Globalization and the End of the Labor Aristocracy, Part 3
On the current structure of globalization and its implications for the distribution of income within and between countries.
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Do We Understand the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Employment?
Artificial intelligence is already transforming the world of work, but the future is hard to predict. Some see most jobs at risk of automatisation, while others argue robots will only take on a narrow range of tasks in the coming decades. Nevertheless, we need a broad debate to prepare the appropriate economic policy response to the new industrial revolution.
Read more...Mark Ames: Credit Suisse Decries Russian Inequality After Playing Leading Role in Creating It
Credit Suisse criticizes Russian inequality after having profited handsomely from playing a big role in creating it.
Read more...The Fall of the Latin American Left, Part I: Brazil’s Boom and Bust
Discussing why the left in Latin America lost power, starting with Brazil.
Read more...Former Workers at Elon Musk’s SolarCity Allege Employment Abuses, Improper Installations
Over 2000 former SolarCity workers allege labor violations, like denying overtime pay and bathroom breaks, as well as shoddy installations.
Read more...Michael Klare: Climate Change as Genocide: Inaction Equals Annihilation
Famine has hit several African countries. This may be a harbinger of climate change’s future severe impact, particularly on the world’s poor.
Read more...America is Regressing into a Developing Nation for Most People
Like developing countries, America is becoming more stratified, with the economic and physical distance between rich and poor widening.
Read more...Mexico’s Economy Is Being Plundered Dry
Some vignettes of Mexico as a failed state.
Read more...13 Questions That Expose Charter School Falsehoods
The sales pitch made by charter school boosters does not hold up to scrutiny.
Read more...It’s Time to Regulate the Gig Economy
Depicting the gig economy as ‘sharing favours’ creates a parallel dimension, where chores are form of leisure, with no relation to ‘work’.
Read more...Reading the Fine Print in Cuomo’s “Tuition-Free College” Plan
Cuomo’s plan Is means-tested, doesn’t cover fees, covers full-time students only, and has a residency requirement, clawbacks, and “crapshoot” clause
Read more...Globalization and the End of the Labor Aristocracy, Part 2
How the the new international economic architecture for trade, investment, & property rights hurt workers in advanced and developing economies
Read more...Why You Can’t Have a Shorter Workweek
A recap of the numerous, internally inconsistent arguments as to why workers can’t have a shorter workweek.
Read more...More Evidence That Charter Schools Are a Taxpayer Ripoff That Delivers Poor Results
A damning new report from California shows that charter schools are a grift that profits investors at the expense of taxpayers and children.
Read more...How Land Disappeared from Economic Theory
Why the removal of land from economic theory is a glaring oversight.
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