5 Ways Liberals and Progressives Shame the Poor Without Even Realizing It
The poor (and even the struggling middle class) are too often on the receiving end of sanctimonious and not cheap lifestyle finger-wagging.
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The Forgotten Economic Vision of Martin Luther King
In the last years of his life, King was boldly forging a radical, multi-racial movement for economic justice.
Read more...Economists’ Dubious Relationship with Trade Policy: Comparative Advantage is a System that Works for the Wealthy
The great unwashed public has good reason to doubt what economists say about trade.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Stephen Hawking on What Killed the World of the Jetsons. Prelude to Thoughts on a Guaranteed Jobs Program
Hawking showed a not-surprisingly acute grasp on the implications of technological unemployment.
Read more...Stabilising the Real Economy Increases Average Output
This column summarizes research indicating that stabilizing the real economy raises the long-run level of output.
Read more...Millennials Are Waiting For The End Of Capitalism
Not surprisingly, Millennials are not in very good financial shape…..
Read more...Job Guarantee Winning More Fans on the Left and Right
The Job Guarantee is (finally) a topic that can be discussed in polite company.
Read more...The Euro Area’s Deepening Political Divide
The Euro is creating new fault lines. Eurozone leaders need to give greater priority to national interests, particularly of economic “losers”.
Read more...Resisting the Gig Economy: The Emergence of Cooperative Food Delivery Platforms
Labor-squeezing platform providers: how to fight fire with fire.
Read more...Mr. Market Has a Hissy Fit Over Trump’s “Coming Soon” China Tariffs
How much of the upset over Trump’s planned China tariffs is warranted?
Read more...Noam Chomsky on the Populist Groundswell, U.S. Elections, the Future of Humanity, and More
Chomsky discusses a wide range of hot topics.
Read more...Hidden History of How US Corporations Gained Legal Personhood and Civil Rights
Interview with Adam Winkler about his book, We The Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights. The consequences of this victory skew US politics to benefit corporations at the expense of the public good.
Read more...NYC’s Fauxgressive Mayor De Blasio Turning into a Charter School Cheerleader
De Blasio again shows that he does not live up to his progressive branding.
Read more...50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King’s Last Speech: Have We Left the Haunted House?
King described the problem of structural racism in his final speech and how the US commitment to Vietnam was hurting blacks disproportionately. What if anything has changed?
Read more...Hiding from the Tax Man, International Wealthy Style
Tax avoidance is an ever-evolving game. Some fresh information on which countries are willing to offer a helping hand to the rich.
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