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The Coming Deadly Covid Winter

Extrapolating from well-advanced Covid developments leads to some ugly destinations.

Michael Olenick: How Biden Could Tackle the Student Loan Crisis

Biden could resort to a simple bankruptcy fix for the student loan mess. But would he?

This entry was posted in Banking industry, Credit markets, Guest Post, Legal, Politics, Social policy, Student loans on November 23, 2020 by Yves Smith.

To Save the Economy, Save People First: Targeted Measures and Subsidies for Cost Effective COVID-19 Abatement

Evidence on what it would take to beat Covid: lockdowns, mask mandates with teeth, tons of testing and lots of economic support.

The Liberals’ New Passion for Snobbery and Censorship: An Interview + Review of The War on Populism and Trumpocalypse by C.J. Hopkins

Playwright and critic C.J. Hopkins was early to document the liberal embrace of intensified propaganda in the US.

This entry was posted in Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Media watch, New McCarthyism, Politics, Social policy on November 13, 2020 by Yves Smith.

Unions Raise Worker Wellbeing

Quelle surprise! Unions look better than they used to, due to the worsening of non-union work.

James M. Buchanan, Segregation, and Virginia’s Massive Resistance

Later “Nobel” prize winner James Buchanan took his first policy stance by supporting segregation in Virginia via proto charter schools.

The Language of Slavery

A language directive via the New York Times! Will it take hold?

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Media watch, Politics, Social policy on November 10, 2020 by Yves Smith.

Victims of Nuclear Bomb Tests on U.S. Soil 75 Years Ago Continue to Seek Justice

The US conducted nuclear tests that damaged the health of generations of New Mexico residents—who remain uncompensated.

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Income disparity, Legal, Politics, Social policy on November 10, 2020 by Yves Smith.

The Collateral Damage to Children’s Education During Lockdown

High-quality before and after tests in the Netherlands suggest at-home lockdown education was a complete bust for primary school kids.

This entry was posted in Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Pandemic, Social policy on November 9, 2020 by Yves Smith.

Americans Didn’t Vote for Change. For Many, It Wasn’t on the Ballot

Yves here. There will be many articles trying to explain what happened to the Democrats’ blue wave. This one is close on the heels of the result, which means it reflects beliefs at or shortly after the vote, as opposed to later lines of thought. And the writers made an effort to speak to Trump […]