…namely, that life expectancy is declining. The article discusses some of the probable causes and implications. It interestingly omits rising income disparity as a culprit. We quoted Michael Prowse on…

…Crises–Kumhof & Ranciere Nov 2010 IMF working paper [guest post by Clifford D. Clark] Michael Kumhof’s and Romain Ranciere’s November 2010 paper relates income inequality to national economic crises, particularly…

…UPDATE: Michael Swanwick shows how easy it can be: It’s Halloween! So Marianne and I went down to City Hall to donate a case of water, a box of granola…

…gains); privatization wherever possible (Perry’s plan for privatization of whatever Social Security remains after the afore-mentioned gutting; privatization of schools, firefighters, bridges, highways, etc.); and continued militarization. Michael Kingsley noted…

…the vulnerable, the poor, and the elderly who are thrust back into neofeudal serfdom under the corporate masters of the universe. Michael Kingsley and Francis Wilkerson agree with me on…

…happening now between libertarian Harvard Professor Jeff Miron and Center for American Progress tax specialist Michael Linden on the hot topic of whether we should increase taxes on the rich:…

…as Michael J. Fox’s character once mouthed Aaron Sorkin’s words said, “in the absence of genuine leadership, they’ll listen to anyone who steps up to the microphone….They’re so thirsty for…

…finished that statement with “I have guarded carefully against that possibility by using Microsoft products (damn him to hell).” The other half of the backlash was summed up by Michael…

by Michael Halasey Free market mechanics and healthcare… Now, I hear something all the time in my work in the health policy realm, and that is that the “free market”…

…on Monday Sept. 19. The class runs from 12:05-12:55 in Leigh Hall 510. I’ll be talking about Presimetrics, the book I co-authored with Michael Kanell. I’ve prepared a few slides…