socialist-economics

ACA Lawsuit Threatens Tens of Millions of Medicaid, Medicare Beneficiaries https://www.cbpp.org/blog/aca-lawsuit-threatens-tens-of-millions-of-medicaid-medicare-beneficiaries  -- via my feedly newsfeed

Not just 'no heat' but signs of cooling: The case for FOMC rate cuts has real merit https://www.epi.org/blog/not-just-no-heat-but-clear-signs-of-cooling-the-case-for-fomc-rate-cuts-has-real-merit/ Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's  July 10 testimony  before the House Financial Services Committee was unlike any hearing featuring his predecessors. Despite the vital importance of Fed decisions for the day-to-day lives of working families, congressional hearings featuring the Fed chair speaking about the state of the economy historically have disappointed. Disinterested and poorly informed questions posed by members of Congress have elicited opaque answers from Fed chairs. This hearing was different. The questions were probing and informed, and Powell answered them with clarity. Perhaps the most illuminating exchange occurred when Representative Steve Stivers (R-Ohio) asked Powell if the Fed was worried that low interest rates would cause the job market to run "hot....

Lane Kenworthy is a very serious sociologist. Below is a list of impressively sourced and summarized conclusions from decades of diverse polling data on American attitudes and motivators about liberal vs conservative policy stances. What do we know about voters, groups, parties, and elections? https://lanekenworthy.net/2019/07/26/what-do-we-know-about-voters-groups-parties-and-elections/ Voters, groups, parties, and elections Lane Kenworthy,  The Good Society July 2019 In a representative democracy, a key goal is to ensure that government is "for the people" — that it does what citizens want. 1 What are Americans' policy preferences? What groups and political parties do they identify with? Who do they vote for and why? GENERAL TENDENCIES IN POLITICAL BELIEFS AND BEHAVIOR Let's begin with some basic facts about political beliefs and behavior. Ignorance and limited interest.  Most people don't care much about politics and invest little time and effort learning about...