What Does it Mean to Work Under Algorithmic Eyes?
AI surveillance and algorithmic management threaten worker autonomy and dignity.
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Maybe It Wasn’t Such a Hot Idea to Turn Libya into a Failed State: 2026 Shortages Edition
Europe sure could use Libya’s oil, gas, and petrochemical products now, but the self-destructive policy there is illuminating today.
Read more...Economic Questions: Guy Standing and the Rise of the Precariat
Guy Standing’s notion of the precariat, and his policy observations and prescriptions.
Read more...Bombing Schools Abroad, Destroying Education at Home
As the US and Israel work to destroy Iranian education centers and cultural heritage sites, US oligarchs want to put a meter on knowledge.
Read more...Sanders Leads Launch of ‘Union Now’ Movement to Fight ‘Status Quo Economics’
Union Now event featuring Sanders, NYC Mayor Mamdani, and Association of Flight Attendants-CWA international president Sara Nelson hits right notes, but is thus far light on details.
Read more...‘Disgusting’: Trump’s Top Economic Adviser Brags About Killing 300,000 ‘High-Paying’ American Jobs
A key Trump ally engages in economic malpractice to defend Federal government slash and burn spending cuts.
Read more...Gig Jobs and Crime: Evidence from Food Delivery Platforms in France
Is gig work socially beneficial as an alternative to survival via crime?
Read more...Satyajit Das: BNPL – Buy Now, Pain Later
A look at the economics of the hot new way to create yet more debt slaves: BNPL, as in buy now pay later loans.
Read more...Michael Hudson and Steve Keen: How the Global Crisis Will Unfold
Michael Hudson and Steve Keen: discuss how the Iran war economic crisis will generate inflation first, and then deflation and depression.
Read more...Nationwide General Strike Planned for May 1: No Kings Organizer
What are the demands and why does opposition to imperialism get shouted down?
Read more...Coffee Break: East Asia and the War in West Asia, RIP Metaverse, Cetacean Doulas, and Social Sycophancy
Part the First: The War in West Asia Viewed from East Asia. The daily updates compiled here have been essential for cutting through the fog of war associated with the current War in West Asia. Many people have marveled at the sheer stupidity of another unnecessary (to be redundant) war of choice in the Middle […]
Read more...Satyajit Das: The Modern ‘Share the Scraps’ Economy
A clinical look at the extractive behavior that all that share, erm, sharing economy talk obscures.
Read more...Many ACA Customers Are Paying Higher Premiums. Most Blame Trump and Republicans, Poll Finds.
ACA premium hikes and loss of Covid-era additional support are creating a coverage crisis, deservedly adding to Republican midterm woes.
Read more...AI-Powered Robot Dogs Guarding Reviled Data Centers Is Where We Have Arrived
Robot dogs, known as “quadrupeds,” patrol sprawling energy-sucking complexes, which are increasingly met with protest around the country.
Read more...What Does Europe Do Now?
EU economy chief downplays risks from war against Iran as misleadership class seeks ways to make crises even worse.
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