A reader critical thinking exercise, in form of yet another attack on populism dressed in the pseudo-science of trying to link it to entropy.
Read more...On how the shame resulting from the loss of seen-as-meaningful and well-paid work led many to reject the rule of their PMC betters.
Read more...The firehose of affluent consumption continues to drive inflation, not the stimulus package
Read more...While historian Alfred McCoy made an early and accurate call on the erosion of the US empire, his current readings are a mixed bag.
Read more...Trump and his loyalists intend to deliver major changes to US politics. But how realistic is that promise?
Read more...The Wall Street Journal shows how Medicare Advantage plans curb care to sick seniors, leading many to switch to traditional Medicare
Read more...Analyses of planned Trump tariffs differ somewhat on the impact, but all find them to be negative. Will the Supremes save Trump from himself?
Read more...Why the idea of mass deportation is set to become the “Defund the Police” of the right: vague but appealingly absolute, and unworkable.
Read more...Is government collapse a comeuppance for the German elite, or is everything right on schedule for the transatlantic plutocrats?
Read more...Quelle surprise! Some Democratic party leaders double down, denying Sanders was right and kicking workers and the poors is not a good strategy
Read more...Grassroots organizations are helping rebuild North Carolina communities after Hurricane Helene. And how about FEMA?
Read more...Stock jockeys love Trump and bond vigilantes do not. What do their diverging views say about the prospects for the US economy?
Read more...KLG reflects on how Marx’s Capital was an important primer for him in understanding capitalism, and why it remains a seminal guide.
Read more...A big source of election anxiety and conflict is that both parties give only lip service to rising inequality and fraying social safety nets.
Read more...On the oddly muted reporting of FEMA’s performance in Helene, and why that matters for future disaster responses.
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