What is financialization and why does it matter? – part 3
Changes in Economic Policy and Regulation In two earlier posts, “What is financialization and why does it matter? – part 1” and “What is financialization […]
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What is financialization and why does it matter? – Part 2
Changes in the behavior of nonfinancial corporations – the real economy In Part 1 we reviewed the definition of financialization and “Changes in the structure […]
Polycrisis
Today, I came across this article on Medium: The Rich Are Hoarding Wealth—Because They Know What’s Coming by Angus Peterson. I have regularly referred to […]
What is financialization and why does it matter? – part 1
Financialization is one of the most important drivers of changes in the last 50 years in American capitalism, and consequently in our society. As noted […]
What to do about the past 50 years of American life – policy suggestions
A reader of my recent post, “Bernie Sanders got much right about our current situation….” commented: “Thank you Mark for validating what we know to […]
Bernie Sanders got much right about our current situation….
Bernie Sanders, Senator from VT, sent out an email yesterday. The subject line contained one word, “Oligarchy”. So, I read it. There is much truth […]
Massachusetts New Law to Regulate Private Equity in Healthcare
Background Cerberus Capital, a private equity firm, began buying several hospitals in Massachusetts in 2010. In 2015, Cerberus sold most of its hospitals’ property to […]
Hard Data about Ultraprocessed Foods and Health – Sugar in the spotlight
Over several decades, there has been increasing discussion of the role of ultra-processed foods in our health. Globally, surging levels of diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and […]
Billionaires literally buying up Washington DC
Now that the billionaire class has installed their President and seized many posts in the Trump cabal, they are fighting over a limited supply of […]
Marketing Excess in NYC
On a recent visit to NYC, I came upon this scene of brand excess just north of Trump Tower on 5th Ave. This is the […]