Author Archive: Marshall Auerback

Marshall Auerback is a researcher at the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, a fellow of Economists for Peace and Security, and a regular contributor to Economy for All, a project of the Independent Media Institute.

Why ‘Herd Immunity’ Is a Distraction

Released for Syndication: 09/08/2020

Aiming for “herd immunity” is neither a serious health strategy, nor is it an accurate characterization of what has happened in Sweden.

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Why Courts Across the World Are Ruling That the Gig Economy Is Paving the Road to Serfdom

Released for Syndication: 08/21/2020

Companies have consistently sought to deny their workers traditional benefits via labor law loopholes that the courts are rapidly closing.

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The Pandemic Has Revealed America’s Zip Code Map of Inequality

Released for Syndication: 08/13/2020

COVID-19—just like previous pandemics—exposes that health outcomes are a function of race and income.

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Why Taiwan Is at the Heart of a Geopolitical Struggle to Produce Cutting-Edge Computer Chips

Released for Syndication: 08/06/2020

Geopolitical contests between the U.S. and China hinge on technology more than the ability to deploy a gunboat somewhere; Taiwan could resemble a prototype for a tech proxy war.

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Every Step the EU Takes Toward Financial Unity Sows New Seeds of Its Potential Collapse

Released for Syndication: 07/28/2020

Another “landmark” agreement in reality makes incremental progress, but at a cost of ignoring a ticking time bomb in France.

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Even If Joe Biden Wins in a Blowout, the ‘Global Economy’ Is Not Coming Back

Released for Syndication: 07/24/2020

New economic imperatives are forcing nations to make a choice.

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We Won’t Have a Truly Global Economy Until People Start Taxing It That Way

Released for Syndication: 06/29/2020

Reconstructing our tax system is an integral part of future national industrial policy as we restart the economy.

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Let’s Make Sure We Get the Green New Deal Right

Released for Syndication: 06/19/2020

COVID-19 will force us to rethink many of the assumptions underlying existing GND proposals.

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The European Union Still Hasn’t Considered an Economic Proposal That Can Save It

Released for Syndication: 06/09/2020

The latest ideas are too little, too late, and still hamstrung by institutional barriers that block genuine economic recovery. They do not represent a “Hamiltonian moment.”

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The Battle Over Free Speech Online Is a Volcano That’s Ready to Blow

Released for Syndication: 06/03/2020

It cannot be done via executive fiat and likely entails the involvement of the FCC as well as the revival of the fairness doctrine.

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