
Politics


What is financialization and why does it matter? – part 1
What is financialization and why does it matter? – part 1
February 6, 2025
Financialization is one of the most important driv —>> read more –>>

What to do about the past 50 years of American life – policy suggestions
What to do about the past 50 years of American life – policy suggestions
February 3, 2025
A reader of my recent post, “Bernie Sanders got mu —>> read more –>>

Bernie Sanders got much right about our current situation….
Bernie Sanders got much right about our current situation….
January 27, 2025
Bernie Sanders, Senator from VT, sent out an email —>> read more –>>

Billionaires literally buying up Washington DC
Billionaires literally buying up Washington DC
January 23, 2025
Now that the billionaire class has installed their —>> read more –>>

Kremlin watching will come back into vogue……
Kremlin watching will come back into vogue……
January 23, 2025
(L to R) Mikoyan, Malinovsky, Brezhnev, Kosygin – —>> read more –>>

The Pace of Change – too slow for survival
The Pace of Change – too slow for survival
January 17, 2025
Our species is facing the interconnected global cr —>> read more –>>

Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence? – from the NYTimes
Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence? – from the NYTimes
January 12, 2025
Ben Casselman wrote this piece in the 1.10.2025 NY —>> read more –>>

“Incoming!” – Trump’s appointments and billionaire claque
“Incoming!” – Trump’s appointments and billionaire claque
January 4, 2025
The 12.26.2024 issue of The London Review of Books —>> read more –>>

My Year End Siege of Fears – 2024
My Year End Siege of Fears – 2024
December 28, 2024
In the past, I have ended the year with a post tit —>> read more –>>

Expanding on Bernie Sanders’ New Year’s Resolution – a robust progressive agenda
Expanding on Bernie Sanders’ New Year’s Resolution – a robust progressive agenda
December 28, 2024
From a recent email from Bernie Sanders with this —>> read more –>>

Not a right – left problem; a top – down problem. The class war is long over.
Not a right – left problem; a top – down problem. The class war is long over.
December 26, 2024
In the wake of Trump’s victory over Harris there h —>> read more –>>