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The US Is Taxing the World’s Poorest — and Is Disguising It as Regulation

Yet more mean-spirited US conduct, here via taxing remittances, hurting families of (often legal) migrants and their home countries.

This entry was posted in Globalization, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Social policy, Social values on June 20, 2025 by Yves Smith.

What’s Next for Capitalism — Reinvention or Authoritarian Rule?

In Capitalism and Its Critics, John Cassidy presents historical foes of monopoly, inequality, environmental peril, and authoritarianism

What’s the Vision for the Middle East if Iran Falls?

Iran, which had just taken a major step to integrate its network into China-led transport corridors, is the last major roadblock to US-Israel domination of Middle East regional supply chains.

This entry was posted in Energy markets, India, Middle East, Social policy, Social values, Technology and innovation on June 16, 2025 by Conor Gallagher.

Believe It or Not, There Was a Time When the US Government Built Beautiful Homes for Working-Class Americans to Deal With a Housing Crisis

For a short time, the U.S. government not only built houses, it constructed entire communities.

The Projected Death Count from Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill

Researchers projects that “big beautiful bill” cuts to public health insurance coverage may lead to upwards of 51,000 deaths a year.

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.

“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.

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.

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.