“Perception management” came to prominence during the Reagan administration, which used the term to describe its propaganda efforts.
The post Inside the Pentagon’s New “Perception Management” Office to Counter Disinformation appeared first on The Intercept.
- by Aeon Video
- by Grace Linden
- by Psyche Film
Investigative journalist James Bamford explains why Ukraine and Poland should be the top suspects in the Nord Stream blasts.
The post The Biggest Whodunnit of the Century appeared first on The Intercept.
- by Eva Goldfarb
 |
| Quad minus one (source) |
Britain remains one of only four countries in Europe where smacking children is legal — as long as it meets an ambiguous definition of “reasonable punishment.” Despite this, British movements against corporal punishment have flexed impressive muscle in recent decades: they have seen it off in the courts (1948), in the navy (1957), in prisons (1967), […]
| archive - contact - sexy exciting merchandise - search - about |
| ← previous | May 17th, 2023 | next |
|
. So when ‘modern’ mainstream economists use their models — standardly assuming rational expectations, Walrasian market clearing, unique equilibria, time invariance, linear separability and homogeneity of both inputs/outputs and technology, infinitely lived intertemporally optimizing representative agents with homothetic and identical preferences, etc. — and standardly ignoring complexity, diversity, uncertainty, coordination problems, non-market clearing prices, real […]
Today (May 17, 2023), the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the latest – Wage Price Index, Australia – for the March-quarter 2023, which shows that the aggregate wage index rose by 0.8 per cent over the quarter (steady) and 3.7 per cent over the 12 months. The media are touting how strong the wages growth…
Here’s a short thread from Catherine Rampell of the Washington Post spelling it out in a nutshell: What’s in this supposedly commonsense bill McCarthy is demanding in exchange for not destroying the global economy? Here’s my handy guide, for those interested in the substance of the legislation and not just political gamesmanship. 1. Unspecified across-the-board cuts to nondefense discretionary spending, down by one-third on average in 2024, after inflation. The cuts would then expand to roughly 59%, on average, by 2033 Does this mean WIC? Border security? Pells? FBI? No one knows https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/25/mccarthy-national-debt-limit-budget/ 2. Defund the tax police – make it harder for IRS to collect taxes legally owed by wealthy/corporate tax cheats, and set back the agency’s other IT upgrades. (Would also increase deficits) https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/20/gop-defund-irs-debt-limit/ 3. Medicaid work requirements – which sound nice, but are a solution in search of a problem.
“Ukraine’s neoliberalism on steroids, Europe’s economic suicide,” Geopolitical Hour 9, May 15, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bF3QkHIB7I RADHIKA DESAI: Hello everyone and welcome to this ninth Geopolitical Economy Hour, the fortnightly show on the political and geopolitical economy of our times. I’m Radhika Desai. MICHAEL HUDSON: And I’m Michael Hudson. RADHIKA DESAI: And today we have a special Continue Reading The post Neo-Liberal Machine Corners Ukraine, EU first appeared on Michael Hudson. As Australia’s new suburbs continue to accommodate much of the country’s population growth, it becomes crucial to adapt housing and services to meet the evolving demands of their growing share of maturing families and single... | ||
