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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Green New Deal, environmentalism, environment, economics, politics, US politics
Economics

Clearing up Confusion About the Green New Deal

February 13, 2019 Christopher Soria 0

What do farting cows, men urinating in milk jugs, and airplane bans have in common? They’re all not in Alejandra Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal”.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Green New Deal, environmentalism, climate change, economy, environment
Economics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal”: Separating Fact from Fiction

February 12, 2019 Christopher Soria 0

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’s “Green New Deal” has been criticized by both the left and right. But there’s no need to attack it based on something it is not.

Trump, Tax Cuts
Economics

Trump’s Corporate Tax Cuts: A Missed Opportunity To Unite Voters

December 16, 2018 Lysander Stephenson 0

Trump’s corporate tax reform – arguably the most important provision in what is colloquially known as the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, was in retrospect very badly marketed. Intuitively,

UBI
Book Reviews

Book Review: ‘Give People Money’ by Annie Lowrey

October 27, 2018 Scott Davies 0

‘Give People Money’ by Annie Lowrey deftly explores Universal Basic Income, one of the 21st century’s most ambitious and contentious social policy ideas. The debate around Universal Basic Income (UBI)

Capitalism
Economics

For a New Left – The Unfree Market of Capitalism

September 18, 2018 Dan Fisher 0

The free market of capitalism is unfree for labour, since fair exchange depends on equality, and will require an international movement to fully dismantle. It has been suggested that the

Italy, European Union, recession, economics, EU, austerity, economic crisis
Economics

Italy’s Economic Ruin: Why a Turnaround is More Urgent than Ever

September 5, 2018 Luke Killoran 1

Unlike Greece, Italy may well be ‘too big to save’. Its collapse could have implications not only for Europe and the EU, but globally.

Inequality, income inequality, economics, leftism, progressivism
Economics

For a New Left – Understanding Structural Inequality and Supremacy

September 2, 2018 Dan Fisher 0

In the latest part of his ‘Plan D’ series, Dan Fisher examines the role of structural inequality in society and the social hierarchy.

ian bremmer, us vs them
Book Reviews

“Us Vs Them” – Why We Need To Rewrite Our Social Contracts

August 20, 2018 Vladan Lausevic 0

Ian Bremmer’s latest book “Us Vs Them” examines those who have not benefitted from the global economic system and their role in contemporary politics. The year 2016 has been presented

Economics

This is How Facebook is Selling Us

August 13, 2018 Aaron Gleason 0

Facebook has been reaching out to banks trying to make deals for information. What does this mean for clients?

capitalism, social justice
Economics

A More Just And Equitable Capitalism Is Possible. Here’s How.

June 25, 2018 Paul Crider 0

Kim Kelly wrote a history of capitalism in Teen Vogue. Here’s what it got right, what it got wrong, and the progressive role of capitalism in historical development. Kim Kelly has presented a pretty

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