Category Archives: Guest Post
There Can Be No Equality Without a Dramatic Renewal of Employment Opportunity for All American Workers
Workers, and above all black workers, lost out when unions came under attack and corporate profiteering and short-termism became the norm.
Read more...Why Africa’s Green Revolution Failed
A new report shows Africa’s Green Revolution is “failing on its own terms.”
Read more...Learning to Love State Capitalism
We’re constantly told that state capitalism is back. But these narratives are far from innocent.
Read more...Introducing *An Economic Program for American Democracy*
A 1938 economic manifesto makes modern day schemes look inadequate and unimaginative.
Read more...“Cancel Culture,” Race and the Greed of the Billionaire Class
Why cancel culture gets the elites off the inequality hook.
Read more...Hysteria Ensues as Trump Administration Orders Hospitals to Send COVID-19 Data to HHS, not the CDC
When HHS decided to take COVID-19 data collection away from CDC, that might have been a smart move.
Read more...Links 7/16/2020
The European Union’s Fateful Choices for Recovery – An Italian Perspective
To fight COVID-19, the European Union must recognize that spending restraints have to go.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 7/15/2020
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Read more...COVID-19 Mistakes to Avoid: Don’t Mix Up Prophylaxis and Cure
Big Pharma is promoting untested proprietary vaccines and therapies and giving short shrift to repurposing cheaper generic alternatives.
Read more...Links 7/15/2020
Trump Admin Retracts Rule that Would Have Cancelled Visas for Foreign College Students Who Only Study Online
Trump backs down on plan too toss out foreign students who are forced to study on-line, as many universities circumscribe in-person classes,
Read more...US Corporations a Driving Force Behind ‘Unprecedented Wave’ of Global Land Privatization: Report
This Oakland Institute study documents how the neoliberal project proceeds, with US interests pushing to privatize land in the Global South.
Read more...Coronavirus Shows the Dangers of Letting Market Forces Govern Health and Social Care
The coronavirus crisis showcases the folly of letting the market determine health and social care: high time for governments to listen,
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