The Implosion of Southwest Airlines and Financialization
Southwest Airlines canceled thousands of flights representing more than 80%of all cancellations during the Christmas 2022 snowstorm. The scale of this service implosion led to […]
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Update 12.8.2022 – Money, Finance, Financialization
I’m working on the last major revision. This is turning out to be more work than I had anticipated. Here are the topics: Money – […]
What’s Wrong With Inequality – the word?
Use of the word inequality hides the real issues.
Video Post: The Monopolization of the Economy and Zephyr Teachout’s “Break’Em Up”
monopoly, antitrust, trust, economy, US economy, Zephyr Teachout, Break’em Up, competitive markets, monopoly market, economic concentration, big tech, chickenization
“How Structural Racism Works” – Tricia Rose and Samuel Rosen – recently noted
If you are struggling to get your head around how racism works you will probably find it helpful to have a general framework as a […]
Tightrope – Americans reaching for hope by Kristof and WuDunn – book review
Tightrope provides a well-written description of the American crisis through personal stories and hard data. Unfortunately it falls flat in its call for action.
How the Rich and Big Corporations Feed Off Us During the Pandemic
The rich and corporations win even during a global pandemic.
The Coming End of Branding and Logos….. the shutdown
Perhaps the ceaseless clamoring for our attention by marketers is reaching its final stage of saturation in which our brains simply shut down and go on attention strike.
Recently Noted – “Across America, working-class people are dying of despair”
Essay explores the grim reality of life in one small corner of America within the broader landscape of the bottom 90%.
Real Estate Development – a local story –
In an area with dozens of empty store fronts and several hundred thousand sq ft of empty space, a new strip mall is approved for construction. A rational market??