The destruction of the middle class
Ohio Jury Finds Three Pharmacy Chains Liable in Opioids Trial; Judge to Decide on Damages Award in Spring
This is the first opioids jury verdict yet handed down; thousands of opioids cases remain pending.
‘We Are Fighting Back’: Global Black Friday Strikes and Protests Seek to #MakeAmazonPay
Workers around the world held Make Amazon Pay protests to obtain fair wages, end Amazon's tax avoidance, and lower its impact on the planet
Why Don’t We See Headlines Touting the Pentagon’s Hefty Price Tag?
ions on how the press is a reliable Pentagon cheerleader.
How the Pandemic Helped Spread Fentanyl Across the US and Drive Opioid Overdose Deaths to a Grim New High
The jump in opioid deaths during the pandemic was due significantly to distribution changes that favored fentanyl.
Go Private for the Treatment You Need, NHS Tells Patients
NHS patients are being refused treatment, discharged too early and pushed towards private referrals.
Michael Hudson on Truth Jihad Radio Discussing Super Imperialism, Rentierism, and the American Political Duopoly
Michael Hudson gives a wide-ranging talk, including American policy in the post-war era, how economics ignores debt, and class warfare.
Why the UK (and US) Left Is Wrong To Be So Dismissive of Non-Violent Struggle
Some voices on the left advocate violent tactics. Is this recommendation well informed or desperate?
Jobs Grow — Along With the Pandemic Gap Between Rich and Poor New Yorkers
The example of New York City shows that the rich are continuing to pull ahead during the Covid respite.
Experts on Inflation: Prognosis, Political Fallout and Who’s Really to Blame
Some non-mainstream experts discuss inflation: what is driving it, how long it might persist, and what if anything the officialdom can do.
An Increase in Interest Rates Would Be An Act of Class Warfare
While increasing interest rates to combat this inflation is bone-headed, the Fed has long wanted to be out of super low rate terrain.