How To Break the Covid Doom Loop
Are repetitive short lockdowns a viable way to tame Covid-19?
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Why the George Floyd Protests Succeeded Where Others Failed
Looking at what the George Floyd and later Black Lives Matter protests over the summer did right.
Read more...How Three Prior Pandemics Triggered Massive Societal Shifts
Some past pandemics ushered in massive changes….but only with massive death levels. So can the powers that be rest easy with Covid?
Read more...“Why I’m Voting for Donald Trump”
An illustration that some and perhaps many Trump voters don’t fit mainstream media stereotypes.
Read more...Google/Fitbit Will Monetize Health Data and Harm Consumers
Top economists warn of the dangers of the propsed Google acquisition of Fitbit and look at possible remedies.
Read more...How Hypocrites in High Places Have Contributed to the Riots in the Streets
Why the riots of this summer resulted from the ever-increasing exploitation of low-income Americans, and how a Job Guarantee would reverse this power imbalance.
Read more...Coronavirus Economic Distress Hitting Indebted Professionals
Coronavirus damage is working its way up the economic food chain and is now hitting professionals in a meaninful way.
Read more...America’s Dire Inequality Demands a New Conceptual Framework. This Economist Has One.
Lance Taylor explains that wage repression — far more than monopoly power, offshoring or technological change — is driving rising inequality.
Read more...How US Consumers Use Their Stimulus Payments
Contrary to right wing beliefs, giving citizens stimulus payments didn’t lead them to loaf.
Read more...Treating Offenders: They Tried To Make Me Go to Rehab and I Said “Yes, Yes, Yes”
A new study on custody treatments of juvenile offenders finds rehabiltation reduces recidivism compared to coercive regimes.
Read more...Robert Pollin: Biden Not Phasing Out Fossil Fuel, Relies on Carbon Capture
Robert Pollin critiques the Biden climate plan for over-relying on unproven carbon capture, investing too little in solar and wind, and treating China as a rival.
Read more...US Tax Dollars Funded Every New Drug in the Last Decade
Amid debates over costs—and profits—from a coronavirus vaccine, a new study shows that taxpayers footed the bill for every new drug approved from 2010 to 2019
Read more...Preserve the People’s Post Office: Let Us Do Meaningful Postal Reform
A rallying cry for the Post Office.
Read more...Are Riots Counterproductive, and Who Decides?
Riots and street violence are often blamed for producing a political backlash, but the real picture is more complex.
Read more...Journey into a Libertarian Future: Part IV – The Journey into a Libertarian Past
The libertarian justification of hierarchies and expropriation of land.
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