J. D. Alt: The New Poverty
“Community subsistence” as a way to address poverty on a broad-scale basis.
Read more...“Community subsistence” as a way to address poverty on a broad-scale basis.
Read more...Even though a basic income sounds appealing, a job guarantee will do more to restructure power relations in society.
Read more...Ironically, banks in Mexico lead the way.
Read more...“Most religious leaders say that Christianity is all about sin, not debt. But actually, the word for sin and debt is the same in almost every language.”
Read more...Speculating on Sanders 2020…
Read more...Legal liability and opioids crisis: Why do the big fish always seem to get away? Will state lawsuits make a difference?
Read more...Yves here. I imagine many readers are acutely aware of the problems outlined in this article, if not beset by them already. By any rational standard, I should move now to a much cheaper country that will have me. I know individuals who live most of the year in third-world and near-third world countries, but […]
Read more...A tiny bit of good, or perhaps more accurately, less bad news on the climate change front.
Read more...Time to make gun owners pay for the full cost of their hobby.
Read more...Can a theory of epidemiology put a stake in the heart of neoliberalism — and identity politics?
Read more...It should come as no surprise that “unity” in the Democratic Party means purging dissidents.
Read more...Republicans want to take food out of children’s (and adults’) mouths by cutting food stamps. One likely result is an increase in homelessness.
Read more...Trump’s antecedents in Eastern Europe show how widening inequality and failed economic promises pave the way for reactionary politics.
Read more...The Democrats would join the Republicans in using deficits to justify cutting Medicare, Social Security, and other services. Don’t let them.
Read more...In Germany’s Appalachia, the last coal mine is closing.
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