A perspective from the Global South on the end game for growth.
Saturday, February 7, 2026
UK Nurses Threaten to Strike After Government Offers Measly Below-Inflation Pay Rise
With vax mandates looming and industrial action on the table, the UK’s overstretched National Health Service could be in for a winter of even more discontent.
The Neverending Brexit: Flailing Johnson Set to Try to Renege on Commitment to Respect Good Friday Agreement
Boris Johnson is expected to eyepoke the EU by reneging on the Norhtern Ireland protocol, presumbly to distract from domestic shortages.
Why America Needs a National Program of Paid Sick and Family Leave
Family leave is productive as well as humane, but American management has been keen to keep its boot on workers’ necks.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/7/2021
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Reallocation Effects of the Minimum Wage
Raising minimum wages is good for workers and (surprise!) company operations! Too bad those whiny managers worry they will skim less.
European Investment Scammers Allegedly Laundered Their Money through Scotland
Investigations by European and Ukrainian prosecutors revealed an alleged investment fraud with funds laundered via UK corporate entities
‘This Is a Battle Between What People Need & What Money Wants.’ How’s That Going to End?
Class warfare, American style, is ever more obvious. But how much are ordinary people taking note?
Why Does Congress Fight Over Childcare But Not F-35s?
Details on why Congress is addicted handing out military pork as opposed to spending money on citizens’ needs.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/6/2021
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Just Keeps Getting Worse: Services Trade Surplus, the American Dream-Not-Come-True, Worst in 10 Years. Imports Worst Ever. Trade Deficit Worst Ever
Repeat after me: trade deficits = exporting jobs. The latest results confirm how crappy US policies are.
The Energy Transition Will Take Decades Not Years
Clean energy and green growth proponents greatly underestimate the amount of change needed to migrate off fossil fuel sources.
