The Failure of Higher Education: A Tale of Two Diplomas
How teachers and students have meekly accepted the strangling of education.
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North American Bird Populations Plunge 30% Since 1970
Study reports 30% drop in North American bird populations since 1970 – a loss of 3 billion birds.
Read more...Why Degrowth Is the Only Responsible Way Forward
Why degrowth is necessary and potentially attractive.
Read more...Two Entrepreneurs Explain Why the Health Insurance Industry Is a Direct Threat to Middle-Class Life
Quelle surprise! Businessmen would rather pay their workers than health care rent extractors.
Read more...Coal, and the Harlan County Coal Miners Who Blocked a Train Over Bankrupt Blackjewel’s Wage Theft
Perspectives on the Harlan County train block protest as direct action, issues with the protest camp, Kentucky politics, and a “just transition” from coal.
Read more...Dude! Where’s My Democracy?
People turn to authoritarian leaders not because they distrust democracy but because our system is fundamentally undemocratic.
Read more...From Cohabitation to Cohousing: Older Baby Boomers Create Living Arrangements To Suit New Needs
Cohousing as an alternative to corporate-sponsored senior communities.
Read more...Why Does Teen Vogue Need a Labor Column?
Why indeed? Labor issues are certainly as important to the interests of its readers as are many – if not most – of the issues Teen Vogue regularly covers.
Read more...My First Real Jobs
Shelving books and mowing lawns.
Read more...A Question of Character
An indicator that “character” is no longer valued much, and why that matters.
Read more...The Sacrificial Rites of Capitalism We Don’t Talk About
How capitalism’s dominant narrative, that of self-interested competition, is at odds with other themes, like deferred gratification and sacrifice.
Read more...Immigration, Fear, and Public Spending on Security: The Italian Example
How fear of immigration drives perceptions of safety risks.
Read more...One Nation Under Stress?
Why stress is not all it is cracked up to be.
Read more...Advertisers Blacklisting News, Other Stories with “Controversial” Words Like “Trump”
How advertisers are killing the news business.
Read more...Phishing Equilibria in Silicon Valley: Google Maps and Fraud
Don’t trust business listings in Google Maps. They’re can be fraudulent, even dangerous.
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