Summary: Although denied for years, by now rising inequality is acknowledge even by conservatives — so the debate shifts to its causes and remedies. The “standard” answer points to the “invisible hand” of “market forces”. New cutting edge research shows that this defense, much like the earlier denials, does not match the facts. This post …
The battle of institutions vs. technology = rising wage inequality Read More »
Summary: Populism has arisen from the lower middle class, Americans abandoned not just by the Right (owned by the 1%) but the Left as well. Populists are the swing vote in modern elections. Who they choose to ally with might create a coalition that rules for another generation. It was the Left in the New …
Populism arises amidst American workers abandoned by both Left & Right Read More »
Summary: Here we explore an important root cause of the rising stress on the US political regime, which combines with other similar problems to create a situation exploitable by extreme political movements — of the sort we associate with lesser nations, not America. Unless we wake up and act, we might find America has become …
The missing issue in the 2016 campaign: America’s long slowdown Read More »
Summary: Will our future be like Star Trek or Jupiter Ascending? Star Trek shows us a world beyond scarcity where everybody benefits. In Jupiter Ascending the 1% takes the wealth produced by technology and uses it to rule us. We can choose to make Star Trek our future if we are willing to work for …
Our future will be Jupiter Ascending, unless we make it Star Trek Read More »
Summary:Â This post looks at the disintegration of the family, another example of America’s regression as we quietly surrendering generations of gains. The America we loved — relatively classless, with a big middle class, low inequality and high social mobility — dies a little every day. The evidence lies before us, obvious in the news …
When marriage disappears: rising inequality as the threat to the family Read More »
