State legislatures shore up Obamacare with 2020 prospects uncertain
While the Democratic Party determines where it wants to go next on health care — whether it’s Medicare for All, Medicare for America, or any one of the other 2020 …
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Krishna Bharadwaj, the Torchbearer of Economics
During her long career she illuminated many of the shrotcomings of neoclassicism, and offered alternative paths. Krishna Bharadwaj, following upon the work and insights of Piero Sraffa, made substantial contributions …
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Plastic’s hidden journey to Indonesia
Friends of the Earth’s Emma Priestland recently travelled to Indonesia to research plastic pollution. She was horrified at what she found. Surabaya on East Java is Indonesia’s second city. It’s …
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Does new economics need wellbeing?
A few weeks back I was invited onto NEF’s Weekly Economics Podcast to talk about mental health. We discussed why we continue to focus policy on economic growth instead of …
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Not Trusting FEMA’s Flood Maps, More Hurricane-Hit Cities Set Their Own Rules
In flood-prone regions of the country, a growing number of cities have lost confidence in the ability of the federal government’s flood maps to recognize the increasing risks that come …
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New documentary “2040” uses digital special effects to show a better, more climate-balanced world
We’re intrigued by this coming documentary from Australia – a country that’s completely on the front-line of environmental crisis. Their website is here, their trailer is above, their blurb is …
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Why Capitalists Need Communists. The Politics of Flourishing
From publisher Palgrave’s website: Britain faces huge challenges: inequality, public services under constant pressure, climate change – and in the long term, the impacts of automation and artificial intelligence. At …
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Oil companies calling for methane regulations are part of lobbying group that opposes them
Several of the world’s biggest oil companies are voicing their support for federal regulations on methane emissions, even as the trade association lobbying on their behalf continues to back the …
Read More Britain needs a Green New Deal to revive its economy after Brexit
Britain needs a new economy that works for everyone and to move beyond the old, broken systems and status quo that left many people behind. A green new deal for …
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Homeless NHS patients released to streets is ‘the system failing people’
Thousands of homeless patients are being discharged right back onto the street, sparking fears that they are left to recover from major operations while rough sleeping. The data, obtained by …
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