unemployment
Employment numbers and criminal regimes
June 13, 2018It's astonishing, and would confuse classical liberal economists like Adam Smith and David Ricardo, that low unemployment coincides with so little growth in wages.
Read moreTrump’s “new deal for blacks” was dealt from the bottom of the deck
May 9, 2018Trump says he’s delivering on his promised “new deal for blacks.” Don’t fall for the hype.
Read moreItalian elections and immigration
February 22, 2018Italian elections are always complex affairs, but the upcoming Mar. 4 vote is one of the most bewildering in several decades.
Read moreTrump is taking credit for economic growth he didn’t create
January 31, 2018Trump is like a man who jumps on a moving train and takes credit for its speed.
Read moreWhite collar unemployment blues, take four
July 11, 2017For the fourth time in my adult life, I've been laid off. Each is intertwined with the capitalist system I was born into and cannot escape.
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