GDP versus lasting growth
What matters to individuals everywhere is not GDP growth, what matters, is the creation of happy, harmonious societies.
The problem of sanctions against North Korea
Economic sanctions have demonstrably failed to change North Korean behavior. So, when is the world going to try something new?
California puts forth plan to phase out sales of gas-powered vehicles by 2035
The plan would mandate that 35 percent of new cars sold in California be either battery- or hydrogen-powered by 2026, which would push the state towards its goal.
Routing the two-tier system: Part VI – Communication
Communication has become a very important part of our society. Cell phones are nearly universal, and the Internet and access to it...
Memo to the press (or how to cover Trump without Trump covering you)
Stop treating Trump’s tweets as news. They’re not news; they’re his gut feelings at the moment.
Electing Democrats in November without confronting neoliberalism will not be enough
If Democrats win in the next couple of elections but continue to make the rich richer with neoliberal policies (as Obama did), that will just be another opening for a Trump-type.
A global movement away from use of animal furs: Several states propose ban to...
In the United States, the animal fur industry is widely unregulated and receives little to no oversight from the government.
What’s love got to do with it? Everything!
America has become Amerika... one big mart of corruption and predatory corporate Capitalism.
The man in the bathtub, December 1, 1940
The 1930s were a rough time for all who labored.... Or sought work.
The costs of a casual job are now outweighing any pay benefits
The evidence on hourly wage differences leads us to conclude that casual workers are not being adequately compensated for the lack of paid leave, or for other forms of insecurity they face.