The UAW strike that began September 14th by 146,000 UAW union members seeking a 46 percent pay raise, and a 32-hour week with 40 hours of pay, and restoration of traditional pensions read more »
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Will the UAW Strike Perpetuate the Death Spiral Already Mandated for the Auto Industry?
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Sen. Marco Rubio's Report on the Working (and Non-Working) Man
For Labor Day, Senator Marco Rubio’s office issued a report on “The State of the Working (and Non-Working) Man.” I thought it was very interesting and wanted to highlight parts of it. read more »
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America Keeps Moving to High Opportunity Cities
Americans migrated in massive numbers to large Sun Belt metro areas and fast-growing suburban cities between 2021 and 2022, according to newly released Census data. read more »
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Class, Nation, and the Future
“Politics is really downstream from culture.” Andrew Breitbart’s assertion, echoing the ideas of the Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci, has become a watchword both for the Right and Left. This culture-first approach has fostered a politics read more »
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Report: How Will California Solve the Housing Crisis?
This new report examines the housing crisis in California and strategies to create more housing at affordable price points. Below is a summary and a link to download the full report read more »
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Artificial Intelligence is the Crack Cocaine of the Digital Age
The rise of artificial intelligence may be rescuing the tech oligarchy, but its current trajectory could hasten our steps towards what virtual reality guru Rony Abovitz calls ‘computational autocracy’. read more »
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Why Globalism Failed
Not so long ago, the West was captivated by visions of the ‘end of history’. Francis Fukuyama, Thomas Friedman, Kenichi Ohmae and others envisaged the permanent triumph of a global neoliberal order. read more »
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The New Corporatism That's Killing Capitalism
Over the years since the financial crisis, economic power and wealth has become ever more concentrated in fewer hands. This is something leaders have acknowledged, and policymakers have tried to do something about. read more »
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This Rush to Electric Cars is a Colossal Mistake
We may soon regret the radical and absolutist embrace of electric vehicles (EVs). Governments across the world are planning to ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars, and to take older, gas-guzzling vehicles off the road. read more »
What America's Urban Exodus Means for San Francisco
Over the past few weeks, seemingly endless stories have detailed San Francisco’s continuing troubles, with its retail core collapse and high office vacancy rates being the latest areas of serious attention. read more »
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