Hong Kong in the crosshairs of global power and ideological struggles
How this conflict of economic and political systems turns out depends on whether China can confront its contradictions.
“Liberals” need to nip this massive corporate tax break in the cradle
This tax-break not only lets the giant, multinational corporations get away with doing what Trump did, it hands them a huge, beautiful reward for doing it.
4 myths about raising the minimum wage
We’re the richest country in the world, home to the richest people on the planet. We can, and we must, treat our workers with the dignity and respect they deserve.
Ten Ways to Make the Economy Work for the Many, Not the Few #7
American workers need a union to bargain on their behalf. Low-wage workers in big-box retail stores and fast-food chains need a union even more. If we want average Americans to get a fair share of the gains from economic growth, they need to be able to unionize.
Capitalism, contagion, and moral hazard: A cure worse than the disease?
Experience in this unprecedented health crisis is conclusive: Absent an impartial referee there is nothing to prevent a mythical free market from decaying into crony capitalism and causing irreparable damage to society, economy, and a badly battered political system.
Princes of peace? Jared Kushner, MBZ and the Abraham Accords
Considering the widespread worry that other countries might want to influence the upcoming American election, it might be worth mentioning how much the UAE has given to Donald Trump over the years, most recently through his son in law.
Ecological citizenship and the United Nations sustainability development goals agenda
Reduction of inequalities and environmental protection and responsibility must also be interconnected for the well-being of individuals and societies.
America faces two crises: The coronavirus escalation and Trump in charge of the response
Message to Trump: lead, follow, or just get the hell out of the way.
The tide is turning: Change and the coming of Maitreya
Spurred on by Trump's dismissal, I suddenly feel a wave of optimism, a rare thing!
Hard Knocks U
There are more horror stories about private for-profit corporate colleges than ouchies in a bramble patch. Meanwhile a $1.3 trillion mountain of debt is weighing down students at all types of U.S. colleges, endangering our entire economy.