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Sunday, July 6, 2025
Notes Toward a Definition of the Democrat Party
Topics: Politics
Posted by Lambert Strether at 1:04 pm | Comments Off on Notes Toward a Definition of the Democrat Party
How Lack of Wealth Is a Wage Trap
How wealth inequality influences income inequality, particularly at low wage levels.
Topics: Guest Post, Income disparity, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 10 Comments »
Links 11/3/2020
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 325 Comments »
McKinsey, Deloitte Charge Big Bucks to States for Botched Covid Projects
McKinsey and some other big consulting names are taking advantage of Covid-overwhelmed state governments.
Topics: Banana republic, Free markets and their discontents, Health care, Pandemic, Privatization, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:20 am | 23 Comments »
Trump or Biden, Trade Deals Still Threaten Britain’s NHS
Regardless of who wins the US presidential election, Britain will be hard pressed to protect the NHS from higher drug prices.
Topics: Banana republic, Brexit, Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Guest Post, Health care, Politics, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:31 am | 13 Comments »
Affluent Authoritarianism: New Evidence on Public Opinion and Policy
New research shows once again that it’s large firms and the 1%—not the “median voter”—who drive U.S. policy.
Topics: Banana republic, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Yves Smith at 1:53 am | 37 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/2/2020
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 196 Comments »
Voting Turnout: Three Simple Ways to Get Out the Vote
Three simple measures to increase our sorry rate of voter turnout, some borrowed from other countries; readers chime in with your own.
Topics: Banana republic, Guest Post, Legal, Politics
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 9:55 am | 69 Comments »
11/2/2020
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:55 am | 157 Comments »
As the World Watches US Election, the Appeal of America is Diminished
Thoughtful take on how the rest of the world percevies US flaws after 4 years of Trump; even the Biden’s election is unlikely to reverse this.
Topics: Banana republic, Europe, Guest Post, Politics
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:50 am | 49 Comments »
One Trump Voter Explains Why Trump Will Win
An astute Trump backer argues that Trump is closer to a win that you think.
Topics: Banana republic, Income disparity, Pandemic, Politics, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:45 am | 261 Comments »
Stop Girdling the Post Office
A pre-election reminder of the importance of saving the Post Office.
Topics: Banana republic, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Politics, Privatization, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Yves Smith at 12:10 am | 16 Comments »
Plastic Watch: Plastic Pushers Seek to Use Trade Negotiations to Rescind Plastic Bans
Plastic pushers attempt to strongarm Kenya and the UK into using more plastic under the guise of free trade as world oil prices collapse.
Topics: Africa, Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Europe, Global warming, Guest Post
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 9:55 am | 6 Comments »
Links 11/1/2020
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:55 am | 332 Comments »
Indian Pharma is Being Squeezed – and It’s Bad News for Drug Access in Developing Countries
The role of Indian pharma in ensuring access to low-cost drugs is important during the age of COVID-19, and not only for developing counries.
Topics: Banana republic, China, Globalization, Guest Post, Health care, India, Pandemic, Politics
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:25 am | 11 Comments »