Recent articles
July 16, 2026
Democracy in an Age of Powermaxxing
The billionaire backlash has finally arrived. But is it too late?
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July 15, 2026
The Forever War Gets Scary
But I'm not talking about bombs and drones
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July 14, 2026
Suddenly, Hormuz is Less Crucial Than It Was
Why? Because the real energy crunch is coming from the Russia/Ukraine war
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July 13, 2026
Oligarchy in Action: The Case of Corporate Tax Cuts
How big money trumps the people’s will — and how to reclaim democracy
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July 12, 2026
AI in an Age of Oligarchy
Why extreme inequality will magnify the social, political and economic downside of technology
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July 11, 2026
Dennis Kelleher of Better Markets
How "termites" are undermining financial stability
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July 10, 2026
An Encouraging Encounter With Real Americans
What I did yesterday
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July 9, 2026
The Heat Is On
And the cost of climate change is getting serious
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July 8, 2026
The Pain in Spain is Mainly in Trump's Brain
This isn't about economics, it's about mental health
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July 8, 2026
Pathetic in Ankara
Who’s afraid of the big bad Trump?
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July 7, 2026
Day Off
Sometimes I hit a wall
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July 6, 2026
Pump and Dump and Trump
It's much bigger than the memecoin
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July 5, 2026
European vs. U.S. Economic Performance: An Update
A progress report on trans-Atlantic comparisons
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July 4, 2026
Bicentennial Memories
It was 50 years ago today
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July 3, 2026
The End of North America
Neighbors? Who needs them?
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July 2, 2026
There Are Very Few Socialists in America
But most of us are social democrats
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July 1, 2026
A Verdict on (the) Slaughter
The Roberts Supreme Court delivers another blow against Americans and for Donald Trump
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June 30, 2026
Lisa Graves on the Supreme Court
A dire day for democracy
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June 29, 2026
The Court Sides With Dictatorship — and Chaos
Today's ruling is even more disastrous than people realize
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June 29, 2026
The Humbling of the Once Almighty Dollar
Another consequence of Trump’s debacle in Iran
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June 28, 2026
Corruption for Make Benefit Glorious Family of Trump
The emoluments are the message
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June 28, 2026
What Will AI Do To Our Minds?
Cognitive damage, not productivity gains, may be the most important consequence
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June 27, 2026
On Holding Elon Musk Accountable
Why aren't we talking more about DOGE?
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June 27, 2026
Catching Up With Ro Khanna
The progressive congressman from Silicon Valley on AI and oligarchy
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June 26, 2026
Taking Today Off
Nothing is happening, right?
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June 25, 2026
Why Does Everyone Hate AI?
It’s the fear, the enshittification, datacenter hostility, and the tech broligarchy
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June 24, 2026
The Chips Are Down
What, if anything, are the markets telling us?
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June 23, 2026
Will Surrendering to Iran Relieve Trump’s Gas Pains?
Capitulation probably won’t pay off at the polls in November
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June 22, 2026
How MAGA Undermined the Military
Ideology, bigotry and cronyism have endangered national security
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June 21, 2026
Technology, Capital and Skills
Rethinking the story of AI and inequality
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