Under-the-Radar Supreme Court Case Poses Profound Threat to Unions Nationwide

… Supreme Court Case – Published on Common Dreams, by Sarah Lazare, Jan 8, 2016 (the Case could result in the enforcement of ‘Right to Work’ laws on all public sector labor unions in the United States).

Workers across the United States are bracing for a major Supreme Court case, set for argument on Monday, that could strike a devastating blow to public sector unions nationwide.   Continuer la lecture de « Under-the-Radar Supreme Court Case Poses Profound Threat to Unions Nationwide »

USA: Republican victory in 2016 would strengthen new patrimonial oligarchy

Published on People’s World, by John Bachtell, Jan 8, 2016.

The hateful and reactionary ideas spewing from the mouths of the Republican Party candidates confront us with the clear and present danger we would face next November were any one of them to be elected president … // Continuer la lecture de « USA: Republican victory in 2016 would strengthen new patrimonial oligarchy »

A no-strings basic income? If it works for the royal family, it can work for us all

Published on The Guardian, by John O’Farrell, Jan 7, 2015.

A living wage for all of us, whether we’re in work or not, could rebalance the economy and create a generation of entrepreneurs.

y first response to the notion of a universal basic income (UBI) was: “Well, really. That is never going to happen! I mean, it’s completely unaffordable. I mean, it would be political suicide for any progressive party suggesting it.” And then I may have started to froth at the mouth slightly and ask if it would be paid to refugees … // Continuer la lecture de « A no-strings basic income? If it works for the royal family, it can work for us all »

What’s Next? Parecon, or Participatory Economics

Published on The Next System.org, by MICHAEL ALBERT, Jan 6, 2016.

People now fighting economic injustice have no right to decide how future people should live. But we do have a responsibility to provide an institutional setting that facilitates future people deciding for themselves their own conditions of life and work. To this end, participatory economics, or parecon, describes the core institutions required to generate solidarity, equity, self-management, and an ecologically sound and classless economy.   Continuer la lecture de « What’s Next? Parecon, or Participatory Economics »

Reform is not enough to Stem the Rising Tide of Inequality Worldwide

Published on ZNet (first on Truthout), by William i. Robinson, Jan 4, 2015.

… The top 80 billionaires were worth $1.9 trillion in 2014, an amount equal to the bottom 50 percent. These 80 billionaires saw a 50 percent rise in their wealth in just four years, from 2010 to 2014, during which time the poorest 50 percent saw a drop in their wealth. In other words, there has been a huge transfer of wealth in a very short period of time from the poorest half of humanity to the richest 80 individuals on the planet … // Continuer la lecture de « Reform is not enough to Stem the Rising Tide of Inequality Worldwide »