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John Helmer: What is the Price of Suppressing the Truth in the Info War Against Russia?

Most people don’t think too hard about the fact that there is a price for secrecy, and when the truth is dangerous, the price is high.

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Guest Post, Media watch, Politics, Russia, Social policy, Social values on July 16, 2015 by Yves Smith.

De-Industrialisation, ‘New Speenhamland’ and Neo-Liberalism: Government Subsidies to Low Wage Employers

Efforts to reform social welfare programs in England operated on the assumption that lack of consistent work (as in periods of unemployment) and overly large families were the big drivers of poverty. But the majority of poor now are working poor, and as in the Speenhamland days, social welfare programs are helping to subsidize below-living-wage pay levels.Similar factors are in play for US employers like Wal-Mart and McDonalds.

This entry was posted in Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Social policy, Social values on July 6, 2015 by Yves Smith.

Why Don’t Americans Take More Vacations? Blame It on Independence Day

On Independence Day’s roots as an “Americanization” propaganda project to increase acceptance of immigrants who competed with native-born workers.

This entry was posted in Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, Social values on July 4, 2015 by Yves Smith.

Tsipras Accepts Most Creditor Terms as Merkel Insists on Referendum

Post-bailout expiration dynamics are likely to produce even worse outcomes for Greece than it had on offer from the creditors last month.

Affordable Housing Crisis Grows Across the Country as Apartment Rents Skyrocket

An update on where and how tenants are being squeezed by rising rents versus stagnant to low wage growth.

This entry was posted in Free markets and their discontents, Real estate, Social policy, Social values on July 1, 2015 by Yves Smith.

How Institutional Conflicts of Interest Exacerbate the Anechoic Effect – the Example of ASCO Fearing “Biting the Hand that Feeds You”

Ancien regime levels of corruption wherever you look.

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Health care, Social policy, Social values on June 28, 2015 by Lambert Strether.

Detroit: A Case Study of Oligarchs and Vigilantes Taking Over Public Safety in a Big City

In Detroit, safety is a privilege enjoyed by the white and wealthy.

Who was Alexander Hamilton? Militarism, High Finance and Checking the Democracy.

Alexander Hamilton, often held up by liberals as the most admirable Founding Father, was not the man you probably thought he was.

This entry was posted in Banking industry, Guest Post, Income disparity, Social policy, Social values on June 26, 2015 by Nathan Tankus.

The Bankruptcy of America’s Elites

Why America’s elites have failed.

The Decline and Fall of American Public Space as Shown in #BlackLivesMatter Tweets

Looking at the backgrounds of #BlackLivesMatter images shows America’s decaying infrastructure.

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Income disparity, Infrastructure, Social policy, Social values on June 17, 2015 by Lambert Strether.

Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Rollout Speech: The S.S. Clinton Sails From Roosevelt Island in New York Harbor

A close reading of Clinton’s speech, comparing it to FDR’s “Four Freedoms” speech (sadly, to Clinton’s disadvantage).

This entry was posted in Politics, Social policy, Social values on June 14, 2015 by Lambert Strether.

David Leonhardt Links Two-Parent Families to Low Social Mobility, Without Taking Race and Socio-Economic Status Into Account

Leonhardt reinforces the myth that family form causes low social mobility, a disservice to the real debate about what causes family change

This entry was posted in Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Income disparity, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class on June 14, 2015 by Lambert Strether.

Memo to Readers: If You Want to Beat Big Finance, You Need to Be Able to Take the Fight to Their Terrain

We are now 35 years into a finance-led counterrevolution. If you care about income inequality, student loan debt slavery, foreclosure abuses, and other products of the success of this effort, it behooves you, as Sun Tzu urged, to understand your enemy.