IMI Articles
Lula Is Free: Can Socialism Be Restored?
Released for Syndication: 11/08/2019
Just before 5 p.m. on Friday the 8th of November, Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva walked out of his prison in...
Full ArticleA Bold Plan to Strengthen and Improve Social Security Is What America Needs
By
Dean Baker
Tags:
Economy, Social Benefits
Released for Syndication: 11/08/2019
The Social Security 2100 Act proposed by Connecticut Representative John Larson is getting closer to being passed by the House of Representatives. It now...
Full ArticleSocial Media Is Amplifying Trump’s Rants and Disinformation More Than Ever—Can Society Protect Itself?
Released for Syndication: 11/07/2019
As 2020 approaches, a look at disinformation trends, who’s susceptible, and the Democratic Party’s countermeasures.
Full ArticleYoung People All Over the Planet Aren’t Drawn to Live the Neoliberal Lifestyle
Released for Syndication: 11/07/2019
Uprisings against the corrupt, generation-long dominance of neoliberal “center-right” and “center-left” governments that benefit the wealthy and multinational corporations at the expense of working...
Full ArticleHow U.S. Sanctions on Iran Are Killing Innocent People
Released for Syndication: 11/06/2019
In late October, Human Rights Watch released a short report with a sharp title—“Maximum Pressure: US Economic Sanctions Harm Iranians’ Right to Health.” In...
Full ArticleAmerica Will Keep Losing Its Middle Class as Long as ‘Free Markets’ Dominate the Economic Debate
Tag:
Economy
Released for Syndication: 11/04/2019
We need to invest in research and development if we’re going to strengthen the middle class and compete in a global market.
Full ArticleIBM vs. Google and the Race to Quantum Supremacy
Released for Syndication: 11/04/2019
Though IBM contests Google’s claim of quantum supremacy, it concedes that it passed an important milestone. For the science of computing, that is all that matters.
Full ArticleHow Health Insurance Industry Allies Are Going to Lie and Attack Elizabeth Warren’s Medicare for All Plan
Released for Syndication: 11/01/2019
Now that we’ve seen Senator Elizabeth Warren’s plan to pay for Medicare for All without raising taxes on the middle class, let me tell...
Full ArticleShall We Wait Another Century Before Giving African Americans Reparations?
Released for Syndication: 10/30/2019
Amid revived calls for reparations to benefit the descendants of United States slavery, reports have emerged recently that experts have found the wrecked slave...
Full ArticleWhy the World Will Remember Departing ECB President as the Not-So-‘Super’ Mario Draghi
Released for Syndication: 10/29/2019