The Trump Administration’s FCC Tries to Roll Back Net Neutrality
How the Obama Administration established net neutrality, why the Trump administration wants to roll it back, and what you can do.
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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...Trump EPA Cuts Will Hamper Efforts to Enforce Lead Standards for Drinking Water
TRNN interview with Erik Olson discussing water safety in the US, where 18 million people are served by water systems with lead violations.
Read more...America’s Hidden Water Affordability Crisis
Why water is a stealth crisis in places like Seattle and Atlanta and will become an economic and social problem for more cities soon.
Read more...Red State Rural America Is Acting on Climate Change — Without Calling It Climate Change
Reframing climate change to address co-benefit issues seems logical, and we can look for local government leaders in red states to lead the way
Read more...America’s Coming Water Affordability Crisis
A symptom of pressure on water quality and supply: over 40 million American citizens may be unable to afford water in the next five years.
Read more...How The Bond Buyer Hyped a Goldman Ripoff of DC Water as “Deal of the Year”
Municipal bond publication The Bond Buyer gives itself a black eye by touting a ripoff of a sewer and water authority as a good deal.
Read more...Yet Another Glaring Flaw With Trump Infrastructure Plan: Dependence on Vagaries of Tiny, Slow-Moving Tax Equity Market
The oh-so-clever Trump plan to use tax credits to fund infrastructure spending means it will be too small and slow to provide any real boost.
Read more...Progressives Need to Promote Deficit Spending Before Trump Makes It His Baby
The failure to do enough deficit spending is a big reason why the Democrats hemorrhaged losses. Progressives need to take up this issue.
Read more...Capitalism in the Time of Trump?
Neoliberal capitalism has led to underinvestment, lowering productivity and increasing inequality. Will Trump make things better or worse?
Read more...Donald Trump: “My 100-Day Action Plan”
A look at Trump’s major proposals.
Read more...Why Economic Recovery Requires Rethinking Capitalism
Capitalism needs a dose of socialism, aka public works. Mission-oriented public investment is vital to revive private-sector investment.
Read more...Self-Driving Cars: Will the Dogs Eat the Dog Food?
Ethical problems inherent in programming self-driving cars could make them hard to market.
Read more...Japan Isn’t Playing Neoliberalism’s Word Games
Has the progressive left in western democracies forgotten how to embrace the mainstream? When I compare the approach which anti-neoliberal causes take in the U.S. and Europe with the approach taken by the same causes in Asian countries, especially Japan, I can only say yes, it has. One explanation for how pro-labor movements have been […]
Read more...A New Low: The New York Times’ Children’s Bedtime Story of Private Equity
The New York Times wraps up a feeble yet costly series on private equity with a cringe-maknig slide show.
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