The Peripheral: William Gibson’s Reactionary Fable
A reading of William Gibson’s The Peripheral, as preparation for his next work of science fiction, where Hillary Clinton won
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Health Reform in the Age of Trump
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), enacted in 2010, was intended to address long- standing problems with the American system of health care and health insurance. This column, taken from a new VoxEU eBook, reviews the main provisions of the ACA related to insurance coverage and healthcare costs, including what is known so far about their impact. It also discusses the recent Republican attempt to ‘repeal and replace’ the law.
Read more...What’s the Cost of Keeping Corrupt Pharma-Stooge Senators Like Patty Murray in Office?
Why Democratic voters need to turf out Senators who put the profits of drug companies above their constituents’ needs.
Read more...Exit Polls Show Voters Rejecting May’s Mean-Spirited Message, Tories to Lose Majority (Updated)
UK election polls show Theresa May’s election gamble blew up on her.
Read more...EU Competition Commissioner Vestager Targets Unaccountable Facebook Algos as Threat at Launch of New “Pro-Democracy” Movement
Facebook is finally getting some long overdue, serious pushback.
Read more...Final UK Election Polls: YouGov Still the Outlier, Predicts Tories Get Only 302 Seats
Conventional wisdoms still pegs the Tories as comfortable winners in today’s election, with the election map working against Labour.
Read more...For ‘Easy Brexit’: May’s ‘No Deal’ Campaign Rhetoric Is Nonsense
If May holds on to her Prime Minister job, her irresponsible Brexit campaign talk may come back to haunt her.
Read more...Trump Using Failed Australian “Asset Recycling” to Justify Mass Privatizations
Why would Trump adopt a foreign model for infrastructure that even conservatives deemed a failure? Apparently for the looting.
Read more...Republican Senators at Odds Over Medicaid in Obamacare Reform Push
Obamacare reform hits yet another roadblock.
Read more...How Global Audit Firms Are Using Their Lobbying Clout to Dilute Sarbanes-Oxley Reforms
Accounting firms have specific reasons to be nervous about Sarbanes-Oxley, hence their eagerness to weaken it.
Read more...Business Chafes at Uncertainty Created by Unfilled Seats on Regulatory Commissions
Failure to fill chairs at regulatory commissions is stymieing their activities, creating regulatory uncertainty and vexing business.
Read more...Despite Wobbles, Theresa May Still Expected to Lead Conservative Win This Week
Despite Theresa May looking at risk in many UK polls, the distribution of seats in play may give the Tories the advantage.
Read more...Patrick Cockburn: U.S. & Russia Bomb Syria’s Civilians When They Could Help End its War
Analyzes developments in Syria and says war could end if the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Iran were willing to make an agreement. If only.
Read more...Starved School Budgets Across the US: A Symptom of Education Funding Crisis
School budgets are in worse shape in many parts of the US than you might have imagined.
Read more...Don Quijones: Shock Waves Spread from Spain’s New Banking Crisis
Market consequences of latest banking crisis in Spain, triggered by the collapse of housing prices that caused plunge Banco Popular shares to plunge.
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