning politicians, it too has form. In Catalonia tensions are coming back to the boil as new elections loom.

One Year After the Collapse of the Airline Business Began: What’s the Status Now?

Collapsed revenues, astronomical losses, red-hot cash-burn, hellish new debt. Meanwhile, amid craziest markets ever, airline shares soared.