If poverty is falling, why you should still care about what happens to inequality.
Saturday, February 7, 2026
How Inequality Harms Mental Health
Economic justice goes a long way to improving mental health up and down the socioeconomic ladder.
How Saudi Money Keeps the US at War in Yemen
Following the Saudi funding that has the US backing nation-breaking in Yemen.
Earthquake in Sacramento: Insurgent CalPERS Candidate Jason Perez Trounced Board President Priya Mathur in 57% to 43% Win; Repudiation of Captured Board and Labor Leaders
Congratulate Jason Perez for his victory over Priya Mathur in the CalPERS board elections.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/4/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Canada and US trade, Kavanaugh, Democrats and ActBlue money, House and Senate races, identity politics, factory orders, job cuts, Sotheby’s, Estonian banks, Honda, GM, and Waymo, toxic algae, brain transmission, standing desks
High-Deductible Health Plans Fall From Grace In Employer-Based Coverage
Yves here. The decline in use of high-deductible health insurance policies is important not just for employees who get insurance at work, but for the public generally. The retreat by employers will make it harder to treat high-deductible plans as a preferred option for expanded government-provided care. Note that employers health care costs, as you […]
“High End” Apartment Construction Totally Dominates, Creates Mismatch of Supply & Demand
Urban apartment development all over the US has been heavily skewed towards luxury units, even though there isn’t enough demand for all the supply.
The Curiously Varied Impact of Recessions on Political Stability: The Role of Trust
A wee example of how lower levels of trust impose real economic costs.
Toys ‘R’ Us to Come Back from the Dead
Toys ‘R’ Us will be back, albeit in a skinnied down form.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/3/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: USMCA/NAFTA 2.0 terms and effects, Sanders finance break-up bill, Amazon wage raise. “academic grievance studies,” Kavanaugh, mid-terms gushing cash, employment, services, capital spending, robot supermarkets, Woody Guthrie
Disaster Profiteers vs. the People of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico shows how distress and grifting too often go hand in hand.
Brexit Notes: Tory Conference and DUP Demands Yield More Insanity
Brexit has officially gone around the bend.
