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Notes on the West Virginia Teachers Strike of 2018

How this strike began, the current state of play, health care as a demand, solidarity, and the role of the Democrats

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Health care, Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class on March 4, 2018 by Lambert Strether.

With Official Unemployment This Low, Why Are Wages Rising So Slowly?

Why has wage growth been lousy in a supposed recovery? Thank your politicians for fostering the growth of the precariat.

Priceless Moments: How Capitalism Eats Our Time

Market economy to you: “All your time are belong to us”

It Will Take a Political Revolution to Cure the Epidemic of Depression

How cultural developments, like shallow personal connections and authoritarian workplaces, feed the rise in depression.

Beat the Right Wing Framing: How to Make the Case for a Better, Fairer Economy

The right has been winning the PR wars on economic issues. A major UK research project has some ideas for how to turn that around.

This entry was posted in Economic fundamentals, Media watch, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class on February 24, 2018 by Yves Smith.

Why Mental Health Is the Hidden Cost of the Housing Crisis

Housing has too often become a source of insecurity rather than security.

This entry was posted in Economic fundamentals, Guest Post, Real estate, Social policy, UK on February 20, 2018 by Yves Smith.

Monopoly Now Wants You to Cheat—Just Like Real Capitalists

Bad monopoly behavior, both in the classic game and in real life, are ever more in vogue. But a backlash has begun.

Government Shutdown Once Again Shows the Lies Behind Deficit Hysteria

How the wealthy use deficit scaremongering to keep wages down and stave off calls for more investment and social spending.

After Carillion, Can Capitalism Clean Up Its Act? Or Will Marx Have the Final Word?

Will Carillion and other pending outsourcer blow-ups finally put Thatcherism in its grave? And will the US have a similar wake-up call?

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Guest Post, Infrastructure, Politics, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy, UK on February 13, 2018 by Yves Smith.

The Payback: Why Aren’t Black Voters Rewarded by the Party That Depends on Them to Win Elections?

The Democrats don’t do much for black voters, and it’s getting a bit too obvious.

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy on February 8, 2018 by Yves Smith.

Why Australia’s Skilled Migration System Is Failing – Will the UK and US Take Note?

Why are skilled migrant programs not working all that well, in terms of employment outcomes?

This entry was posted in Economic fundamentals, Globalization, Guest Post, Income disparity, Social policy on February 8, 2018 by Yves Smith.

New Study Finds Cancelling Student Debt Provides Broad Economic Benefits at Low Cost

A new study out of Bard will no doubt produce a hissy fit among orthodox economists…assuming they don’t succeed in ignoring it instead In The Macroeconomic Effects of Student Debt Cancellation, Scott Fullwiler, Stephanie Kelton, Catherine Ruetschlin, and Marshall Steinbaum present a detailed examination of the costs of cancelling all student debt, public and private. […]

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Macroeconomic policy, Social policy, Student loans, The dismal science on February 7, 2018 by Yves Smith.