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Adolph Reed: Identity Politics Exposing Class Division in Democrats

Why identity politics mean most people get the short end of the stick.

This entry was posted in Politics, Social values on June 13, 2016 by Lambert Strether.

Want to Kill Your Economy? Have MBA Programs Churn Out Takers Not Makers.

How MBAs have become negative value added to everyone but themselves.

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Corporate governance, Guest Post, Moral hazard, Social policy, Social values, The dismal science on June 10, 2016 by Yves Smith.

Transparency International Reports on Massive Corruption in the Pharmaceutical Sector – Media Hardly Notices

Health care corruption is pervasive, yet remains a taboo topic.

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Guest Post, Regulations and regulators, Science and the scientific method, Social values on June 9, 2016 by Yves Smith.

Can Philosophy Stop Bankers From Stealing?

How can bankers be persuaded or coerced into behaving better?

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Banking industry, Guest Post, Regulations and regulators, Social policy, Social values, The dismal science on June 8, 2016 by Yves Smith.

Michael Hudson: Millions Around the World Fleeing from Neoliberal Policy

Hudson tallies the high cost of neoliberal ideology.

Tom Engelhardt: How Donald Trump Reveals the March of American Authoritarianism

Trump as a symbol of an America morphing into a visibly less democratic fading empire.

Financial Times Exposes McKinsey’s Secret, Conflict-Ridden In-House Hedge Fund

McKinsey’s heretofore secret in-house investment unit has troubling conflicts of interest.

This entry was posted in Hedge funds, Investment management, Private equity, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social values on June 6, 2016 by Yves Smith.

Portland Is a Sustainable Utopia—How It Happened

How Portland is working to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 80% and reduce its environmental load on other fronts.

This entry was posted in Energy markets, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Social policy, Social values on June 4, 2016 by Yves Smith.

Our Politico Story on Why Clinton Does Not Deserve the Sanders Vote

Clinton is not interested in representing Sanders voters. They’ve gotten the memo and are acting accordingly

This entry was posted in Income disparity, Notices, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class on June 2, 2016 by Yves Smith.

Hoisted From Comments: Neoliberalism Tearing Societies Apart

The true destructiveness of neoliberalism is becoming more and more apparent.

Is America Committing Slow-Motion Suicide? A Look at the Decline of CUNY

The decline of CUNY as evidence that the superrich are killing the rest of us through a slow process of attrition

Parents, Debate Is the Right Competitive Sport for Your Child!

The virtues of debate, and debate’s role in citizenship.

This entry was posted in Politics, Social values on May 30, 2016 by Lambert Strether.

Purdue Pharma’s OxyContin: Corporate Fraud With a Body Count

Yves here. Some of the facts in this article are stunning. For instance, more Americans die from opoid overdose than from car accidents. And this article gives only a partial tally of Purdue Pharma’s predatory conduct. The drugmaker targeted overly-busy, not very well trained general practitioners in communities which were likely to have high incidence […]