Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Some Comments on the Sanders Campaign
Thoughts on the Sanders kneecapping.
Mark Blyth and Jeffrey Sommers: Austerity – A Dangerous Idea Returns
Why more austerity is one of the worst possible responses to the pandemic….yet the US is seeing even more of it.
Will the United States Post Office Become a Victim of #COVID19?
Is there space for a deal in the next bailout bill for saving the Post Office?
The Federal Reserve’s Coronavirus Crisis Actions, Explained (Part 5)
Muni purchases are finally here
Coronavirus Research Done Too Fast Is Testing Publishing Safeguards, Bad Science Is Getting Through
Scientific publishing is already suffering a quality control crisis, so it’s important to give a hard look at often-rushed coronavirus studies.
Labor Admits Superannuation Is a Ponzi Scheme
An Australian proposal would put stressed superannuation funds in even more trouble.
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/10/2020
It’s Fr-i-i-i-i-i-day!
The Coming Battle for the COVID-19 Narrative
Will the disruption of Covid-19 deal a major blow to market ideology?
The Use and Abuse of MMT
Using government spending power to bail out financiers and rentiers makes a travesty of MMT.
CalPERS Dumps Risk Hedge Right Before Coronacrash, Sacrificing $1 Billion and Confirming Doubts About Chief Investment Officer Ben Meng’s Expertise
CalPERS supposed star hire Ben Meng just cost the giant fund $1 billion, over the objections of expert adviser Wilshire Associates.
COVID-19 Crisis Threatens Beleaguered Assisted Living Industry
Unregulated assisted living facilities are becoming hotbeds of coronavirus cases.
