Devolution and the Decline in Operational Capacity and Elite/Managerial Competence
Has devolution, as in technologies that increase output at the cost of skill, contributed to the decline in operational capability?
Read more...Has devolution, as in technologies that increase output at the cost of skill, contributed to the decline in operational capability?
Read more...Canada pushes ahead with a pre-hate-crime bill as US states continue with programs to collect data on all types of hate “incidents.” Can “precrime” really prevent hate or are there ulterior motives at hand?
Read more...How to increase development of pharmaceuticals to treat tropical diseases, which afflict millions yet are neglected?
Read more...Instead of closing schools, many communities are pushing their districts to think about schools differently.
Read more...“Israel’s genocide on the Palestinians in Gaza is an escalatory stage of a long-standing settler-colonial process of erasure.”
Read more...Why growth is no panacea.
Read more...A Wall Street Journal article about dispirited young voters reveals more than it intended to.
Read more...Michael Hudson in a bracing talk, including history of crises, the role of debt, and how ancient Greek and Roman law promoted inequality
Read more...An interview with renowned archaeologist Gary M. Feinman on the emergence of a global data set from our past that humanity can use to prosper—and avoid the biggest mistakes.
Read more...A sadly necessary update on the state of Israel’s ethnic cleansing project in the West Bank.
Read more...Israel is being tested on many fronts and the fissures are showing.
Read more...Some new wrinkles on who wins and loses in James Galbraith’s Predator State.
Read more...The Silicon Valley citadel of capitalism is built on eugenics, bombs, and hatred of the working class, and it’s destroying the world.
Read more...Human rights group Liberty lodges a legal challenge to the Tories’ efforts to clamp down on protests.
Read more...Connecticut is the first state to enact and fund a baby bonds program. Can it make a difference?
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