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The Housing Crisis Is Forcing Americans to Choose Between Affordability and Safety

The magic of the market: a system where your income determines your exposure to climate disasters.

Investigation Reveals How Amazon Is Fleecing Public Schools With ‘Algorithm-Driven Pricing’

$74 for 36 markers.

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy, Social values on December 7, 2025 by Conor Gallagher.

With UK Politics in Flux, Corbyn’s Your Party May Surprise You Yet

Last weekend, two very different Your Party conferences took place: the one reported on in the press, and the real one

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class, UK on December 6, 2025 by Yves Smith.

Coffee Break: American Science Shattered

American Science, Shattered. So says is the title of Part 1 of a ten part series in STAT News. Since STAT articles are usually paywalled, I will summarize them here as they appear. Unlike most accounts of the current state of science in the United States, the authors of this article have found scientists who […]

Is Male Infertility Contributing to Falling Birth Rates?

RFK, Jr. is exercised about falling birth rates and depicts falling sperm count as a major contributor. How sound is this view?

This entry was posted in Economic fundamentals, Guest Post, Health care, Politics, Social policy, Social values on December 3, 2025 by Yves Smith.

The Meaning of Freedom in These United States

Nicholas Buccola is a historian of the United States who will still be read 30-40-50 years from now. I regret that I will not be here to see where he takes us. In 2019 he published The Fire is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate Over Race in America. This […]

This entry was posted in Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Politics, Social policy, Social values on December 3, 2025 by KLG.

MAGA Antitrust Is Officially Dead: DOJ Sanctions Price Fixing With Slap on the Wrist Settlement Against Rental Housing Collusion Kingpin RealPage

Private-equity-owned RealPage can still lead national rental housing cartel as it moves to access renters’ financial data and embraces AI decision-making. The company is also suing New York state for violating its speech by attempting to stop its illegal behavior.

Why Do We Still Have Poverty?

Richard Murphy explains how antisocial neoliberal economics deliberately creates poverty — using fear and insecurity to keep wages low, rents high, and wealth flowing up to the richest.

This entry was posted in Income disparity, Market inefficiencies, Politics, Private equity, Privatization, Social policy, Social values, UK on December 1, 2025 by Conor Gallagher.

Protestor Confrontation with ICE in New York City Appears to Have Stymied Raid; Is There Any Hope for ICE Opposition?

As ICE protests continue, are they succeeding in throwing sand in the gears of the deportation machine?

This entry was posted in Globalization, Guest Post, Income disparity, Legal, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class on December 1, 2025 by Yves Smith.

US “R” Us or Tax Sovereignty?

Countries can either capitulate to President Trump’s tax bullying or come together to fight for the sovereign right to tax multinationals fairly.

This entry was posted in Globalization, Guest Post, Social policy, Social values, Taxes, The destruction of the middle class on November 30, 2025 by Conor Gallagher.

Coffee Break: Science and Belief, Working AI, ADHD Update, and Research Support

Part the First: When Science Becomes a Matter of Belief Things Go Sideways. The current Secretary of Health and Human Services is getting his way. This is not a surprise. The President hired him to “go wild on health” and he is doing just that. Some have complained that as Secretary of HHS that RFKJr […]

This entry was posted in Coffee Break, Garrulous insolence, Health care, Science and the scientific method, Social policy, Social values on November 28, 2025 by KLG.