When All Else Is Out of Bounds, Zap Labor
From Nixon’s wage controls to today’s interest rate hikes, the fight against inflation has targeted labor.
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Thursday Links: "Fix Our T," SEC, TPP, etc.
(1) Fix "Our" T: On my walk from Boston's South Station to the D&S
Two Illinois Victories
Last month (in this post) I blogged about Doug Henwood's great interview with Jane McAlevey and her comments
New Issue!
New issue! Our May/June 2015 issue is out (for electronic subscribers; print subscribers will get their copies in about
Monday Links: Rihanna, Baltimore, Jean Tirole, Private Equity
(1) Rihanna, American Oxygen. The video for this song from mega-pop-star Rihanna's new album R8 is
The Student Loan Crisis and the Debtfare State
Educational debt has become a ticking time bomb. With over $1 trillion in outstanding loan balances, the student loan industry
Thursday Links: Buffett, Chicago/Illinois, Atlanta Teachers
Here are today's topics, in no particular order: (1) Warren Buffett, the Greedy Grandfather of Omaha: Joe Nocera
Siding with Wall Street's "Winners"
A piece by William D. Cohan in the current issue of Vanity Fair, Wall Street Executives from the Financial Crisis
Macroeconomics in the Age of Climate Change
The lectures and award ceremony for the 2015 Leontief Prize are happening tonight at 5:30pm. Here is information about
New Issue! Farms Today--a collaboration with Farm Aid
Our March/April issue, a collaboration with Farm Aid on the theme of Farms Today, is finished--we're