Month: September 2018

The universe we actually find ourselves in, of course, seems in some respects stranger than any of these alternate ones. A lot has happened since 2008, but few things have been as bizarre as the refusal to meaningfully correct the system that destroyed millions of jobs, homes, and dreams—and enabled the spread of authoritarianism around…

His protest does not need to be recast as patriotic, as patriotism is not a higher virtue than justice. This is the point of the anthem protests. Calling them that does not diminish them. If anything, it presents an opportunity to have an intentional discussion about the anthem’s symbolic charge. Recasting the protests as patriotic…

Wendy Sherman shares lessons about high stakes negotiation from her life and from her book with CBS News. Most necessary: courage, conviction, persistence. Watch the entire video and pick up a copy of the book.

Ten years after the global economic crisis, profits have recovered, but investment remains weak. Ultimately, the reason is that economic policy continues to be informed by neoliberal ideology and its academic cousin, “public choice” theory, rather than by historical experience.

Following the lure of a big strike, miners, gamblers, and entrepreneurs have been betting big on Nevada for 175 years. More than 100 ghost towns testify to the Silver State’s boom-and-bust cycles.