Is Secondhand Screen Time the New Secondhand Smoking?
Internet screen use starts early, and there’s ample evidence that it isnt healthy for young brains. But what if anything should be done?
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Precarity: A Political Problem
‘Free market’ advocates claim that the rise of precarity was inevitable, as opposed to the result of political decisions.
Read more...Thoughts on Warren, Sanders and the Convention: Warren’s Choice?
Unpacking the implications of the Warren attack on Sanders.
Read more...Sex Workers Can Tell You Why Sex Work Is Work – Speak to Them
Combatting mispercptions about sex work, paritcularly the need for better work condiions.
Read more...Integrating Black and White American Economic History
The interplay of black and white economic history: slaves, freedmen, Jim Crow laws and the Great Migration.
Read more...So, You Want To Live Tiny? Here’s What To Consider When Choosing a House, Van or Caravan
Discussing tiny house considerations.
Read more...Will Italy’s ‘Sardines’ Be Effective in the Upcoming Regional Election?
Will the populist Sardines shake up the Italian fake left, or will they just be a flash (mob) in the pan?
Read more...Homeless Californians Adapt to Camp Sweeps and ‘The Caltrans Shuffle’
A vignette from a homeless encampment.
Read more...‘Make No Mistake: Harvard Has the Money to Pay Us Livable Wages’
Harvard graduate students are on strike demanding fairer wages, adequate healthcare, and protections from discrimination.
Read more...A Theory or Two of These Grim Times
A theory about why things are a mess.
Read more...The Loss of Fair Play
How the importance of at least pretending to be fair has eroded, and why that matters.
Read more...An Extremely Online Christmas Sampler
A Boxing Day unwrap-up of bright shiny objects
Read more...The Gender Gap in Self-Promotion
Another contributor to the gender pay gap: women undersell themselves.
Read more...“Where Should I Move To Be Safe from Climate Change?’
No place on Earth is immune from the consequences of climate change, but some regions will fare better than others.
Read more...Felix Rohatyn, an Icon of an Older Wall Street, Is Dead
Why Felix Rohatyn was and wasn’t typical of his industry.
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