Gaius Publius: Pathology, Khashoggi, Capitalism & Climate Change
Does capitalism breed pathology?
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Worksheet for the 2018 Midterms (Composition of Democratic Party Electeds, the DCCC, and the DCCC vs. Our Revolution)
More on the results of the Blue Wave, no matter where it breaks.
Read more...Michael Olenick: The Real Story of “MAGA Bomber” Cesar Sayoc’s Foreclosure
A key piece of stripper-turned-MAGA bomber Cesar Sayoc’s slide into financial ruin.
Read more...Can Politics Ever Be Compassionate?
Why the time is overdue to have politics give much higher priority to reducing suffering.
Read more...Mark Ames: ShamiWitness: When Bellingcat and Neocons Collaborated With The Most Influential ISIS Propagandist On Twitter
But I want to talk about the western “experts” in Washington and London who cozied up to @ShamiWitness — especially since all of them are still around, many of them bigger and more influential in our political discourse than ever.
Read more...Video: An intro to MMT, as presented at September’s International MMT Conference in NYC
A very readable — or listenable — introduction to MMT, in plain language
Read more...Trump Adds A Global Pricing Plan To Wide Attack On Drug Prices, But Doubts Persist
Is Trump serious about lowering drug prices in the US? And even if he is, how far might his plans get?
Read more...Civilized Societies Don’t Call It Censorship, but Copyright
Why the European Copyright Directive would have a disastrous impact on the Internet, and what can be done to stop it.
Read more...US Stops Trade Talks With China: Posturing or Impasse?
The US and China are even more visibly at odds than usual.
Read more...The Crumbling Architecture of Nuclear Arms Control
A useful backgrounder on nuclear arms control and why the system is coming unglued.
Read more...Standoff Between Italy and European Commission Escalates as Commission Rejects Italian Budget
Italy and the European Commission are in a dispute over Italy’s budget, and no one looks likely to come out a winner in this fight.
Read more...Buried in “Hilariously Stupid” White House Attack on Socialism, An Accidentally Strong Argument for Medicare for All
Amid hysterical comparisons between Senator Bernie Sanders and Mao Zedong, the Council of Economic Advisers unwittingly makes a solid case for socialist policies.
Read more...Brexit: The Forward March of Remain? It Still Hasn’t Got Out of the Starting Blocks
Remain boosters need to focus efforts on Tory and Labour MPs with marginal seats, but they’re too distracted by painting apocalyptic pictures.
Read more...Can Americans Learn to Scale Their Partisan Walls?
Connecting across differences may be the only thing that will save Americans from rule by the privileged few.
Read more...Markets Edgy Over China, Italy Budget Staredown, Saudis, Brexit, Too Much Private Debt, Strained Valuations….
Markets have more reason than usual to be jumpy.
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