Category Archives: Politics

Americans Have No Idea What “Freedom of the Press” Means

Why First Amendment “freedom of the press” protections are far broader than most Americans realize.

CalPERS Wastes Fund Assets on a Sham Investigation to Intimidate Board Members

CalPERS resorts to a “garbage in, garbage out” investigation to try to bully board members who have the temerity to ask questions and talk to the press.

How Britain Unified Germany: Endogenous Trade costs and the Formation of a Customs Union

British policy led to the formation of Europe’s first customs union (the Zollverein) and prepared the political unification of Germany.

Daniel Ellsberg On Assange Arrest: The Beginning of the End For Press Freedom

In this Real News network interview, Daniel Ellsberg discusses the significance of the arrest of Julian Assange: “This is the first indictment of a journalist and editor or publisher…And if it’s successful it will not be the last.”

Assange Arrest and Extradition Round-Up

The indictment (for Manning, not DNC email), the theory of the case (not “hacking,” please), the assault on journalism, horrid takes, and details of the arrest.

Warren’s Antitrust Proposal: Should We Break Up Big Tech, or Just Regulate It Better?

While it is gratifying to see Senator and presidential contender Elizabeth Warren focusing on antitrust and the abuse of monopoly power, her $25 billlion fix looks too simplistic.

Brexit: Torygeddon?

The Tories are starting to bear the cost of the Brexit fiasco.

Are You Biased Against Nuclear Power? Yup, Say Scientists

Nuclear power has a worse reputation than it deserves.

MMT, Models, Multidisciplinarity

Pavlina Tcherneva does the heavy lifting of debunking an off-the-mark attack on MMT by Noah Smith.

Brexit: Mayhem

What will the EU dispose on Brexit?

World Bank Financialization Strategy Serves Big Finance

The World Bank continues its proud tradition of making the world safe for rentiers, um, financiers.

Ukrainian Prosecutors: Why Doesn’t the U.S. Dept. of Justice Want Our Evidence on Democrats?

Ukrainian dirt on the Bidens is languishing! Why is that?

The Return of la Marine

Today, the divide from which Marine Le Pen profits has reached alarming proportions, most recently with the eruption of the revolt of the gilets jaunes.