“What, Me Maintain Critical Infrastructure?” The Problem With Privatization
The Edenville Dam collapse in Michigan highlights the problem of what happens when critical infrastructure is deregulated– and privatized.
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Supply Chains in the COVID Era and the Case for Economic Resiliency
As supply chains get disrupted and Americans lose access to coveted necessities like Wendy’s beef, COVID offers us some opportunities to ask some timely questions about how we can shift toward smaller-scale production as a question of sustainability and economic resiliency and prosperity.
Read moreThinking Beyond The Gun: Lockdown Protests Distract From Meaningful Policy Debate
[Guest contributor Calley Wang writes about media narratives around the lockdown protests– and about what kinds of things we should
Read moreSo, How Flat IS That Curve, Anyway?
At the same time various states reopen their economies following a coronavirus-induced shutdown, all of our evidence suggests that the rate of infection isn’t actually slowing.
Read moreThe Fine Line Between Entrepreneurship and Price Gouging
A large portion of my academic research is split between the questions of what it would look like to make
Read moreMay Day: A Vignette
The Worker– Now, More Than Ever.
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California’s Nonprofits and Gig Workers Face A Three-fer
Oakland-based nonprofit fundraising and strategy consultant Julie Barton, PhD, talks to us about her concerns regarding the nonprofit sector. We also get some perspective on California’s new law, AB5, which has had unintended consequences for the gig economy at an extremely inopportune time.
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Cracks Become Fissures in America’s Gig Economy
The gig economy is taking a hit from COVID-related lockdowns, forcing policymakers to reckon with the complex and problematic nature of 1099 employment.
Read moreDon’t Sleep On Electric Bikes
Electric bicycles are a fun, affordable alternative to the motorcar– for commuting
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No, Honey, Oil Isn’t Dead. It’s Just Sleeping.
Oil ended earlier this week with May futures contracts in the negative. This means that for every barrel of oil
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