Brexodus: The UK May Leave the EU, but the EU May Already Be Leaving the UK
One way the UK is already losing out from Brexit….the supposedly sought-after drop in immigration is hitting some important sectors.
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Weak States: Causes and Consequences of the Sicilian Mafia
Why it might make sense to pay heed on what the Mafia hath wrought….
Read more...Notes on the West Virginia Teachers Strike of 2018
How this strike began, the current state of play, health care as a demand, solidarity, and the role of the Democrats
Read more...With Official Unemployment This Low, Why Are Wages Rising So Slowly?
Why has wage growth been lousy in a supposed recovery? Thank your politicians for fostering the growth of the precariat.
Read more...Priceless Moments: How Capitalism Eats Our Time
Market economy to you: “All your time are belong to us”
Read more...It Will Take a Political Revolution to Cure the Epidemic of Depression
How cultural developments, like shallow personal connections and authoritarian workplaces, feed the rise in depression.
Read more...Beat the Right Wing Framing: How to Make the Case for a Better, Fairer Economy
The right has been winning the PR wars on economic issues. A major UK research project has some ideas for how to turn that around.
Read more...Why Mental Health Is the Hidden Cost of the Housing Crisis
Housing has too often become a source of insecurity rather than security.
Read more...Monopoly Now Wants You to Cheat—Just Like Real Capitalists
Bad monopoly behavior, both in the classic game and in real life, are ever more in vogue. But a backlash has begun.
Read more...Government Shutdown Once Again Shows the Lies Behind Deficit Hysteria
How the wealthy use deficit scaremongering to keep wages down and stave off calls for more investment and social spending.
Read more...After Carillion, Can Capitalism Clean Up Its Act? Or Will Marx Have the Final Word?
Will Carillion and other pending outsourcer blow-ups finally put Thatcherism in its grave? And will the US have a similar wake-up call?
Read more...The Payback: Why Aren’t Black Voters Rewarded by the Party That Depends on Them to Win Elections?
The Democrats don’t do much for black voters, and it’s getting a bit too obvious.
Read more...Why Australia’s Skilled Migration System Is Failing – Will the UK and US Take Note?
Why are skilled migrant programs not working all that well, in terms of employment outcomes?
Read more...New Study Finds Cancelling Student Debt Provides Broad Economic Benefits at Low Cost
A new study out of Bard will no doubt produce a hissy fit among orthodox economists…assuming they don’t succeed in ignoring it instead In The Macroeconomic Effects of Student Debt Cancellation, Scott Fullwiler, Stephanie Kelton, Catherine Ruetschlin, and Marshall Steinbaum present a detailed examination of the costs of cancelling all student debt, public and private. […]
Read more...There’s a Much Smarter Way for Cities to Plan Their Futures
Why the “smart cities” movement needs to adopt better goals and metrics.
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