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How the ICE Raids and Crackdowns on Anti-Genocide Speech Are A Threat to All American Workers

The precarity of the undocumented worker is the future of US labor relations.

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Legal, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy, Social values, Surveillance state, The destruction of the middle class on June 11, 2025 by Conor Gallagher.

“You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling”: Why Are Young Men Giving Up on Sex?

Many, and perhapse even most, young American men have soured on sex. What could be responsible?

This entry was posted in Social policy, Social values on June 11, 2025 by Yves Smith.

“Is the US on the Path to Becoming a Failed State?”

Yes, the US is in the midst of multifaceted institutional collapse. But to see Trump as the cause as opposed to an accelerant is misguided.

This entry was posted in Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class on June 10, 2025 by Yves Smith.

Trump Administration Violating Yet More Individual Rights in Escalation Over ICE Raid Protests in Los Angeles

Over-the-top ICE enforcement is the gift that keeps giving to Trump Administration plans to eviscerate freedoms like the right to protest.

This entry was posted in Income disparity, Legal, Politics, Social policy, Social values, Surveillance state on June 9, 2025 by Yves Smith.

The Threat From Extreme Centrists

Richard Murphy argues we should focus more on the centrists—”the people who want to maintain the status quo when it’s glaringly obvious that we need change.”

This entry was posted in Europe, Guest Post, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class, UK on June 9, 2025 by Conor Gallagher.

Coffee Break: Working Class Life in 17th-Century Italy, Science in Decline, AI and Scientific Understanding, and Neanderthal Art

Part the First. Tales from the Crypt. Subtitled The lives of 17th century Milan’s working poor – their health, diet, and drug habits – emerge from thousands of bodies buried under a public hospital. This article appeared in Science on 1 May 2025: In 1456, the Duke of Milan established a medical institution dedicated to […]

This entry was posted in Coffee Break, Curiousities, Health care, Politics, Science and the scientific method, Social policy on June 6, 2025 by KLG.

‘Freedom Cities’ and Our Tech Overlords’ Visions for the Future

Examining the techno-monarchists’ plans for a United American Emirates.

This entry was posted in Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Privatization, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy, Social values, Surveillance state, Technology and innovation, The destruction of the middle class on June 2, 2025 by Conor Gallagher.

Senator Demands Tyson Child Labor Probe. Trump’s Cuts to DOL Could Make That Difficult.

Whistleblower allegations fuel new pressure on labor officials, but the agency tasked with investigating illegal child labor is operating with one of its smallest teams in decades.

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Market inefficiencies, Regulations and regulators, Social policy, Social values on June 1, 2025 by Conor Gallagher.

Alongside China’s, Which Social Credit Systems Are Developing?

China’s state-run social credit system has elicitied global criticism for years, but other versions are spreading in the rest of the world.

This entry was posted in China, Guest Post, Media watch, Politics, Social policy, Social values, Surveillance state, Technology and innovation on May 31, 2025 by Yves Smith.

Harvard and America’s Recurring Crisis of Trust

How Harvard was a mechanism for the shift from personal salvation to credentialism to identity as the source of moral legitimacy

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, Social values on May 30, 2025 by Yves Smith.

What Is a Constitution?

The current set of ruling principles in the US is under attack. What sort of a new Constitution might emerge?

This entry was posted in Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Legal, Moral hazard, Politics, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class on May 29, 2025 by Yves Smith.

Public Health and Private Equity: What the Walgreens Buyout Could Mean for the Future of Pharmacy Care

Private equity makes more inroads into the health care industry, now with the buyout of the top pharmacy chain Walgreens.

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Health care, Income disparity, Private equity, Regulations and regulators, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class on May 28, 2025 by Yves Smith.

James Galbraith: Wage Stagnation and Populism – A Comment on David Brooks and Noah Smith

David Brooks and Noah Smith defend neoliberal globalization by trying to ‘splain decades of worker wage stagnation.

This entry was posted in Dubious statistics, Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class, The dismal science on May 28, 2025 by Yves Smith.

“Updating the Constitution”

On changes in the US governing regime, depicted as revisions to the Constitution.

This entry was posted in Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Legal, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class on May 21, 2025 by Yves Smith.

Bobby Kennedy Jr. Makes Eugenics Great Again at Health and Human Services

RFK Jr. embrace pseudoscience and embarks on eugenicist policies that seek to identify and disempower the underprivileged.

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Health care, Income disparity, Market inefficiencies, Moral hazard, Pandemic, Regulations and regulators, Social policy, Social values on May 18, 2025 by Conor Gallagher.

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