As Rachel Reeves jets off to the US to meet financiers, policymakers and politicians, she has used the opportunity to claim that a Labour government will embrace ‘Bidenomics’—the economic agenda that has been pursued by the current US President. Having lost control over the House in this year’s midterms, the Biden administration has been […]
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The Duke of Sussex's testimony is the first to be given by a senior royal to a civil court in more than 130 years
Three prominent economists discuss their efforts as American Economic Association leaders to help diversify their profession.
To blame rampant nationalism or sneaking Islamism for the many failings of Turkish democracy is lazy journalism
Ten years ago, the first revelations about US mass surveillance were published in the UK and USA. The revelations swiftly widened to encompass details about the role of the UK’s GCHQ in the global gathering of vast amounts of communications data. Suspicions confirmed Speculation about the potential use of sweeping powers to grab databases and […]
Attacks on disabled people have all too often dressed themselves in the clothes of good housekeeping – as the newspaper's tax calculator suggests
The definition conflates criticism of Israel with antisemitism. A new report details how it’s been used to justify punitive action against Palestine advocates in Europe.
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Time to talk about cancel culture.
Grab your bigot beer and get ready for hate month.
A congressional Squad star seems to have no idea how or why the Ukraine proxy war started. But he he says he’s voting for military aid to Kiev anyway. On Monday, the New York Democratic congressman and star member of the progressive Squad Jamal Bowman told The Grayzone that he continues to support the U.S. providing aid for the Ukraine war because Russian President Vladimir Putin is “a madman.” Just moments before, however, Bowman admitted that he did not know […]
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At its meeting today, the Board decided to increase the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 4.10 per cent. It also increased the interest rate paid on Exchange Settlement balances by 25 basis points to 4.00 per cent.
From twitter: In one of the most notable moments in sports history, Kenyan runner Abel Mutai was just a few feet from the finish line, but became confused with the signage and stopped thinking he had completed the race. A Spanish athlete, Ivan Fernandez, was right behind him, and after realizing what was happening, he started shouting at the Kenyan for him to continue running; but Mutai didn’t understand his Spanish. Fernandez eventually caught up to him and instead of passing him, he pushed him to victory. A journalist asked Ivan, “Why did you do that?” Ivan replied, “My dream is that someday we can have a kind of community life where we push and help each other to win.” The journalist insisted “But why did you let the Kenyan win?” Ivan replied, “I didn’t let him win, he was going to win.” The journalist insisted again, “But you could have won!” Ivan looked at him & replied, “But what would be the merit of my victory? What would be the honor of that medal? What would my Mom think of that?” Values are transmitted from generation to generation. What values are we teaching our children?
Since the beginning of this millennium, I’ve been writing critiques of the “generation game”, the idea that people can be divided into well-defined groups (Boomers, Millennials and so on), with specific characteristics based on their year of birth. As I said in my first go at this issue, back in 2000 (reproduced here ) Much […]
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One question for Ruth Morgan, a professor of crime and forensic sciences at University College London.
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The intelligence report described the demonstrations as a “violent far-left occupation” — a phrase copied directly from an article by Ngo a day earlier.
The post DHS Intel Report on Cop City Protesters Cribbed Far-Right Activist Andy Ngo appeared first on The Intercept.
Could a spacesuit designed for Mars help us quarantine on Earth?
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Mainstream economists are professional trolls. By this, I don’t mean that mainstream economists work in troll farms and are being paid by Putin—though it would be better for humanity if they were: they’d do far less damage. I mean that, almost to a person, they behave as trolls when debating critics of economics, and when … Continue reading "Troll Wars in Economics"
Most of the country thinks the economy is in the ditch. It isn’t. Americans are not happy with the economy. Which is weird, given that it is doing just fine. It’s hard to see what could turn sentiment around. That’s largely because of Fed chair Jerome Powell, who doesn’t want and won’t allow some kind of economic boom — he thinks the economy is running too hot already. The U.S. economy continues to defy the odds. The May employment report, released on Friday morning, marked the 14th straight month that more jobs were created than economists expected. It’s all a far cry from the misery in other countries like the U.K. — with sky-high inflation — or Germany, which is now officially in a recession. By the numbers: The U.S. economy has created more than 4 million new jobs in the past 12 months. GDP continues to grow, and is up more than 5% from its pre-pandemic peak, even after accounting for inflation. The average U.S. employee now makes $33.44 per hour, a raise of more than 17.5% since pre-pandemic. The stock market is up 10% so far this year, and we’re not even halfway done.
In an interview with The Intercept, the ousted Pakistani prime minister, just released from arrest, accuses the country’s military of deepening a political crisis.
The post Imran Khan: U.S. Was Manipulated by Pakistan Military Into Backing Overthrow appeared first on The Intercept.
Republicans are begging migrants not to leave the state: Florida Republicans on Monday met with migrants to urge them not to leave the state in the wake of a new anti-immigration law that is sparking boycotts of the state. An NPR analysis determined that the law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) “limits social services for undocumented immigrants, allocates millions more tax dollars to expand DeSantis’ migrant relocation program, invalidates driver’s licenses issued to undocumented people by other states, and requires hospitals that get Medicaid dollars to ask for a patient’s immigration status.” On Monday, state Reps. Alina Garcia (R) and Rick Roth (R) spoke at an event advising migrants of the impacts of SB1718. Joy Reid wrote about what’s happening a couple of weeks ago: Last week, Desantis signed a vile and inhumane immigration bill imposing penalties and restrictions on undocumented immigrants in Florida that, among other things, bans local governments from issuing identification cards for people who can’t prove citizenship.