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Michael Hudson on Financialization and Deindustrialization

Michael Hudson on how Trump’s policies have not addressed the fundamental forces that gutted industrial jobs under the both parties

Trump’s Pennsylvania Lawsuits Invoke Bush v. Gore – But the Supreme Court Probably Won’t Decide the 2020 Election

Trump is trying to put Pennsylvania in play, legally. What are the odds his case will go anywhere?

Americans Didn’t Vote for Change. For Many, It Wasn’t on the Ballot

Yves here. There will be many articles trying to explain what happened to the Democrats’ blue wave. This one is close on the heels of the result, which means it reflects beliefs at or shortly after the vote, as opposed to later lines of thought. And the writers made an effort to speak to Trump […]

Outsourcing: A Personal Window on the Rise of Grifting

Some vignettes from the rise of outsourcing.

Links 11/5/2020

How Kurdistan Is Taking Advantage Of Iraq’s Oil Crisis

Iraq is in bad enough shape that the Kurds look able to score a rare win.

2:00PM Election Day Water Cooler 11/4/2020

~ The hottest hot takes ~

How Covid-19 Is Increasing Support for Social Spending

Quelle surprise! Americans want better social safety nets, particularly now with the Covid wolf at the door.

The Other Eviction Moratorium: Storefront and Office Tenants are Hanging on. But for How Long?

New York City’s struggle between commercial landlords and their tenants over rents owed versus lousy recovery prospects reveals a lot about perverse incentives.