Journey into a Libertarian Future: Part V – Dark Realities
More on the implications of the writings of prominent conservative libertarian, Hans-Hermann Hoppe.
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Journey into a Libertarian Future: Part IV – The Journey into a Libertarian Past
Further discussion of the implications of the ideas of an influential conservative libertarian.
Read more...Journey into a Libertarian Future: Part III – Regulation
Andrew Dittmer continues his series on the world that some conservative libertarian thinkers would like to establish.
Read more...Neoliberalism as Structure and Ideology
A discussion of the early drivers of neoliberalism.
Read more...The Decline of African-American and Hispanic Wealth Since the Great Recession
Unlike income inequality, wealth inequality along racial lines in the US has received relatively little attention. This column highlights how cuts to social security will disproportionately affect minorities.
Read more...Michael Hudson: The Vocabulary of Economic Deception
Michael Hudson gives a wide-ranging interview, discussing the importance of euphemism in obscuring power relationships and exploitation.
Read more...Short-Term Rentals and the Housing Market: Evidence from Airbnb in Los Angeles
Confirming Airbnb’s effects on rentals and home prices.
Read more...Debate: The ‘Gilets Jaunes’ Movement Is Not a Facebook Revolution
Clearing up misperceptions about the gilet jaunes and the role of social media in organizing.
Read more...“You’re Worth $1 Trillion. Why Do You Need Our $3 Billion?” Angry New Yorkers Confront Amazon Execs at City Council Meeting
Amazon has said its new headquarters in New York will create 25,000 jobs for residents—a claim one protester derided as “smoke and mirrors”
Read more...Toxic Philanthropy? The Spirit of Giving While Taking
Why to be leery of philanthropy, particularly when practiced by squillionaires.
Read more...Yellow Fever in France
Almost everyone agrees on the analysis of what caused the yellow jacket movement: the growth of inequalities, the marginalization of certain regions and social categories, austerity and neoliberal politics. Then accounts diverge.
Read more...France’s Macron Makes Concessions While ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests Continue
Some background on the demands the gilets jaunes are presenting to French president Macron.
Read more...Senators Press for Expanded Probe of FEMA Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Relief Efforts
Senators Warren, Sanders, Blumenthal, and Durbin, has asked the DHS IG to expand an investigation into misallocation of funds budgeted for repair of hurricane-damaged homes and profit-skimming in Puerto Rico
Read more...Criticizing the “Free Trade Delusion”: Havana Charter’s Progressive Trade Vision Subverted
UNCTAD’s latest World Development Report criticises the free trade delusion. This short post considers the trade alternative put forward seventy years ago in the Havana Charter — one that was neither nationalist nor neoliberal.
Read more...Fight for Federal Right to Education Takes a New Turn
Can a series of lawsuits with new legal arguments persuade the Supreme Court to reverse a long-standing decision against a federal right to education?
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