When the Invisible Hand Gives You the Finger
By Dorothee Benz Since the days of Adam Smith, capitalists have been arguing that unfettered markets are the best way to organize the economy. Smith famously said that the rich are “led by an invisible…
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What Wall Street doesn’t want you to know about its grip on emergency rooms
By Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt Doctor Ming Lin is the first emergency room doctor to be fired for going public with his concerns about poor hospital emergency room safety practices and shortages of medical…
How Do You Stop Politicians from Rigging the Ballot? This Woman Knows
By Ashley Spencer For many years Michigan was divided evenly along party lines – a checkerboard of red and blue every election. Then, in 2011, Michigan’s Republican party legally rigged the system. Charged with drawing…
Beyond the Economic Chaos of Coronavirus Is a Global War Economy
By William I. Robinson What does a virus have to do with war and repression? The coronavirus has disrupted global supply networks and spread panic throughout the world’s stock markets. The pandemic will pass, not…
How Civic Technology Can Help Stop a Pandemic
Taiwan’s Initial Success Is a Model for the Rest of the World By Jaron Lanier and E. Glen Weyl The spread of the novel coronavirus and the resulting COVID-19 pandemic have provided a powerful test…
Government Debts as Class Swindles
The richest sectors of modern capitalism avoid or replace taxes levied on them with interest-bearing loans to the same government. Read the story at Common Dreams.
Native Tribes Are Taking the Lead on Planning for Climate Change
With their deep ties to the land and reliance on fishing, hunting, and gathering, indigenous tribes are especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Read more at Yale e360.
NC Courts to Address Racism in Jury Selection
Statewide studies have shown that potential black jurors are twice as likely to be excluded as white jurors. Read more at Facing South.
Smart Cities?
The case for making low-tech ‘dumb’ cities instead: read it at The Guardian.
Ways to Restore and Protect Threatened Bee Populations
From supporting farmers to citizen science, communities are working to protect these vital pollinators. Read more at The Huffington Post.