A Peek at Big Pharma’s Playbook That Leaves Many Americans Unable to Afford Their Drugs
The Biden Adminstration has implemented some modest curbs on drug prices. Big Pharma is fighting a rearguard action in court.
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How Javier Milei Upset Argentina’s Political Status Quo
Yves here. We’re featuring a post from openDemocracy on Argentina’s primary results that had far-right candidate Javier Milei beating the candidates of the two parties that have been in power for two decades. The post is telling, and not in a good way. Milei does advocate extreme views (not that he can go as far […]
Read more...NAM 2.0+G77 vs G7+NATO+OECD+WEF
Jomo warns US policies are creating war and depression, pushing developing nations to strengthen democratic institutions of global governance
Read more...The Rise of Private Cops: How Not to Tackle Homelessness
Why a story on the abuse of private power, here a security guard beating up the homeless on public property, does not go far enough.
Read more...Analyzing Apparently Irrational Behavior in Western Elites
Some old and newish theories as to why our elites seem unable to manage their way out of a paper bag.
Read more...“We Need to Raise a Lot More in Tax from the Wealthy but That Does Not Convince Me That We Need a Wealth Tax”
Why a wealth tax is not only no magic bullet, but also not likely to work very well.
Read more...Are Corporate Executives Expendable?
Analysts across the political spectrum challenge massive paychecks of corporate chiefs—and whether companies can survive without them.
Read more...Angus Deaton on How Neoliberal Ideology Produced Abject US Falling Life Expectancy for Less Educated
Angus Deaton returns to his deaths of despair theme, with updated data and a pointed critique of the role of Chicago School libertarians.
Read more...What Can Social Movements Learn From Gramsci in Today’s Uncertain Times?
Gramsci encourages movements to pursue wide-ranging interventions, but always to unite them as part of a common program to transform society.
Read more...Oil, Gas, Wages, Interest Rates: Biden’s Other 2024 Risks
A supposedly good economy has not helped Biden much and trends such as oil prices do not look to be in his favor.
Read more...More on the Collapse of Operational Capabilities in the West: How Did We Get Here
Some thoughts on the rapid decline in operational capabilities, or why tons of people, particularly those in charge, are no good at their jobs
Read more...Fascism is the Western Answer to Class Struggle
Rob Urie makes a reasoned, data-backed case that the tools used in supposed democracies to enforce class standing merit the label of fascism
Read more...Delivery Workers File Wage Theft Complaints Against DoorDash
DoorDash behaves badly via selective non-compliance with a new law setting pay rules for food delivery workers.
Read more...Energy Destinies – Part 8: Pathways
Satyajit Das concludes his series on the future of energy by looking at curbing demand, aka radical conseration.
Read more...Government Health Financing for All, Not Insurance
Why health insurance schemes, both private insurance and society-wide programs, are more costly than and inferor to government funding.
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