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Buried in “Hilariously Stupid” White House Attack on Socialism, An Accidentally Strong Argument for Medicare for All

Amid hysterical comparisons between Senator Bernie Sanders and Mao Zedong, the Council of Economic Advisers unwittingly makes a solid case for socialist policies.

This entry was posted in Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The dismal science on October 24, 2018 by Yves Smith.

#MeToo Under the Golden Arches at McDonald’s

#MeToo on Capitol Hill, and #MeToo at McDonald’s

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Media watch, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class on October 15, 2018 by Lambert Strether.

How to Destroy Neoliberalism: Kill ‘Homo Economicus’

contemporary American business and economic culture has a moral framework: neoliberalism. This framework is dependably orthogonal to the last 50,000 years of moral norms and traditions.

This entry was posted in Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Social policy, Social values, The dismal science on October 15, 2018 by Lambert Strether.

Illinois’ Stateville Correctional Center Shuts Down Prison Debate Program

Debate, prison debate, and an injustice you may be able to help rectify

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Politics, Social policy, Social values, Surveillance state on October 14, 2018 by Lambert Strether.

J.D. Alt: Will the Democrats Change the Subject?

Will the Democrats get out of their own way?

This entry was posted in Doomsday scenarios, Global warming, Guest Post, Income disparity, Macroeconomic policy, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class on October 11, 2018 by Yves Smith.

Why Hysteria Over the Italian Budget Is Wrong-Headed

A critique of the bad-model-induced fear-mongering over Italy’s proposed budget deficits

This entry was posted in Credit markets, Doomsday scenarios, Europe, Guest Post, Macroeconomic policy, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy, The dismal science on October 11, 2018 by Yves Smith.

Is India on Its Way Out of Poverty?

Jayati Ghosh, professor of economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, discusses a recent UNDP report showing that poverty in India has halved in the last 10 years, and the newly unveiled healthcare plan for the bottom 40% of the population, nicknamed “Modicare.”

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Health care, Income disparity, India, Social policy on October 7, 2018 by Jerri-Lynn Scofield.

High-Deductible Health Plans Fall From Grace In Employer-Based Coverage

Yves here. The decline in use of high-deductible health insurance policies is important not just for employees who get insurance at work, but for the public generally. The retreat by employers will make it harder to treat high-deductible plans as a preferred option for expanded government-provided care. Note that employers health care costs, as you […]

This entry was posted in Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Health care, Social policy on October 4, 2018 by Yves Smith.