Do Corporate Democrats Like Charles Schumer Belong in a Progressive Movement Against Trump?
Trump has wasted no time in implementing campaign pledges. How closely should progressives work with corporate Democrats?
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James F on Hatred in Our Divided Nation: Anger at Flyover Country
Immigration, free trade, and automation have made Flyover Country people redundant but they’re not going away fast enough for urban elites.
Read more...John Helmer: The Western Press Incorrectly Depicts Putin as on the Wrong Side of a Feminist Issue
The Western media goes after Putin on shaky grounds. Evidently, getting him on identity politics sins is more important than real dirt.
Read more...Johnson: Elites Eying the Exits Signals America’s Crisis
The elites think they can hide from the pending collapse of civilization.
Read more...Credentialism and Corruption: Deaton on Opioids, Trump (and What Does “Rural” Mean?)
The Case-Deaton study and the counties that went for Trump.
Read more...Marcy Wheeler: On “Fake News”
If “fake news” is a problem, then it’s a condemnation of the marketplace of ideas largely created by the US.
Read more...“Many Areas of Appalachia and Mississippi Delta Have Lower Life Expectancy Than Bangladesh”
Four Nobel Prize winners agree that rent-seeking is the biggest driver of rising inequality.
Read more...F@ck Work?
Why arguments against work are another manifestation of neoliberalism.
Read more...Sexual Orientation and Earnings: How Being in a Partnership Matters
Sexual orientation does affect earnings, but not necessarily in the way you might have assumed.
Read more...A Moral Challenge to Economists
Economists hide behind specious claims of neutrality and efficiency to advocate policies that often have negative moral and social impact.
Read more...The Real Baltimore – Police Accountability in the Age of Trump
How should Baltimore address police reform if Jeff Sessions is confirmed as AG and if the DoJ tacks toward open hostility on this issue?
Read more...The Invention of the White Working Class
“White working class” is a dog whistle, not a demographic.
Read more...Ilargi: 2017 – Where the Truth Lies
‘Respectable’ news outlets have been feeding their readers ‘fake news’ for years now. 2017 will see changes in the offing, as we downsize.
Read more...Xmas Medley and Open Thread
Christmas musings and open thread.
Read more...Student Loan Crisis Increasingly Snares Seniors’ Social Security Benefits
Rising student loan defaults by older borrowers leads some to see Social Security benefits garnished, pushing some below the poverty line.
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