Opportunistic university administrators seize the opportunity presented by Covid to gut academic freedom and turn faculty into employees
Archive for category: NAKED CAPITALISM
The foreclosure crisis was a key element of Trump’s win in 2016, yet the Democrats are still in denial about its costs.
Glenn Greenwald has resigned from the Intercept over an effort to gut a piece on the Bidens, in an apparent violation of his contract.
The coronavirus’ effect has been to help defeat the financial sector’s enemy, governments strong enough to regulate it.
Local economic data and election results in Weimar Germany shows that more acute austerity led to more Nazi support.
Some good work on monopoly is marred by the bizarre inclusion of Uber. Its predatory pricing is the result of deep pockets and ideology, not potential market power.
If Covid-19 can’t be beaten soon, how do we cope?
Why some of the more dire predictions of climate models may be an overshoot.
Keeping tabs on the wobbly state of EU banks.
An update on getting back to normal (not) in New York City.