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Book Excerpt: Rituals and the Search for Order

Research suggests that we spontaneously engage in ritualized behavior when facing stressful and uncertain situations.

This entry was posted in Environment, Guest Post, Social values on September 25, 2022 by Lambert Strether.

Is ‘Seize Now, Sort It Later’ Itself an Assault on Liberty?

In a novelist’s world, there’d be two attacks on liberty, and the public would be led to see one of them.

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Legal, Politics, Social policy, Social values on September 23, 2022 by Yves Smith.

New USPS Delivery Network: Radically Cutting Rural Service, Headcount; Likely to Further Slow Delivery

The gutting of USPS is accelerating. A step backwards for what passes as American civilization.

‘Culture Has Lost the Ability to Grasp the Present’

An extract from Mark Fisher’s ‘Ghosts of My Life’ discusses how culture has hit the pause button.

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Social policy, Social values on September 17, 2022 by Yves Smith.

Liberalism Is Not the Opposite of Conservatism

How debates over liberalism and conservatism obscure the core issue: Why does capital control labor, and not labor capital?

A Moment of Silence

Why a moment of silence is not enough.

This entry was posted in Doomsday scenarios, Globalization, Guest Post, Middle East, Politics, Social policy, Social values on September 12, 2022 by Yves Smith.

Queen Elizabeth II: A Moderniser Who Steered the British Monarchy into the 21st Century

A long sweep of Elizabeth II’s reign.

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, Social values, UK on September 9, 2022 by Yves Smith.

In Refusing to Prioritize Drivers’ Safety, UPS Risks Major Strike

Transportation and delivery workers have increasingly had it. Now UPS employees are on the verge of forcing their issues.

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class on September 3, 2022 by Yves Smith.

Book Review: The Downside of Human Exceptionalism

In “If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal,” Justin Gregg argues that human intelligence may represent an evolutionary dead end.

This entry was posted in Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Guest Post, Social values, Species loss on September 1, 2022 by Yves Smith.

How Unions Are Combating Domestic Violence

As domesitc violence is rising, more union contracts are including provisions to help workers cope.

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Income disparity, Legal, Social policy, Social values on August 31, 2022 by Yves Smith.

Socially Blindsided: Social Foundations of Pandemic Protection

This column focuses on two major societal characteristics: solidarity and agency. The authors show that the G7 countries differ dramatically in terms of these characteristics, which affect countries’ ability to cope with the pandemic. Furthermore, these societal characteristics can be influenced through public policies.

This entry was posted in Guest Post, Pandemic, Politics, Social policy, Social values on August 29, 2022 by Lambert Strether.