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Annual Numbers of Excess Deaths in the US Relative to Other Developed Countries Are Growing at an Alarming Rate

America continues to be exceptional, here in our level of excess deaths.

This entry was posted in Doomsday scenarios, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Health care, Income disparity, Pandemic, Social policy on June 14, 2023 by Yves Smith.

“Does Economics Do More Harm than Good?”

In a new book, George DeMartino offers some novel and pointed criticisms of economics, focusing on societal damage.

This entry was posted in Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Macroeconomic policy, Market inefficiencies, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The dismal science on June 12, 2023 by Yves Smith.

I Was a Wilderness Therapy Success Story. Then My PTSD Surfaced.

Wilderness therapy looks like yet another scam designed to extract funds from parents with self-destructive kids.

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy, Social values on June 10, 2023 by Yves Smith.

Human-Caused Warming to Surpass Paris Agreement Limit by 2037, Analysis Finds

Another troubling global warming assessment.

This entry was posted in Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Legal, Politics, Social policy on June 9, 2023 by Yves Smith.

Small Town and Rural Hospitals Are at Risk of Closing Due to Funding

More pillaging of America, here in hospitals in flyover, where it won’t be noticed much before those practices start moving to the core.

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Health care, Income disparity, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class on June 8, 2023 by Yves Smith.

Biden Signs Off on Restarting Student Debt. Why?

Do student debt concessions prove Democrats are just terrible negotiators? The real reason Party leaders do the debt ceiling dance.

This entry was posted in Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Income disparity, Macroeconomic policy, Politics, Social policy, Student loans, The destruction of the middle class on June 8, 2023 by Yves Smith.

Why Don’t We Get the Politicians We Need?

Some thoughts about why US and UK politicians are so bad

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Income disparity, Media watch, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class, UK on June 7, 2023 by Yves Smith.

Saying That Students Embrace Censorship on College Campuses Is Incorrect

Do you agree with that the idea that campuses have a lot of censorship is greatly exaggerated?

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Media watch, Social policy, Social values on June 6, 2023 by Yves Smith.

As Medicaid Purge Begins, ‘Staggering Numbers’ of Americans Lose Coverage

In what’s known as the Medicaid unwinding, states are combing through rolls and deciding who stays and who goes. People who are no longer eligible or don’t complete paperwork in time will be dropped.

This entry was posted in Health care, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class on June 4, 2023 by Lambert Strether.

The Loss of Executive Function in the West

On the decay of executive function, or why just about no one seems able to manage his way out of a paper bag.

This entry was posted in Corporate governance, Doomsday scenarios, Free markets and their discontents, Global warming, Globalization, Politics, Social policy, Social values on June 1, 2023 by Yves Smith.

The Assisted Dying Debate Is Really About How We Treat the Living

A recent push to legalize assisted dying in France obscures more fundamental problems that plague end-of-life care.

This entry was posted in Europe, Guest Post, Health care, Legal, Social policy, Social values on June 1, 2023 by Yves Smith.

Origins of Debt: Michael Hudson Reveals How Financial Oligarchies in Greece & Rome Shaped Our World

Michael Hudson explains how the treatment of debt winds up determing social structure.

This entry was posted in Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class on May 27, 2023 by Yves Smith.

The Move Toward a Four-Day Workweek Obscures Low Pay

Yves here. Like author Sonali Kolhatkar, your humble blogger has been skeptical of a four day, or better yet, 32 hour workweek without an increase in worker compensation. By Sonali Kolhatkar, an award-winning multimedia journalist. She is the founder, host, and executive producer of “Rising Up With Sonali,” a weekly television and radio show that […]

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class on May 27, 2023 by Yves Smith.