Can Politics Ever Be Compassionate?
Why the time is overdue to have politics give much higher priority to reducing suffering.
Read more...Category Archives: The destruction of the middle class
A Follow-Up on the Reasons for Prime Age Labor Force Non-Participation
Some surprising findings on why labor force participation of prime age men is flagging.
Read more...FICO Gets Creative With Credit Scores to Facilitate Getting More Americans in Debt
FICO is evil.
Read more...Marshall Auerback: The Democrats’ Globalization Dilemma
It’s no secret that globalization created losers, and the Democrats seem determined to ignore them.
Read more...Student Debt Bondage Becoming More Widespread
More sobering news on the student debt front.
Read more...Sears’ Terminal Slide: Bankruptcy and Likely Liquidation
Bankruptcy can only restructure debts; it cannot revive Sears’ mutilated brands and bring back mauled customers.
Read more...#MeToo Under the Golden Arches at McDonald’s
#MeToo on Capitol Hill, and #MeToo at McDonald’s
Read more...Ending the Evil of Student Loans
A set of proposals on how to reduce the damage done by the overhang of student loans.
Read more...J.D. Alt: Will the Democrats Change the Subject?
Will the Democrats get out of their own way?
Read more...Italy’s New Fiscal Plans: The Options of the European Commission
What could the European Commission do if it decided to discipline Italy for defying budget rules?
Read more...Inequality Represents a Wasted Opportunity for Poverty Reduction
If poverty is falling, why you should still care about what happens to inequality.
Read more...How Inequality Harms Mental Health
Economic justice goes a long way to improving mental health up and down the socioeconomic ladder.
Read more...New Study: Median Uber Driver Earnings $9.73/Hour After Conservative Assumption for Costs
More on the dismal economics of being an Uber driver.
Read more...Why the Distribution of Wealth Has More to Do With Power Than Productivity
How statistics about wealth mislead, and why that matters.
Read more...“That’s a hell of an act. What do you call it?”
Zeitgeist Watch at a Joan Baez concert
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