The Plutonomy—AI Edition—and the Coming Crisis
Driven by speculative finance, stagnant wages, and AI hype, today’s tech-heavy economy mirrors the fragile plutonomy that collapsed into the Great Crash of 1929.
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Falling Off a Cliff
Millions of garment workers worldwide stand to lose their jobs with this year's changes in global textile trade rules.
Outing Alan Greenspan
I'm not a big Alan Greenspan fan.… I think he's one of the biggest political hacks
Beware: TABOR Is Coming
After devastating government services in Colorado, the "Taxpayer Bill of Rights" threatens to spread.
The Tsunami and the Mangroves
Since the 1980s, Asia has been plundered by large industrialized shrimp farms that have brought environmentally unfriendly aquaculture to its
Fisherfolk Out, Tourists In
Sri Lanka's tsunami reconstruction plans displace devastated coastal residents to make way for tourism industry expansion.
New Man at the World Bank
Widely known as the architect of one of the most controversial U.S. wars, he became a symbol of an
Latin America's Left Off Track
Latin America has a new crop of leftist leaders, but their macroeconomic policies are sadly familiar.
Free, Free at Last
Economic freedom for corporations has little to do with either political freedom or economic growth.
Payola Pundits Just The Tip of the Iceberg
Each year Gallup publishes rankings on how the public rates "the honesty and ethical standards" of various professions.