The Planetary Health Diet Isn’t Much Use to People Living in Food Poverty
Diet has now become political. But will the food industry support more sustainable diets, particularly for low income consumers?
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Brexit: Blame It on the Banking Crisis
The parts of the UK hit hard by post-crisis austerity had a strong tendency to vote for Brexit.
Read more...France’s Great Debate
One in two French citizens wants to participate in Macron’s Great Debate across France. High stakes for Macron and French democracy.
Read more...Ray Dalio: Capitalism Isn’t Working
A squillionaire critique of capitalism. Funny how they decry inequality but won’t give all their money away to help remedy that.
Read more...GoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic Gaps’ In Health System Showing Up In Crowdfunding
GoFundMe campaigns as proof of America’s health care crisis.
Read more...Repeating the Mistakes of 1914?
n their enthusiasm for a new cold war against China and Russia, the western establishments of today are making a mistake comparable to that of their forebearers in 1914.
Read more...What Truck Drivers Say about “Driver Shortage” & Pay Increases
Debunking another “worker shortage” story.
Read more...$15 Minimum Wage: Job Killer or Path Out of Poverty?
This Real News Network segment sets forth the most common arguments against increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour, or alternatively, a living wage level, and shows why they don’t hold up to scrutiny. A decent minimum wage is even more important when the supposedly robust US economy is increasingly creating McJobs. JAISAL NOOR: […]
Read more...The Downside of Market-Minded Philanthropy
Beware of squillionaires practicing philanthropy…..
Read more...Thoughts on Warren and Sanders: How Much Change Is Needed in 2021?
A look at Warren’s and Sanders’ fundamental political stances and what they might mean for their 2020 campaigns.
Read more...How Shocking Was Shock Therapy?
Poland managed to escape a lot of the “shock doctrine” treatment, yet has gone hard right. What happened?
Read more...Here’s What a Real Strike Looks Like: 150 Million Say No to Despotism in India
The Modi government is trying to stare down large-scale strikes against its labor “reforms” in India.
Read more...Wolf Richter: Housing Bubble Trouble in Silicon Valley & San Francisco
Housing is going pear-shaped in California tech-land….and you can’t blame it on a tech bust.
Read more...Richard Murphy: Davos Wants a Better Measure of Failure
Some Davos musings show that our elites aren’t what they are cracked up to be.
Read more...Starting the New Year Badly and Well
Handicapping the new year based on early indicators.
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