The challenge of suburbs for social and environmental policy.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Bernie Sanders’ “Raise the Wage Act” Would Make Life Better for 40 Million Americans: Analysis
A new Economic Policy Institute report also debunks the myth that raising the federal minimum wage primarily helps teenagers working for spending money
The American Tax Debate
Economists weigh in on the tax proposals by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Elizabeth Warren.
African-Americans’ Economic Setbacks from the Great Recession Are Ongoing – and Could Be Repeated
African-Americans still trail badly in average income and wealth.
Floridians! Hope To See You at Our Fort Lauderdale Meetup Tomorrow Night, February 7
Hope you Sunshine state residents can make it to our Fort Lauderdale meetup!
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/5/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Booker, Booker, Booker, Warren, Sanders, SOTU, Pelosi and #MedicareForAll, services, Target, QuadrigaCX bitcoin debacle, recession calls, CO2 removal, “fight club” charges dropped, sex ed, Henry Miller, Ursula LeGuin, Philosophers International
Italy Guns For Glass-Steagall-Type Law to Break Up Banks, Cut Bailout Costs for Taxpayers
Italy pushes for some bold banking reforms….but how far can it get given the wobbly state of its banks and ECB hostility?
Is CalPERS Private Equity Architect John Cole So Clueless He Doesn’t Know He’s Lying?
CalPERS is at it again…this time in the form of its private equity architect John Cole showing the world that he is way over his head.
The Real Reason Stock Buybacks Are a Problem
Chuck Schumer and Bernie Sanders propose what are actually modest restrictions on corporate stock buybacks to force their to give workers higher priority.
Take One Leave One – A New Way to Help the Homeless
Homelessness needs political solutions. But as temperatures plummet, communities are also finding a new way to both immediately practically help, and connect with, homeless people.
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/4/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Open thread
Why Not Start Saving the Biosphere by Outlawing Private Jets?
A forcing device for how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in one industry
