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Andreas Malm Versus Property: ‘Because Nothing Else Has Worked’

Is going after property the only viable option for containing climate damage? Andreas Malm thinks so.

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Environment, Free markets and their discontents, Global warming, Guest Post, Politics, Social policy, Social values on July 27, 2021 by Yves Smith.

The Icepick Surgeon: Tales of Scientists Gone Rogue (or Worse)

Author Sam Kean follows the long trail of amoral scientists, and their justifications.

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Health care, Moral hazard, Science and the scientific method, Social values, Technology and innovation on July 24, 2021 by Yves Smith.

Artificial Intelligence Wants You (and Your Job)

Yves here. Two things about increased automation frost me. One is its stealth or main purpose as forcing planned obsolescence. So irrespective of the impact on job/labor content, any savings won’t necessarily accrue to users. Two is automation/AI serving as an excuse to shift costs and tasks onto consumers. How many times do customer service […]

This entry was posted in Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Social policy, Social values, Surveillance state, Technology and innovation, The destruction of the middle class on July 23, 2021 by Yves Smith.

DoJ Bankruptcy Trustee Lambastes Provisions to Protect Sacklers in Purdue Bankruptcy Exit Plan as “Illegal”

Feds weigh in on Purdue bankruptcy plan, raising possibility that Sacklers won’t get off more or less scot-free for their role in the opioids crisis.

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Health care, Income disparity, Legal, Politics, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social values, The destruction of the middle class on July 20, 2021 by Jerri-Lynn Scofield.

How Monopoly Was Invented to Demonstrate the Evils of Capitalism

Monopoly iencourages its players to celebrate exactly the opposite values to those its inventor intended to champion.

This entry was posted in Free markets and their discontents, Real estate, Social policy, Social values on July 19, 2021 by Lambert Strether.

Mindfulness Meditation Can Make Some Americans More Selfish and Less Generous

Why mindfulness practices don’t move seamlessly across cultures.

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social values on July 13, 2021 by Yves Smith.

Understanding the Opioid Epidemic: When Innovation Fails, or Rather Works Too Well

The opioid crisis provides a deadly example of why innovation often is simply a new-fangled form of predation.

This entry was posted in Doomsday scenarios, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Health care, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social values, Technology and innovation, The destruction of the middle class, The dismal science on July 12, 2021 by Yves Smith.

Far More Adults Don’t Want Children Than Previously Thought

Probling why more people arent interested in having children.

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Social values on July 7, 2021 by Yves Smith.

The Climate Emergency Calls for a New Approach to Mental Health

Disasters and disruptions brought on by climate change could produce collective mental health traumas at scales never before seen.

This entry was posted in Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Free markets and their discontents, Global warming, Guest Post, Social policy, Social values, Species loss on June 25, 2021 by Yves Smith.

Supreme Court Rules 9-0 Against NCAA, Opening Door to Further Antitrust Challenges of Student-Athlete Compensation Bans

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Monday NCAA antitrust decision opens the door to further more sweeping challenges of the organization’s business model.

This entry was posted in Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Legal, Politics, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy, Social values on June 23, 2021 by Jerri-Lynn Scofield.

‘Managed Retreat’ from Climate Disasters Can Reinvent Cities So They’re Better for Everyone – and Avoid More Flooding, Heat and Fires

Managed retreat is a promising way to deal with rising seas…except it requires things we’re bad at, like planning and cooperation.

This entry was posted in Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Global warming, Guest Post, Politics, Social policy, Social values on June 22, 2021 by Yves Smith.

Summer Rerun: The Victory of Privilege

Privilege went from an idea discussed by a few activists to a mainstream concept. How does the idea work in practice? What is its history?

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, Social values on June 21, 2021 by Yves Smith.

Why the Neoliberal Drive to Privatize Everything Is Running Out of Gas

A look at the current acceptance of neoliberal policies.

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Macroeconomic policy, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The dismal science on June 19, 2021 by Yves Smith.

Standard Inflation Theory Leaves Out Social Conflict and Costs

What That Means For Biden’s Inflation Policy Trilemma

This entry was posted in Economic fundamentals, Guest Post, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Social policy, Social values on June 11, 2021 by Jerri-Lynn Scofield.

A Nation that Runs on Bribes: Civics Lessons from our Vaccine Rollout

If we start bribing citizens to get vaccinated, what else are we going to end up needing to bribe them to do?

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Pandemic, Politics, Social values on June 10, 2021 by Lambert Strether.

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