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5 of the Worst Examples of Biased and Distorted Media Coverage of Education in 2015

It’s not hard to see that the effort to loot, um, privatize education has an attack on teachers as a big part of its strategy…which undermines support for education.

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Guest Post, Media watch, Politics, Privatization, Social policy, Social values on December 31, 2015 by Yves Smith.

Clinton, Sanders, and the “Progressive Give-Up” Formula (with Clinton’s Warning of a “Grand Bargain” to Come)

Clinton, Sanders, and days of Mondale past.

This entry was posted in Politics, Social policy, Taxes on December 28, 2015 by Lambert Strether.

Work, Play, and Social Artifacts Under the Tree

Model railroading as work and play.

This entry was posted in Macroeconomic policy, Social policy, Social values on December 27, 2015 by Lambert Strether.

“Summer” Rerun: “Why America Will Need Some Elements of a Welfare State”

In 2007, the Financial Times’ Martin Wolf Wolf concluded that America needed some form of a welfare state. His argument is as valid now as then. Yet it is hard to imagine that anyone would make it now, particularly in light of the effort of soi-disant liberals to pretend that Obamacare insurance policies bear any resemblance to “universal health care”.

Bill Moyers: The Plutocrats Are Winning. Don’t Let Them!

How citizens must fight plutocrats if they are to have any hope of preserving rule by the people.

White America’s Toxic Ignorance: Abigail Fisher, Antonin Scalia and the Real Privilege That Goes Unspoken

The fact that Scalia argues against affirmative action comes close to serving as proof that it is sound policy, or at least less bad than the alternatives.

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Legal, Politics, Social policy, Social values on December 17, 2015 by Yves Smith.

Koch-Sponsored Sentencing “Reform”: A Fake Break for Minorities, A Get-Out-of-Jail Free Card for White Collar Crooks

How sentencing “reform” will make it more difficult to prosecute white collar criminals.

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Guest Post, Legal, Politics, Social policy, Social values on December 15, 2015 by Yves Smith.

Ilargi: Marine Le Pen Will Reap What The EU Has Sown

Thanks to EU and Eurozone misrule, Le Pen is right when she says: “Nothing can stop us”.

How Economics and Race Drive America’s Great Divide

On how race plays into the operation of a “dual economy”.

Guess What? You Can Pay $600 a Month to be Homeless in San Francisco

Being homeless in San Francisco is not necessarily a bargain.

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Guest Post, Income disparity, Real estate, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class on December 8, 2015 by Yves Smith.

Bond, Treasury Bond: 007 is Out of Cash, but Your Government Can’t Be

So now even austerity is getting product placement in movies….

Why Paul Krugman Blew It on His ‘Solution’ for Gentrification

One of the fallacies of proposals to limit gentrification is the idea that promoting more development in cities leads to more affordable housing. Stratified markets mean this is not a simply “supply and demand” problem.

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Income disparity, Real estate, Regulations and regulators, Social policy, Social values on December 4, 2015 by Yves Smith.