Elon Musk accused the former director of European affairs of the US National Security Council, Alexander Vindman of accepting bribes from Ukrainian oligarchs, adding that he had committed treason Alexander Vindman
Jordan Peterson’s prophecies New Statesman
Why do so many Americans live in poverty? Because so many rich people benefit from it, the sociologist Matthew Desmond told Annie Lowrey last year
Why do so many Americans live in poverty? Because so many rich people benefit from it.
This is the thesis of the lauded sociologist Matthew Desmond’s new book, Poverty, by America. The best seller is at once a careful exploration of poverty statistics; a deeply reported depiction of the lived experiences of the poor; an examination of the ways America’s wealthy exploit the masses; and a case for ending poverty. Desmond shows how the country’s employers, financial institutions, and landlords extract money from low-income families while rich families hoard opportunity for themselves. He also demonstrates how America’s safety-net programs are not just too stingy but poorly designed.
The War on Poverty Is Over. Rich People Won
Pakistan man charged for dealing with more than $1 million derived from scams
Dems Rip Musk-Ramaswamy Plan for Spending Cuts as Illegal ‘Power Grab’
Yves here. I’ve been waiting for legal arguments against the planned wholesale Federal budget whackage under the Trump DOGE initiative to start. Admittedly its leaders Musk and Ramaswamy had not given much insight into how they intended to achieve their ambitious aims. The little I have seen suggests that they effectively intend to override regulations….which […]
Public servants rank the agencies with best, and the worst, SES managers
Overthinking what you said? It’s your ‘lizard brain’ talking to newer, advanced parts of your brainMedical Xpress
If MMT is wrong, why is it so much better at predicting the economy – and economic disaster?Dougald Lamont’s Substack
