Michael Hudson: Socrates on Debt and Ibn Khaldun on the Cyclical Rise and Fall of Societies
Socrates described how the use of debt by the elite to strip the lower orders of their property sets up revolutions.
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IMF Warns That Inequality, Poverty, Low Productivity Growth, Falling Workforce Participation Will Drag on US Growth
The IMF has become an unlikely reporter of unpleasant realities about the US economy, particularly the costs of inequality and distress. If only its prescriptions were better….
Read more...Sanders Has Leverage But Clinton Will Never Bargain
Clinton can offer nothing meaningful to Sanders and his supporters, and therefore Sanders has no reason to capitulate. Not hard to understand unless you are committed to not understanding that.
Read more...Questioning Immigration is Not Racism
Immigration programs need to be socially, economically and politically sustainable or they will generate resentment.
Read more...Men Exiting Workforce as Low-Wage Jobs Vanish
Contrary to its intent, a report explaining why labor force participation among prime-age men has fallen reveals how Obama has failed.
Read more...Do You Vote Democrat As A Default Position? BIG Mistake!
A list of Congressional Democrats on the Wall Street meal ticket.
Read more...5 Eco-Friendly Social Housing Projects
Demonstrating that public housing can be attractive and environmentally responsible.
Read more...The New Education Reform Lie: Why Denver Is a Warning Sign, Not a Model, for Urban School Districts
The charter school movement ‘s claims of better results are marketing hype, as Denver demonstrates.
Read more...The Happiness Industry: How Corporations Want to Manage Your Mind
Rather than suggesting that consuming the right goods will make you happy, companies now want to create it more directly.
Read more...Why a Leave Vote May Not Result in a Brexit
The ruling classes in the UK will be highly motivated to try to get the Brexit genie back in the bottle.
Read more...Want to Kill Your Economy? Have MBA Programs Churn Out Takers Not Makers.
How MBAs have become negative value added to everyone but themselves.
Read more...Can Philosophy Stop Bankers From Stealing?
How can bankers be persuaded or coerced into behaving better?
Read more...Michael Hudson: Millions Around the World Fleeing from Neoliberal Policy
Hudson tallies the high cost of neoliberal ideology.
Read more...Tom Engelhardt: How Donald Trump Reveals the March of American Authoritarianism
Trump as a symbol of an America morphing into a visibly less democratic fading empire.
Read more...Portland Is a Sustainable Utopia—How It Happened
How Portland is working to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 80% and reduce its environmental load on other fronts.
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