Category Archives: Guest Post
Bill Black Analyzes Brad DeLong’s Stunning Concession: Neoliberals Should Pass the Baton and Let the Left Lead
Bill Black analyzes Brad DeLong’s concession that neoliberals should get out of the way and let the left lead since their coalition with Republicans did not work.
Read more...Economic Consequences of the U.S. Convict Labor System
US counties with convict labor often have lower wage and employment growth
Read more...Charter School Cap Efforts Gain Momentum
Evidence increasingly shows that charter schools damage public schools, fueling campaigns to stop charter school growth.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 3/8/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Brown, Harris, Hickenloope, Sanders strategy, Warren on monopolies, Ilan Omar, Obama legacy, economics after neoliberalism, economics and equilibria, republican virtue, K-Pop, Google, wettest winter, methane, local news, W.E.B. DuBois, International Women’s Day 2019
Read more...Power Failure and Blackout: An Update on the Situation in Venezuela
It seems to be taking the United States rather a long time to topple the Maduro government.
Read more...Can the US Treasury Run Out of Money When the US Government Can’t?
Debunking some arguments against MMT by explaining why the US Treasury can’t run out of money.
Read more...The Doomsday Economics of ‘Proof-of-Work’ in Cryptocurrencies
Why inherent problems with cryptocurrency liquidity are already leading to consideration of other methods for validating blockchain updates. They are likely to prove unsatisfactory and therefore call for verification by a trusted institution….defeating the rationale for cryptocurrencies.
Read more...The Incoherence of Larry Summers, a Serious Economist
Larry Summers as a negative indicator.
Read more...2018: A Banner Year for China, Other US Trade Partners, and Corporate America
China wins big in trade in 2018.
Read more...Cities And Counties Unlikely To Heed FDA Warning On Importing Foreign Drugs
The FDA goes to bat for the right of drugs makers to price gouge Americans.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 3/6/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Bloomberg, Clinton, Sanders, AOC, DSA, Democrat loyalty oath, international trade, employment, container shipping, automotive. GE, Amazon, Green New Deal, carbon tax, desalination, Medicare for All, MMT, Erie Locomotive, Basque poetry
Read more...#MeToo Whistleblowing Is Upending Century-Old Legal Precedent Demanding Loyalty to the Boss
Why whistleblowing is a recent development.
Read more...Brexit: Slouching Towards Bethlehem
No one knows what is set to happen on Brexit day.
Read more...The Possible Chinese-US Trade Deal
A review of opinions in the English-speaking blogosphere on the likely content of the US-China deal and the message this agreement sends to the world.
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