Tag: economy
Record inequality and corporate profits are what media call a ‘strong...
What explains corporate media’s credulous reliance on uninformative economic measures, and contradictory references to a “strong economy,” alongside reports on a struggling working class?
Time for a billionaire ban
The wealthiest Americans dominate our airwaves. Let’s hear from someone else for a change.
Socialism, Capitalism, Or …?
Can we create socialism within capitalism, or capitalism within socialism?
Solving our financial problems
Does the U.S. have enough assets to solve some of its financial problems?
You will have Social Security just like your parents and grandparents—if...
We all, young and old, can have the same thing, but we need to demand it and to fight for it.
We need publicly owned utilities
California’s wildfires and blackouts show the dangers of entrusting our power to for-profit corporations.
Why is there increasing poverty in America?
We pretend that we are a fair and equal culture. And yet we let rampant greed take over.
The disaster of negative of interest rates
President Trump wants negative interest rates, but they would be disastrous for the U.S. economy, and his objectives can be better achieved...
Desperate central bankers grab for more power
Conceding that their grip on the economy is slipping, central bankers are proposing a radical economic reset that would shift yet more...
Rigged: How globalization and the rules of the modern economy were...
The richest 1% have done extraordinarily well over the last four decades. But income has stagnated for the majority. This was not...
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The Santa Ana by Joan Didion
Written by Joan Didion, The Santa Ana ("Los Angeles Notebook"/Slouching Towards Bethlehem) was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1965.
How ten holier-than-thou MAGA dictates threaten to invert Jesus’ biblical commandments
Because a Christian God rules the universe, Christians should naturally run government.
UnitedHealthcare interrupts doctor mid-surgery to question patient’s cancer care
A Texas doctor was forced to step out of the operating room after an insurance company questioned her patient’s approved cancer treatment.
Phoenix places 10th on worst zoo List, pledges to shut down elephant exhibit
Phoenix Zoo’s decision is part of a growing trend among zoos across North America with about 40 zoos closing their elephant exhibits and many more pledging to close their exhibits.
Lancet study reveals Gaza death toll likely undercounted by 41% amid relentless Israeli assault
New analysis finds the human cost of Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza may be far higher than official reports indicate.