Book Review: Richard Vague, “The Paradox of Debt”
And why finding reforms to our current economic system is a Sisyphean task.
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It’s Not That Hard to Solve Homelessness
America has the means to substantially alleviate homelessness but not the desire.
Read more...The Return of Child Labor As the Latest Sign of American Decline
Child exploitation is baack! How did we get here?
Read more...It’s Hard for Americans to Engage in China-Bashing Without Tripping on Contradictions
There are no doubt good reasons for Americans to be concerned about China, but our official justificaitons don’t stand up to scrutiny.
Read more...Why French Streets Are on Fire Again
The Nanterre killing & banlieue riots show the problems of the French government, media, and dominant culture with “post-colonial” minorities.
Read more...“Should There Really Be a Supreme Court? Its Role Always Has Been Anti-Democratic”
How much is the Supreme Court to blame for the red shift in policies?
Read more...“Links for a Fourth of July”
Some links from Thomas Neuburger loosely related to the theme of the Fourth of July. Be sure to check ou the one on WhatsApp.
Read more...Why Don’t Americans Take More Vacations? Blame It on Independence Day
How corporate interests created Americanization Day, later Independence Day, to counter the rising labor movement.
Read more...The Invisible Effect Medical Notes Have on Care
Doctors sometimes describe their patients negatively. How does that affect their care down the line?
Read more...Is Ireland Getting Ready to Unite?
Is the big challenge to the UK Ireland unification rather than Scottish independence?
Read more...“Will the Doctor See You?” More on the Crapification of US Medical Care
Medical care is being systematicaly degraded in the US. And we have AI coming to cut more humans out.
Read more...Low Wages and Rising Cost of Living Are Driving More Into Homelessness as Government Tries to Hide Rather than Solve Problem
Despite billions spent on homelessness, the problem is only getting worse due to a failure to take on exceptional American rapaciousness.
Read more...Higher Minimum Wages and Mixed Effects on Health
A challenge to arguments about the health benefits of increasing minimum wages. Readers?
Read more...Bill Black and Michael Hudson on Corruption in Finance
A deep dive into why big money players have become critical to big corruption.
Read more...Fast Food Suppliers Contribute to Increases in BMI and Decreases in IQ
Using Norwegian registry data, this column documents that the increased supply of fast food restaurants could be responsible for as much as 35% of the increase in BMI and 27% of the decline in cognitive ability observed across cohorts born during the 1980s.
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