Category Archives: Income disparity

US Corporations a Driving Force Behind ‘Unprecedented Wave’ of Global Land Privatization: Report

This Oakland Institute study documents how the neoliberal project proceeds, with US interests pushing to privatize land in the Global South.

Why Relentless Labor Rights Enforcement Will Make or Break the New NAFTA

Why Nafta 2.0 labor protections for Mexicans are key to whether the deal delivers on its promise to US workers.

Biden Defends Undying Allegiance to For-Profit Healthcare During Interview With Dying Medicare for All Advocate Ady Barkan

Biden acts like the heartless pol he is. He can’t keep up the pretense if someone wants to get between him and insurer profits.

Unemployment Claims Hit New Record: 32.9 Million State & Federal. Week 16 of U.S. Labor Market Collapse

The latest unemployment data calls into question the notion that anything more than a techical recovery is underway.

Let the Predation Begin! CFPB Rolls Back Obama-Era Payday Loan Protections

Payday loan abuses are baaack, thanks to a full bore lobbying effort.

Is Donald Trump Likely to Resign?

Looking at some underrated Trump weaknesses.

Education 101: Don’t Open a New Charter School in the Middle of a Pandemic

A hard look at charter school misleading ads, racial segregation, and dodgy economics.

Yanis Varoufakis: Interview with Léa El Azzi on Capitalism After the Pandemic, Europe, Greece, Lebanon & the IMF

A discussion of the state of capitailsm, with a European/Lebanase slant.

We Won’t Have a Truly Global Economy Until We Tax It That Way

Tax is an enormously powerful tool for shaping economic policy and thus bears close watching.

Pentagon Porks Up as Covid-19 Bleeds Economy

Quelle surprise! Pentagon grifting continues apace, even in the face of a full-bore domestic crisis.

Michael Hudson on Coronavirus and Debt Winners and Losers

Michael Hudson explains why debt cancellation and turning banks into utilities is the only sound response to the cornacrisis.

Pandemic-Emptied Hotels Could Become Affordable Housing, City Officials Suggest

Potentially thousands of vacant hotel rooms in New York City alone are ripe for conversion into permanent residences, deputy mayor, housing groups and hotel owners agree.