3 hours ago by Lovepeehs05

ល្មម ៗ បានហើយ បង គាំ យើងធ្លាប់ជាអ្នកតស៊ូ កំសត់កម្រជាមួយគ្នា ហើយក៏ជាអ្នកពុករលួយដូចតែគ្នាទេ !? លោក ហ៊ុន សែន ​ព្រមាន​មន្ត្រី​បក្ស​សមរង្ស៊ី​កុំ​ឲ្យ​រិះគន់​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ខ្លាំង​ពេក. Filed under: នយោបាយ, បច្ចេកទេស នយោបាយ, វប្បធម៌ អរិយធម៌, វប្បធម៌-អរិយធម៌ ពិភពលោក, វប្បធម៌-អរិយធម៌ខ្មែរ, សង្គមកិច្ច, សន្តិសុខ, ស ...

4 hours ago by prison culture

Upon her release from prison in June 1906, it is unlikely that Laura Scott would have been able to find gainful employment immediately. She was a convicted felon who had spent nearly a year behind bars in the notorious San Quentin. Given what we know today about the high rate of recidivism for peopl ...

4 hours ago by Lisa Wade

In an earlier post we reviewed research by epidemiologists Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett showing that income inequality contributes to a whole host of negative outcomes, including higher rates of mental illness, drug use, obesity, infant death, imprisonment, and interpersonal trust. She summari ...

5 hours ago by Jeff Siemers

In prior posts I've criticized farm subsidies from the US government. Here is a video that puts it in clear and simple terms:

6 hours ago by Joseph Sunde

I have critiqued fair trade schemes in the past ( here, here, and here), and this week at Values & Capitalism, I do it again, specifically as it relates to clothing. Relevant Magazine recently published an article on the subject by author Julie Clawson, who attempts to “debunk some common objections ...

6 hours ago by The Weakonomist

The economy is measured by gross domestic product. Everything we’ve focused on in terms of stimulus, housing, employment, and even the deficit has been about GDP. What will changes to these things do to GDP? Why do we care about GDP? There’s an assumption that if the economy is doing well people are ...

7 hours ago by Chris Blattman

I have a fairly simple idea. I spent the entirety of one subway ride thinking about it, and so there may be a few holes. Someone may have already had this idea (I know you will tell me very soon.) But I think the basic principle is sound. I call it the Mongo PAC. One fabulously rich person (or a gag ...

8 hours ago by nmw

Paul Krugman asks: “ Could it be that traditional families aren’t as crucial to social cohesion as advertised?“ His conclusions are insightful, but I feel they are not exactly on the money. He concedes that social cohesion might have something to with the degree of education — but I disagree on that ...

8 hours ago by Jon Low

There are two sides to this story, one light and one dark. The 'light,' or optimistic view is that mobile workers will enjoy freedom to set their hours and places of work. That as free agents they will negotiate with the highest bidder, or most congenial bidder or with whomever strikes their fancy. ...

8 hours ago by Tom Kerwick

It is of course widely accepted that the Greenland icesheet is melting at an alarming rate, accelerating, and is an irreversible process, and when it finally does melt will contribute to a rise in sea levels globally by 7 meters. This is discounting the contribution of any melt from the West Antarct ...