Angus Deaton returns to his deaths of despair theme, with updated data and a pointed critique of the role of Chicago School libertarians.
Read more...Gramsci encourages movements to pursue wide-ranging interventions, but always to unite them as part of a common program to transform society.
Read more...Economists begin to admit that their models are wrong when it comes to anti-rent control arguments.
Read more...Some thoughts on the rapid decline in operational capabilities, or why tons of people, particularly those in charge, are no good at their jobs
Read more...Rob Urie makes a reasoned, data-backed case that the tools used in supposed democracies to enforce class standing merit the label of fascism
Read more...DoorDash behaves badly via selective non-compliance with a new law setting pay rules for food delivery workers.
Read more...Satyajit Das concludes his series on the future of energy by looking at curbing demand, aka radical conseration.
Read more...An engaging discussion of science-adjacent scintism, including Theranos. glysophate, Golden Rice, and rewilding.
Read more...Will coming energy crunch roll back women’s gains?
Read more...Another push for a minimum wage boost. The gap between the $17 target and the current level of $7.25 an hour is a yawning chasm.
Read more...Elected as the lesser of two evils, Keir Starmer’s Labour will face crises from the offset. Could its disenchanted left step in?
Read more...Most recent announcement has rental platforms promising to increase transparency of how much you’re being gouged but do nothing to lower costs.
Read more...Long-term perspectives on cities, states, and empires are now much fuller and more regionally diverse than was known decades ago. Synthetic, comparative analyses have been undertaken. We now know what worked and what did not.
Read more...Unless we figure out a way to spend our wealth on what gives life instead of what takes life, the oncoming crisis that has been called the “Jackpot” here will most certainly be a crisis without a solution.
Read more...In 2021, OSHA initiated efforts “to consider a heat-specific workplace rule.” In the meantime, states and local governments are free to make their own rules, let workers fend for themselves, or even put workers at greater risk.
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