Michael Olenick: The Real Origins of Trump – The Foreclosure Crisis
The foreclosure crisis was a key element of Trump’s win in 2016, yet the Democrats are still in denial about its costs.
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How Twitter Affected the 2016 Presidential Election
Quelle surprise! Twitter helped Clinton in 2016. So why the hysterical censorship in 2020?
Read more...Gig Worker Employment Fights Like Those in California Pit Flexibility Against a Livable Wage – But ‘Platform Cooperatives’ Could Ensure Workers Get Both
A proposal to improve gig worker bargaining power and solidarity.
Read more...Glenn Greenwald Resigns from the Intercept Over Censorship of Article on Hunter and Joe Biden
Glenn Greenwald has resigned from the Intercept over an effort to gut a piece on the Bidens, in an apparent violation of his contract.
Read more...The Scary Truth Is Many Senate Dems Share the Same Corporate Agenda as Amy Coney Barrett
Why the half-hearted Democratic Party opposition to Amy Coney Barrett should come as no surprise.
Read more...How Donald Trump Is Putting American Workers at Risk
A partial catalogue of how Trump has left worers high and dry.
Read more...Don’t Look Down! Estimating the Depth of State Covid Budget Holes
The not-pretty picture of Covid impact on state and local governments.
Read more...Ending Regime Change – in Bolivia and the World
How democracy triumphed in Bolivia…despite the best efforts of the US.
Read more...Revisiting the Rise of Italian Fascism
The example of Mussolini suggests that fear of socialist policies played a big role in the rise of fascism.
Read more...Residential Evictions Bearing Down on Many Tenants
Winter is coming, and unless something major changes, with it, evictions.
Read more...“Shadow” Lobbyists Run Rampant in the Swamp
Unregistered lobbyists, including former members of Congress, are a key resource for lobbying firms
Read more...To Beat China, US Should Tax Ray Dalio Out of Existence
A recap of the recent China “Bund Summit,” which included discussion of China’s continuing need for foreign capital.
Read more...Notes on a World Without Trump
So what might Trump do if he loses?
Read more...So Trump Loses. What Happens Then?
A few of the commonplace dystopian possibilities for November.
Read more...Hubert Horan: The Airline Industry Collapse Part 5 – The Battle to Protect Airline Investors From Economic Reality Enters a New Phase
Why the big airline operators’ talk about turning the corner in early 2021 is bunk.
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