This Labor Day, Working Families’ Earned Social Security Benefits Are at Risk
A reminder that it would not be hard to “save” and even expand Social Security, save the reluctance to tax the rich a smidge more.
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Global Poverty Grows as Super-Rich Get Richer Faster
Oxfam gives an update on the ever-widening gap between our money overlords and the poor, and how their enrichment is increasing poverty.
Read more...Why Is the EU Upping the Pressure on Meloni in Italy?
News that Rome is in hot water over “rule of law” issues came out at same time Meloni headed East in attempt to repair ties with China, but is that the reason?
Read more...To Win ‘Medicare for All,’ First Reclaim Medicare From Profiteers
Building on the promise of Medicare means taking on the private-sector enriching, skimpy “Medicare Advantage” program
Read more...Michael Hudson Speaks to Luca Placidi About Global South Debt Peonage and the Inevitability of Multipolarity
Yves here. We are introducing most of you to Luca Placidi, founder of an Italian YouTube channel called “Tracce di Classe”. Placidi who started his blog and website in late 2023, “after the war in Ukraine and the one in Gaza made the mainstream media narrative impossible to be listened to.” He discussed politics and […]
Read more...Giorgia Meloni and Europe’s Future
Does Italy’s decades-long breakdown of the social contract provide a glimpse of what’s coming for Germany and the rest of Europe?
Read more...US Affordable Housing Policy Works for Wall Street and Rich Developers, Not Renters
Current policy doesn’t provide affordable housing very well but does a good job of lining the pockets of real estate interests.
Read more...No Exit: Western Imperialism, Capitalism, and Industrialization
Is industrialization the original sin of both capitalist and Communist/socialist economic systems?
Read more...Collapse on the EU Home Front
Germany continues to self-destruct, more austerity planned for EU, Ursula von der Leyen’s “tools” are sharpened to deal with prole backlash.
Read more...Red Sea Chaos Highlights Problems With Italy’s Plan to Be European Energy Hub
Was the idea ever all that well thought out in the first place?
Read more...Our Housing Crisis Is Literally Killing People
A society that refuses to provide safe and secure housing for every single person is a failure.
Read more...Book Review: The Secrets of Earth’s ‘Silvery Sister’
Earth may orbit the sun, but Rebecca Boyle argues that our planet cannot be understood without considering the moon.
Read more...Orbán Outfoxes the EU in Nationalism vs. Technocracy Fight
The ongoing drama between Budapest and Brussels over Ukraine and the “rule of law” is really about who gets to control Hungary.
Read more...Older Americans Say They Feel Trapped in Medicare Advantage Plans
More on why you should not get a Medicare Advantage plan if at all possible.
Read more...World Bank Enables Private Capture of Profits, Public Resources
The World Bank insists on private finance or economic recovery but does little to ensure profit-hungry commercial finance serves the public
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