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Will Clinton Attempt to Bring Sanders Supporters into the Democratic Fold?

“Sanders will be ignored and shunned.” Will be? This has been the game from the outset.

How the New York Times Helped Hillary Hide the Hawk

Hillary Clinton’s macho, um, muscular stance in foreign affairs has delivered a series of disasters. Yet she remains a true believer in the idea that the US is and should remain the world’s sole superpower. And the New York Times pointed that out only after the New York state primary (well, they glossed over the disasters part).

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Guest Post, Media watch, Politics, Social values on April 29, 2016 by Yves Smith.

Gaius Publius: A Look Ahead – Coming to the Philadelphia Crossroad

What happens to the credibility of the Democrats as a party if Sanders makes it past the Philadelphia crossroad?

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class on April 26, 2016 by Yves Smith.

Sanders Constituency Will Shape U.S. Politics for the Next Decade

Will the Sanders campaign spark fundamental change?

Gaius Publius: Hillary Clinton Won New York, But Her Image Is Underwater

The implications of Clinton’s rising unfavorable ratings.

In America’s Drone Wars, Collateral Damage Comes Home

Why you should care about America’s drone wars: among other things, they radicalize populations against us and traumatize the operators.

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Doomsday scenarios, Middle East, Politics, Social values, Surveillance state, Technology and innovation on April 22, 2016 by Yves Smith.

Gerald Friedman: Why “Liberal” Economists Dish Out Despair

“Liberal” economists still embrace the dominant pseudo-Keynesian orthodoxy despite its failure in the financial crisis and its role in increasing inequality.

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class, The dismal science on April 21, 2016 by Yves Smith.

Credentialism and Corruption: Neoliberalism as Lived Experience

How do these people live with themselves.

This entry was posted in Banking industry, Guest Post, Health care, Private equity, Social values, The destruction of the middle class on April 17, 2016 by Lambert Strether.

America: No Country for Old People

It’s not easy being old and it’s only going to get harder in America.

Gaius Publius: A Look Ahead: Neither Party Can Win Without Winning Independents

Independents are key to winning the general election, particularly for the Democrats, And they are not moderate Republicans; they are now pretty radical.

This entry was posted in Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Politics, Social values, The destruction of the middle class on April 12, 2016 by Yves Smith.