China: The Aging Dragon
The weight of the policies from previous decades hangs over China as it attempts to confront an upcoming demographic crisis
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The Link Between Neoliberalism, Perfectionism, and Mental Health Disorders
Perfectionism is rising among the young, and that’s not a good thing.
Read more...From Territorial to Functional Sovereignty: The Case of Amazon
How digital platform operators like Amazon are undermining democracy.
Read more...California’s “Marijuana Revolution” (and $5 Billion Industry), and Cory Booker Does the Right Thing
Big Pharma moves in after California legalizes marijuana, as do the unions, and Cory Booker’s surprisingly good decriminalization bill.
Read more...Hospitals Find Asthma Hot Spots More Profitable To Neglect Than Fix
Baltimore hospitals know how to help. But there’s no money in it.
Read more...Tense New England Police Encounter Confirms National Police ID Database
An example of how police are heavy-handed even in affluent, low-crime areas.
Read more...Net Neutrality: The Congressional Review Act, Supportive Constituencies (and Injunctions)
The tiered Internet, a head count for the CRA, and the constituencies that the abolition of net neutrality will harm (including knitters)
Read more...J. D. Alt: The New Poverty
“Community subsistence” as a way to address poverty on a broad-scale basis.
Read more...What Sounds Better To You – Guaranteed Basic Income Or Federal Job Guarantee?
Even though a basic income sounds appealing, a job guarantee will do more to restructure power relations in society.
Read more...Next Phase in Forcing Biometric Tracking on Consumers
Ironically, banks in Mexico lead the way.
Read more...Michael Hudson: He Died for Our Debt, Not Our Sins
“Most religious leaders say that Christianity is all about sin, not debt. But actually, the word for sin and debt is the same in almost every language.”
Read more...Gaius Publius: What Would Happen if Sanders Ran for President in 2020?
Speculating on Sanders 2020…
Read more...Pharma Impunity and the Opioids Crisis
Legal liability and opioids crisis: Why do the big fish always seem to get away? Will state lawsuits make a difference?
Read more...The Crisis Ahead: The U.S. Is No Country for Older Men and Women
Yves here. I imagine many readers are acutely aware of the problems outlined in this article, if not beset by them already. By any rational standard, I should move now to a much cheaper country that will have me. I know individuals who live most of the year in third-world and near-third world countries, but […]
Read more...Three Surprises on Climate Change from Economist Michael Grubb
A tiny bit of good, or perhaps more accurately, less bad news on the climate change front.
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