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The Quiet Desperation of Millennials

A new survey on the outlook of Millennials finds they are not happy campers, and for good reason.

The Nobel Prize in Economics: How It Took a Hard Neoliberal Turn

How the so-called Nobel Prize in economics came to validate neoclassical thinking, even as it failed in Sweden.

The Impact of Minimum Wage Changes on Infant Health

Why analyzing minimum wage increases solely in terms of labor market impact is shortsighted.

This entry was posted in Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Guest Post, Income disparity, Social policy, The dismal science on September 26, 2016 by Yves Smith.

“There Ought to be a Law….” Why Prison is the American Way

How overreaching and poorly conceived laws produce difficult-to-justify prison sentences.

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Guest Post, Legal, Politics, Social policy, Social values on September 26, 2016 by Yves Smith.

Report: New Data Disproves US Corporations’ False Narrative on Taxes

A new study on corporate tax havens shows how multinational corporations avoiding U.S. taxes represents a transfer to them from workers.

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Guest Post, Income disparity, Social policy, Taxes, The destruction of the middle class on September 23, 2016 by Yves Smith.

Negative Effects of Immigration on the Economy

Working through explanations as to why US immigration has been negatively correlated with growth.

Academic Penury: Adjunct Faculty as the New Precariat

The perilous status of adjuncts, who serve as contingent faculty.

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Guest Post, Income disparity, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class on September 21, 2016 by Yves Smith.

Michael Hudson: Celebrating the One Percent – Is Inequality Really Good for the Economy?

The backlash has begun. Prominent economists are upping their game in trying to depict the gains of the One Percent as virtuous and beneficial.

Don’t Celebrate Just Yet: Median Household Income In a 20-Year Decline

Recent statistics from the US Census Bureau show improvement from 2014-2015, but in reality, wages are in a real decline and no mechanisms have been put in place to prevent another crash, says economist Richard Wolff

This entry was posted in Income disparity, Social policy, Social values on September 18, 2016 by Lambert Strether.

Don Quijones: Barcelona Just Declared War on AirBnB (and Its Hosts)

Why Barcelona is taking a tough stand on AirBnB, and has strong support of its citizens.

Bill Moyers: We, the Plutocrats vs. We, the People: Saving the Soul of Democracy

National treasure Bill Moyers describes the rise of inequality and America’s descent into plutocracy, reflecting wisdom acquired over six decades of thinking and writing about American politics.

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Income disparity, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class on September 12, 2016 by Jerri-Lynn Scofield.

Michael Hoexter: Living in the Web of Soft Climate Denial

A long road is ahead for humanity in adjusting to our new circumstances but we must now act at times before we are comfortable doing so. Such is the nature of our climate emergency.

This entry was posted in Global warming, Guest Post, Macroeconomic policy, Politics, Social policy, Social values on September 10, 2016 by Lambert Strether.

Sleepers, Wake

Sleep, and capitalism.

This entry was posted in Politics, Privatization, Social policy, Social values, Technology and innovation on September 8, 2016 by Lambert Strether.

Happiness Inequality and the Importance of Trust

Discussions about inequality tend to focus on the distribution of income and wealth. This column argues for a shift in focus towards another source of inequality – subjective wellbeing. Wellbeing inequality has grown significantly for the world as a whole and in eight of the ten global regions. One way to address this inequality is to increase social trust.

This entry was posted in Social policy, Social values on September 8, 2016 by Lambert Strether.