There are no more illusions that ordinary workers, from the gig economy to each corner of the service industry, are robbed every day of a livable wage and are increasingly denied access to the broader economy because they cannot even afford to pay to purchase the fruits of their own…
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I am finally here. With some hard work and perseverance, I was finally accepted into a graduate program! It is an exciting opportunity. A chance to prove myself by completing graduate coursework and a strong and (hopefully publishable) thesis. I can also make a stronger case for my academic background…
Comments closedMy goal of this entry is to try to disabuse you of the silly and false belief that, to be very blunt, the purpose of federal taxation–the power of our federal government to levy some tax obligation on its public–is to pay for things. In an era of unprecedented corporate…
Comments closedThe Senate announced that the negotiations for second round of COVID-19 stimulus checks will be shelved until they reconvene September 8th. One would argue that in such a perilous time — one marked by significant blitz of evictions as moratoriums on rent end and an attempt to gut the USPS…
Comments closedAs a celebration of my undergraduate publication, here’s the full version of my research! May I be shunned for even thinking it would be even remotely okay to reference it in a graduate program. Still cool to me, though. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed the…
Comments closedWhy Economic Policy Should Account For Conditional Realities In Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few, Robert Reich uncovers just how sharply intransigent and distressingly rigged the “rules of the game” are in our economy. The incontestable truth that mechanisms, laws, and regulations governing our socioeconomic ecosystem are strictly…
Comments closedHas the Law Really Been About Protecting the Aggregate Welfare of the Consumer?
Comments closedHow The Steam Marketplace Uses Prices To Boost Revenue & Stifle Innovation
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