Category Archives: Income disparity

Hubert Horan: Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Thirty-Four – Tony West’s Calamitous Legacy at Uber and with the Kamala Harris Campaign

On Tony West as intellectual leader and major implementer of the similar Uber narrative-driven strategy and the failed Harris campaign.

The Mass Deportation Handoff, Biden to Trump

Despite Trump’s enthusiasm for rough treatment of illegal immigrants, growth of the deportation industrial complex has been a two-party affair

Higher Impact of Inflation on Lower Income Households Means US Poverty Is Understated

A new study confirms many reports: inflation in the US markedly degraded the position of middle class households, pushing some into poverty

Federal Threats Against Local Officials Who Don’t Cooperate with Immigration Orders Could Be Unconstitutional − Justice Antonin Scalia Ruled Against Similar Plans

Trump’s aggressive anti-immigration push is on a collision course with states’ rights to control policing. Which might prevail/

Cut Flowers, Coffee, and a Geopolitical Shock

Colombia and coffee and flowers, or how successful bullying does not necessarily translate into durable wins.

New York Times Defends Mexican Cartels Because US Economy

The New York Times sinks to a new low in defending Mexican cartels because they are too intertwined in US economic activity.

Tariffs Are Coming: How Trade Dynamics Will Shape Aggregate Demand and Inflation

Consumers may not suffer from more inflation per official data if Trump imposes tariffs. But that does not mean they won’t be worse off.

The Curse of the Household Analogy

It can’t be said too often: national government spending is not like household spending, and acting as if it is is damaging.

How ‘Dupes’, Fast Fashion and China’s Economic Slowdown Spell Disaster for the Luxury Sector

The luxury goods market is in bad shape, an indicator of how the moderately well off and “aspirational” shoppers are under income stress.

Close to 30 Million Americans Face Limited Water Supplies, Government Report Finds

Struggles over water use and cost are set to intensify as usage outstrips supplies.

There’s No Growth, so What Should Labour Do?

Labour’s dilemma — which has parallels in other countries — leads to vague aspirations that are almost meaningless, and probably undeliverable. So, what should it do?

For Homeless Seniors, Getting Into Stable Housing Takes a Village — And a Lot of Luck

Another indictment of America’s claims of superiority: a coming tsunami of homeless elderly