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Immigrants and Innovation in US History

Economists have been trying to measure the impact immigrants have on economic activity, such as innovation.

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Social policy, Technology and innovation on March 28, 2017 by Yves Smith.

Wanted: A Skulk of Foxes, or the Case-Deaton Health Study and Trump

Latest study shows white working class suffers health declines: can hedgehog Trump assemble a skulk of foxes to craft responsive policies?

A More Equitable Economy Exists Right Next Door

Meet Quebec’s social economy.

This entry was posted in Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Social policy, Social values on March 27, 2017 by Yves Smith.

Who Benefits From the Mayo Clinic Explicitly Putting Commercially Insured Patients Ahead of Some Government Insured Patients?

The Mayo Clinic takes a big step backwards in patient care.

The Role of Experts in Public Debate

How experts, as in economists, wrap themselves in a mantle of jargon and supposed superior insight to promote policies that screw workers.

Diversity and Public Goods: The More We Mix, the Better

Making diversity work is a challenge, but it can be done.

This entry was posted in Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Social policy, Social values on March 17, 2017 by Yves Smith.

Race to the Bottom: Cities and States Spend >$45 Billion Per Year Competing for Jobs

The Wall Street Journal published an important story on how states and communities throw money at companies via tax incentives and other gimmies in a desperate effort to win or hold jobs. These subsidies are a big drain on government budgets: Economic-development tax incentives more than tripled over the past 25 years, offsetting about 30% […]

How Common Ownership is One Route to Social Transformation

Can changes in ownership rules tame the bad features of capitalism?

Campaign Calls on Bernie Sanders to Lead a New Party

With the Democrats getting their claws into reform efforts like Our Revolution, is a Sanders-led party the most viable route for change?

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class on March 12, 2017 by Yves Smith.

Why a 400-Year Program of Modernist Thinking is Exploding

Eurocentric modernism is not compatible with human civilization and is finally reaching its breaking point.

This entry was posted in Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Europe, Guest Post, Politics, Social policy, Social values on March 10, 2017 by Yves Smith.

Another Somalian Famine

On lack of intervention and even much reporting on famine in Somalia, the worst in the 21st century.

This entry was posted in Africa, Banana republic, Guest Post, Media watch, Social policy on March 10, 2017 by Yves Smith.

Michael Hudson: Retirement? What Social Obligation?

How neoliberals have rewritten the social contract around retirement.

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class on March 9, 2017 by Yves Smith.

Bank of International Settlements Paper Confirms That High Levels of Household Debt Hurt Growth

We’ve written from time to time that not all debt is created equal. Prudent business borrowing enables companies to make investments and expand operations. And even though governments like the US that issue their own currency may nevertheless sell bonds, operationally they can simply create more dough to fund spending. The constraint on spending is […]