Fighting Inflation Excuse for Class Warfare
Too many central bankers are raising interest rates at the expense of working people’s families, supposedly to check inflation.
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The Tory Guide to Surviving the Cost of Living Crisis
From moving into your parents’ annex to getting a better-paid job, the government has some savvy little tips for cost savings.
Read more...#ProfessorsofTikTok: Influencer Culture Is Everywhere — Even in Academia
Accounts furnished by aspiring YouTubers and Instagram influencers resonated deeply with my experiences as a then-junior academic.
Read more...Why Canceling Student Debt Is a Matter of Racial Justice
Student debt disproportionately impacts black and brown Americans. It’s time for Biden to this collective financial burden.
Read more...The Washington Quid Pro Quo and a Comment on Roe v. Wade
Has Washington corruption, metastasized in both parties, broken our country for good?
Read more...How Outsourcing Threatens America’s Safety
School bus drivers in Bay City, Michigan, have pushed back against mindless outsourcing of their union jobs.
Read more...How Young Workers Are Unionizing Starbucks
How young Starbucks staffers are leading the unionization charge.
Read more...An Unexpected But Welcome Call to Cap CEO Pay Comes From France
Neo-liberal Emmanuel Macron endorsed capping CEO pay as part of the recent French presidential campaign. Is the concept of a maximum wage an idea whose time has come?
Read more...Minneapolis Teacher Strike Brought Unity, Victory and a Reminder of the Threats Facing Public Education in the U.S.
Teachers ended a nearly three-week strike, citing advances in pay and working conditions for many members. But more work remains.
Read more...Overheating Conditions Indicate High Probability of a US Recession
Larry Summers tells us a recession is coming….sometime….because the US is having too good a time job-wise.
Read more...Yanis Varoufakis: Cloudalists: Our New Cloud-Based Ruling Class
Capitalism is on the wane. Cloudalists, owners of a new form of “command capital,” have gained exorbitant power over everyone else.
Read more...The Amazon Labor Union’s Fight With Amazon Is Far From Over
Amazon is challenging NLRB certification, while a vote at a nearby warehouse looms. So when will Amazon sit down to discuss a contract?
Read more...Speculating About the Macron v. Le Pen Presidential Election Rematch
A quick look at what might come next in the Macron-Le Pen contest.
Read more...The French Election Is All About Imperialism. Here’s Why
How media oligarchs have been moving French voters, and with them, mainstream parties, to the right.
Read more...Sanders Hails Growing Union Movement as Threat to ‘Oligarchy and Corporate Greed’
As Sanders celebrates the Amazon union victory, some billionaire overlords are getting testy.
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