Category Archives: Politics

Davos: Alive or Dead?

Politicians and economists are meeting at Davos, but as times change, does neoliberalism retain its cachet?

Andy Slavitt’s United States of Care: A Second “Undertaking” (and What We Can Expect From It)

@USofCare, accounting control fraud, financial predation, conflict of interest, and abuse of workers.

Another Brexit Mess: “Grandfathering” Existing Free Trade Agreements Looks Unlikely

Another item on the Brexit problem list: what to do about free trade agreements that will cease to apply to the UK on Brexit day.

Growth-Equity Trade-Offs in Structural Reforms

There is a fear that certain reforms could further exacerbate inequality….

Andy Slavitt’s United States of Care: A Second “Undertaking” (and It’s Bipartisan!)

A close reading of the marketing collateral provided by United States of Care, and two interviews with Andy Slavitt

How Hunter-Gatherers May Hold the Key to our Economic Future

Their relaxed approach to work stemmed from their faith in the providence of their environment and confidence in their ability to exploit it

Gaius Publius: Obama Energy Secretary Named to Board of Utility Giant

Obama alumni taking revolving door Big Energy jobs puts paid to the idea that Dems are less beholden to corporate interests than the GOP.

Financial Markets Have Taken Over the Economy. To Prevent Another Crisis, They Must Be Brought to Heel.

A detailed and well-argued explanation of how the growth in the role of financial markets has become destructive.

Private Equity Firms Turn Up Noses at Trump’s Infrastructure Headfake

A perverse bit of good news: PE firms don’t like Trump’s infrastructure scheme.

Government Shutdown Once Again Shows the Lies Behind Deficit Hysteria

How the wealthy use deficit scaremongering to keep wages down and stave off calls for more investment and social spending.

Trump Team to Rescind Methane Rule

The Trump team has moved to replace his predecessor’s methane rule– further dismantling the weak federal climate change regulatory edifice.

Shareholder Proposals Target Climate Change Risk

Shareholders step up demands for companies disclose more information about the impact of climate change; these calls extend beyond energy companies.

The Age of Lunacy: The Doomsday Machine

The lunacy of current Trump foreign policy is not unprecedented. This RNN interview discusses similarly unhinged incidents from the 1950s and 1960s.