Big banks are committing major crimes against our climate Runaway climate change can't be stopped if the financial industry isn't on board Alison Kirsch In November 2017 the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the U.N.'s negotiating body on climate change, met in … [Read more...]
Why we need a federal job guarantee
Why we need a federal job guarantee Mark Paul, William Darity Jr and Darrick Hamilton Giving everyone a job is the best way to democratize the economy and give workers leverage in the workplace. A scheme known as Universal basic income (UBI), which provides an annual government-sponsored payment … [Read more...]
Where has all the surplus gone?
Where has all the surplus gone? - David F. Ruccio Thanks to the release of the so-called Paradise Papers, and to the research conducted by Gabriel Zucman, Thomas Tørsløv, and Ludvig Wier [1], we know that a large share of the surplus that is captured by corporations is artificially shifted to … [Read more...]
Economics ruled by ideology
Economics ruled by ideology - John Rawson (NZ) As a scientist, I am appalled at the way in which economists refer to science in astoundingly weird ways. I am a biologist and a retired practical "dirt forester". Biologists have reacted to their discipline being despised by some physical … [Read more...]
