With Shutdown Averted, Is Social Security Safe? Nope!
Tax breaks to the rich mean less revenue, higher deficits, and more calls to gut programs like Social Security that protect ordinary citizens
Read more...Category Archives: The destruction of the middle class
After Poland’s Elections: Democracy and Keynesianism?
A divergent take on Poland elections: PiS lost becaue it promised to address the costs of 1990s shock doctrine but then did little.
Read more...New York City Will Send Migrant Families to Flood-Prone, Far-Off Tents
New York City will send arriving migrant families seeking shelter to a former airfield. Those now in shelters get 60-day eviction notices.
Read more...Deaths of Despair Afflict More Cohorts Than Case-Deaton Originally Found
Deaths of despair turn out to be more widespread than thought earlier. Yet lack of interest in this collective tragedy persists.
Read more...How Widespread Is Price-Fixing in the US Economy?
DOJ finally goes after Agri Stats, a company notorious for helping the meat industry gouge producers, stores and consumers. Will the move serve as a warning for other industries?
Read more...Europe’s Anti-Immigrant Governments Learn to Love Immigration
European “nationalist” governments embrace EU-prescribed austerity and pursue exploitable immigrant labor for their overlords despite running on anti-immigrant platforms.
Read more...Abandoning the Poor
Confronting the needless scourge of poverty
Read more...Rob Urie: Americans Are Unleashing Monsters They Have No Idea How to Contain
How Americans, or at least their putative leaders, are pursing policies that are deranged and increasingly authoritarian.
Read more...Why Are Thousands of Kaiser Health Care Workers on Strike? 5 Questions Answered
An overview of the issues in and the magnitude of the strike at the Kaiser health system.
Read more...What Mobile Clinics in Dollar General Parking Lots Say About Health Care in Rural America
Dollar General has launched profit-motivated health clinics on wheels. What could go wrong?
Read more...The Increasing Financialization of Germany
The FIRE sector capitalizes on Germany’s industrial decline as government diverts money from social programs to military.
Read more...Everyone Versus Google: Will Big Tech Be Held Accountable?
Google is in the hot seat, but it’s going to be a “big fight,” warns antitrust expert Mark Glick.
Read more...The State of Antitrust and the FTC’s Case Against Amazon
The FTC suit against Amazon argues the online giant coerced its online merchants. How does that map against antitrust law?
Read more...US Home Insurers Are Leaving Climate Risk Areas. We Need Affordable Housing Now
When the US housing crisis meets the looming insurance crisis, only government intervention will avert catastrophe.
Read more...Forward-Looking Labor Supply Responses to Changes in Pension Wealth
Workers adjust their immediate labour supply in response to the income effects caused by changes to future pensions.
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