affordable housing crisis persists worldwide. 

How Finance Capitalism Ruined the World, by Michael Hudson

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Dr. Michael Hudson is an American economist, Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri–Kansas City and a researcher at the Levy Economics Institute at Bard College, former Wall Street analyst, political consultant, commentator and journalist. Dr. Steve Keen is an Australian economist and author. A post-Keynesian, he criticizes neoclassical economics as inconsistent, unscientific and

Unz     Nov 25, 2023

Ag Tech Talk Podcast: Proagrica's Peter Leppan on How the ... - Agribusiness Global

We’ve learned never to ask: “What else can go wrong?” because there’s a pretty good chance we just might find out. In the past few years, supply chains have experienced disruptions from war, pandemic and agriculture’s perennial nemesis weather, among other issues. While there will always be issues beyond a company’s control, insight into its own operations and members of its supply chain partners can help mitigate or even avoid the complications that come from those disruptions.

agribusinessglobal.com     Nov 24, 2023

Opinion: Flex-based schools offer solutions to American education ... - The San Diego Union-Tribune

American education has faced persistent and disappointing challenges in the past two post-pandemic years, including high absenteeism, academic regression, behavioral issues, a widening achievement gap, and students leaving the traditional public school system altogether. David Brooks, in his essay for The New York Times — “America Should Be in the Middle of a Schools Revolution” — notes that teachers and students are grappling with altered post-pandemic realities that may persist for years.

sandiegouniontribune.com (Opinion)     Nov 29, 2023

Gebisa Ejeta is finding lasting solutions to hunger

Vox     Nov 29, 2023

EXPLAINER: Global fossil fuel subsidies on the rise despite calls for phaseout

China's total fossil fuel subsidies were the highest in the world at $2.2 trillion in 2022, according to the International Monetary Fund

rappler.com     Nov 27, 2023

After Ukraine, Realpolitik Will Be the New Interventionist Status Quo

From the onset of the current Israeli-Hamas conflict, the statements from the Joe Biden administration and Congress were crystal clear: America is the indispensable nation, and we’re rich and powerful enough to be able to afford two wars to guarantee the safety of the world. Even with the displeasure over an unstoppable growth in debt and a declining economy, the message to both the domestic and international audiences is DC will get involved wherever it need be. We will remain in Ukraine and Israel and will go elsewhere to destroy anything that is perceived to be a threat to “democracy” lest the threat arrives at our doorstep.

Mises Institute     Nov 27, 2023

German home prices to plunge further; no respite from surging rents - Reuters

Apartments are illuminated inside residential buildings at the bank of Berlin-Spandauer-Schifffahrtskanal in Berlin, Germany, November 10, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights

Reuters     Nov 24, 2023