Disabled People Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine
The disabled community has responded to the adversities they face by organizing for legal rights that protect their autonomy and access to public life. But these rights are increasingly under attack.
1695 articles
(Page 64)
Systemic Fear and Forward-Looking Finance
We have just posted the next installment of Shimshon Bichler and Jonathan Nitzan's "Contours of Crisis"
Real Unemployment Rate Now 16.4%
We just posted John Miller's article on the real unemployment rate—adjusted to include involuntarily part-time workers and
Collaborative Medicine
In the June 1 issue of the New Yorker, Dr. Atul Gawande investigates "The Cost Conundrum": why some
Congress Helped Banks Defang Key Rule
From the WSJ last week; hat-tip to Michael Perelman. Susan Pulliam and Tom McGinty | 3 June | p. A 1. Not
Analysis of Indian Election Results
From D&S collective member Smriti Rao; I am posting this belatedly: India-watchers across the world celebrated the unexpectedly
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Chrysler Sale
Ruth Bader Ginsburg put a hold on the Chrysler bankruptcy deal, potentially undermining the deal that would sell Chrysler assets
Latino Jobless Rate Jumps To 12.7% In May
A summary of today's BLS report from Bob Feldman: The official "seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latino
Michael Perelman's Iraq Peace Plan
Recently posted to lbo-talk: I'm not much of a fan of Milton Friedman, but he once offered a
Grand Theft Auto (Greg Palast)
Greg Palast's take on the GM bankruptcy: Grand Theft Auto: How Stevie the Rat bankrupted GM by Greg
Geithner Couldn't Sell Home (NY Post)
From today's New York Post (and AP): The real estate market's troubles are hitting close to
April-to-May Job Loss: 532,000
The ADP National Employment Report covers "nonfarm private employment" and comes out a bit in advance of Bureau
Mayor of Lansing Defends Autoworkers
While we're posting items on the auto industry--here is this video from December that I missed. It'