Rob Urie: Kamala Harris is the New Face Being Put on America’s Wars
An unvarnished assessment of what a Kamala Harris presidency would amount to.
Read more...Category Archives: The destruction of the middle class
Why Poverty Reduction Under Capitalism Is a Myth
A full-throated critique of the claim that capitalism benefits the poors.
Read more...On the Distortions and Distractions of the Democratic National Circus
A well-targeted rant about the offensive shallowness and neglect of concrete material needs of voters that the Democratic Party now embodies.
Read more...Why People Stay After Local Economies Collapse − A Story of Home Among the Ghosts of Shuttered Steel Mills
Why many community members don’t leave in the face of localized collapse, and how they adapt.
Read more...Kamala’s Failed Opportunity
In her DNC speech, Kamala Harris embraced Republican language on the economy. So how deep does her purported progressivism run?
Read more...The Geography and Determinants of ‘New Work’ in the United States
The findings point to the role of local human capital as a key element both in generating ‘new work’ as well as in turning some shocks, such as trade and technological change, into ‘new work’.
Read more...The Death of the Engineer CEO: Evidence that Short-Termism and Financialization Had Become Ascendant
A look at how some turning points in the history of Corporate America, such as CEO changes of guard, explain how America hollowed itself out.
Read more...State Greenlights NYC Evicting More Migrant Families From Shelters
Migrants in facilities overseen by the city Department of Homeless Services will start receiving notices they must leave after 60 days
Read more...Robots and Wage Polarisation
Quelle surprise! Introducing robots into workplaces slows wage growth, particularly among factory labor.
Read more...Tyson Foods Is Being Investigated by the USDA
Investigation follows Tyson Foods’ recent closure of nine meatpacking plants across the country, allegations not only violated an agreement to sell the plants to a competitor but conspired to suppress that competition.
Read more...Saving in Itself Is Merely Negative
Debunking yet another appealing-sounding but elite-serving idea, here the premise that savings is always good and more is better.
Read more...Reflections on the War on Work as a War on Workers
Recalling what good union jobs once meant for workers and communities and describing some damage done by the war on labor
Read more...Capitalism, Mass Anger, and 2024 Elections
More and more, officials are using anger as an excuse of censorship and arrests. Is capitalism the root? And is there actually “mass anger”?
Read more...The Effect of AI Adoption on Jobs: Evidence from US Commuting Zones
Using data across US commuting zones over the period 2000-2020, this column presents evidence that AI adoption has reduced employment, except in high-paying occupations and those requiring a degree in STEM disciplines
Read more...Lina Khan’s FTC Gears Up to Go After Algorithmic Black Boxes Governing Workers’ Lives, but It Might Be Running Out of Time
A closer look at “algorithmic wage discrimination” used at gig companies (and increasingly across all industries), one potential tool to stop it, and how the FTC is zeroing in on the practice.
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