Trade and Political Power: The Past and Possible Ways Forward
The evolution of the post World War II trade framework and potential progressive responses to the downside for workers.
Read more...Category Archives: The destruction of the middle class
Cringley: How Silicon Valley Can Sidestep Trump H-1B Visa Restrictions
Why restrictions on H-1B visas may not do much for tech workers.
Read more...Are 401(k)s Contributing to the Growth of the Outsourcing of Jobs?
Yet another reason to regard 401(k)s as a failure….
Read more...Don’t Side With Neoliberalism in Opposing Trump
If you side with neoliberalism in opposing Trump, you risk helping him win a second term in office.
Read more...Is Inequality a Political Choice?
International comparisons on inequality do not put the US in a good light. Quelle surprise!
Read more...“The End of Employees”
Why business expect to have even fewer employees.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Should Progressives Let Corporate Democrats Lead and Be the Face Of the Resistance?
Why corporate Democrats are not your friends.
Read more...Hidden Distress Among Well-Off Women in America
Why have lifespans flattened among middle and upper middle class women?
Read more...Bill Black: Why the Republicans Cannot “Replace” Obamacare
Why the Republicans will kill Obamacare or have to live with it in more or less its present form.
Read more...Waste Not, Want Not: Right to Repair Laws on Agenda in Some States
Right to repair laws are back on the agenda in five states. These measures would reduce costs and waste, and promote local repair services.
Read more...Do Corporate Democrats Like Charles Schumer Belong in a Progressive Movement Against Trump?
Trump has wasted no time in implementing campaign pledges. How closely should progressives work with corporate Democrats?
Read more...Trumping Capitalism?
Will Trump change capitalism, and if so, how?
Read more...Trade War Threat Grows
Will Trump bumble his way into a trade war?
Read more...James F on Hatred in Our Divided Nation: Anger at Flyover Country
Immigration, free trade, and automation have made Flyover Country people redundant but they’re not going away fast enough for urban elites.
Read more...Bill Black: Not 4 Sale – Why the Corrupt, Worker-Hating New Democrats Must Be Purged
Why the corporate and finance funded, labor-loathing New Democrats have been a disaster for the party and America and need to go.
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