The Failure of Austerity in the Great Recession
More evidence that austerity is a bad idea.
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The Overlooked Past Behind U.S.-North Korea Tensions & How South Korea Could Forge Peace
Some history on the hostilities between the US and North Korea, and how that plays into the recent escalation of tensions.
Read more...More Evidence That Charter Schools Are a Taxpayer Ripoff That Delivers Poor Results
A damning new report from California shows that charter schools are a grift that profits investors at the expense of taxpayers and children.
Read more...It’s Not the Gig Economy, Stupid
Why the decline in labor unions has had a bigger impact on the fallen state of wage workers than the much ballyhooed gig economy.
Read more...Student Debt Bubble Sucks Even More Out of Economy and Ruins Lives, Yet Officials Keep Inflating It
The student debt problem is only getting worse and no one in power has any interest in addressing it.
Read more...War in the Gulf (No, Not That Gulf!): The U.S. Navy’s Anti-Environmental Broadside in the Gulf of Alaska
US Navy schedules latest war games exercise in Gulf of Alaska, without due regard for environmental or community concerns.
Read more...Trump’s Idea of Running Government Like a Business is Bad for Citizens
Michael Hudson gives a high level debunking of a pet Republican canard: that government should operate like a business.
Read more...John Michael Greer, James Howard Kunstler, Chris Martenson, Frank Morris, and Dmitry Orlov Discuss Trump, the Inequality Taboo and Other Hot Topics
A lively panel with provocative and colorful views.
Read more...Trump, Syria, and Chemical Weapons: What We Know, What We Don’t, and the Dangers Ahead
A closer look at how the West avoided war over the last alleged chemical weapons attack by Assad, in 2013. Can saner heads prevail again?
Read more...Philippines President Duterte Orders Troops to Occupy South China Sea “Islands”
Philippines’ President Duterte decides to hot things up a bit in the simmering South China Sea hostilities.
Read more...US Launches Airstrikes Against Syria (Updated)
The US has just attacked Syria. Unless the Russians abandon Syria, this looks like the war the neocons wanted.
Read more...The Conversation About Basic Income is a Mess. Here’s How to Make Sense of It.
Certain interest groups are advocating a basic income for very different reasons, and that in turn lead to different policy proposals.
Read more...Small California Towns Are Facing Off Against Oil Companies — And Winning
California towns are winning David. v. Goliath battles with oil companies.
Read more...Richmond Fed’s Jeffrey Lacker Departs Due to Leak: Defenestration as Coverup?
In a stunning development, Richmond Fed president Lacker resigned over a leak under investigation since 2012. The details are not pretty.
Read more...Why Did CalPERS Pay FTI Consulting $224,625 for a Garbage-In, Garbage-Out Private Equity Whitewash?
Why did CalPERS hire FTI Consulting to cover up for private equity firms?
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