Last week, the RBA increased interested rates claiming there was a growing capacity constraint (even though there is 10.2 per cent labour underutilisation) and inflationary expectations were increasing and in danger of propelling inflation even further. The RBA governor once again threatened the Treasurer along the lines of ‘unless you cut net spending we will…
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Radical Listening could transform our politics and block the rise of the far right. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 7th May 2026 Most people have made up their minds, and nothing you can say will change them: that’s the credo of parties such as Labour and the Democrats. Don’t challenge voters on the […]
Join several of Canada’s leading heterodox and progressive economists for an introduction to theories, tools, and policy applications that go beyond the bounds of conventional free-market economics. This one-day course immediately precedes the annual meetings of the Canadian Economics Association in Vancouver. Thursday May 28, 9:30am – 4:30pm Simon Fraser University Downtown Campus (515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver) Free Registration! [...]
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – May 10, 2026 by Tony Wikrent Mother’s Day Heather Cox Richardson, May 10, 2026 [Letters from an American, May 9, 2026] If you google the history of Mother’s Day, the internet will tell you that Mother’s Day began in 1908 when Anna Jarvis decided to honor her mother. […]
. Public debt is normally nothing to fear, especially if it is financed within the country itself (but even foreign loans can be beneficent for the economy if invested in the right way). Some members of society hold bonds and earn interest on them, while others pay taxes that ultimately pay the interest on the […]
A scandal has erupted over covert NATO conferences with the Western entertainment industry. Leaked documents reviewed by The Grayzone show how NATO has sought to infiltrate film and TV for decades, with UK intel operatives taking the lead. On May 3, The Guardian revealed that NATO has held a series of secret meetings with film directors, screenwriters and TV producers in cities from Paris to Los Angeles. The disclosure suggests NATO is seeking to employ the entertainment industry in its […]
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I Sverige år 2026 låter vi friskolekoncerner med undermålig verksamhet få plocka ut skyhöga vinster — vinster som den svenska staten gladeligen låter dessa koncerner ta av vår skattefinansierade skolpeng. Dessa smarta välfärdsplundrare har överlag en högre lönsamhet än näringslivet i sin helhet, men när man väl plundrat färdigt lämnar man över problemen och eleverna […]
Over the past 15 years—in particular the last decade—the concept “Cultural Marxism” has become so overused by the American Right that we almost tune out when we hear it. The same can be said for so many Trumpian talking points—“DEI,” “radical Left,” “Trump derangement syndrome”—that we brush it aside. As with anything so overused, we […]
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BBC's Doctor Who released a deleted scene from "The Girl in the Fireplace," with David Tennant's Tenth Doctor coming to Arthur's rescue.
The DOJ is now treating evading a records request as a crime, a stunning act of hypocrisy from the Trump administration.
The post Dodging FOIA Could Now Mean Arrest and Strip Search, Depending on Who’s Asking appeared first on The Intercept.
Fidelity, Charles Schwab, and Vanguard are tamping down on the Southern Poverty Law Center’s donations as the government’s de facto censors.
The post Big Finance Might Be Dooming the SPLC — Even Before Its Day in Court appeared first on The Intercept.
With the Supreme Court blessing racial gerrymandering, Tennessee Republicans rushed to eliminate the state’s only majority-Black congressional district.
The post Tennessee GOP Moves to Decimate Black Voting Power After Supreme Court’s Blessing of Jim Crow appeared first on The Intercept.
Those who cheered ivermectin as a Covid-19 treatment are now making unsubstantiated claims about its use against hantavirus.
The post Amid Hantavirus Panic, the Ivermectin Super Fans Are Back appeared first on The Intercept.
There’s a lovely quote in the WSJ that encapsulates everything wrong with America in the last 50 odd years: Many of the investors, bankers and corporate chieftains who took over the Waldorf and Beverly Hilton this week have become desensitised to President Donald Trump’s whims. The stock market hitting new records, even if investors are […]
Our impressive brains need a lot of energy. Here’s how to nourish yours with what it craves – without the junk science
- Video by Dr Tracey Marks
Things have jobs: pillows are made for comfort, scissors are sharp, and digital devices are made to track your every move
- by Carissa Véliz
Beyond setting the record straight, a successful political apology must be part of a larger, ongoing commitment
- by Alfred Archer & Benjamin Matheson
As Tennessee eliminated its only majority-Black district, Ari Berman and Tennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson explain how SCOTUS enabled the right’s “power grab.”
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