by Taylor Ann Spencer delish Typically, when we go out to dinner at one of our haunts or a new one, we tip in cash. We do more than a 20-percenter if the service is good. We also like having the same waiter if the service is good. One way to gt them to remember you is the tip you leave. The cash tip is remembered and quickly goes into their pocket. Not sure what they claim. ? Author Taylor Ann adds the advantages of a cash tip....

Σταύρος Μαυρουδέας καθηγητής Πολιτικής Οικονομίας στο Πάντειο υποψήφιος με την ΑΝΤΑΡΣΥΑ-Ανατρεπτική Συνεργασία Η ένταξη στην ευρωπαϊκή ιμπεριαλιστική ενοποίηση αποτέλεσε την σύγχρονη «Μεγάλη Ιδέα» της ελληνικής αστικής τάξης: έλπιζε ότι έτσι θα αναβαθμιστεί στον διεθνή καπιταλιστικό καταμερισμό εργασίας. Το στοίχημα αυτό έχει αποτύχει: ιδιαίτερα μετά την κρίση του 2010 ο ελληνικός καπιταλισμός έχει υποβαθμισθεί σε σχέση με τον ευρωπαϊκό μέσο όρο. Όπως κάθε καπιταλιστική...

I have been looking around to see if I can find some commentaries addressing whether it make sense to swap out an efficient gasoline powered vehicle for an EV. There are not many of commentaries out on the internet. This is one of several I found and it speaks in terms of energy provided by gasoline. I am waiting on permission from one author. I believe the topic of swapping to more efficient vehicles is worth the conversation. The person asking...

 – by New Deal democrat My “Weekly Indicators” post is up at Seeking Alpha.  The stock market was conflicted by yesterday’s jobs report, but the bond market’s verdict was unequivocal: ignore the unemployment rate; it was a strong report which will stay the Fed’s hand from raising rates.  Meanwhile, coincident economic data in particular continues to look very expansionary. And the long leading indicator of corporate profits turned positive,...

Taken from the “SCOTUS Blog” and originally published at “Howe on the Court.” Usually if I am going to read about SCOTUS, I go to the SCOTUS Blog. There I find up to date information about what it is doing and what is left for it to decide upon. In 2024, there are some important decisions to be announced. I am surprised Alito has not dropped a few hints. “Howe on the Court” will join my list of reads. One has to wonder how many more “oops I...

George Selgin joins Real-Time with Steve Keen & Friends this week. George is a senior fellow and director emeritus of the of the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives at the Cato Institute and professor emeritus of economics at the University of Georgia. His research covers a broad range of topics within the field of monetary economics, including monetary history, macroeconomic theory, and the history of monetary thought.

Privatization Warning by Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early The American Prospect When the Department of Defense (DOD) or U.S. intelligence agencies face a crisis, they often assemble a task force to conduct a review and recommend solutions. In response to cost overruns on care for nine million patients of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently convened such a high-level “Red Team.” The...

Following up Joel Eissenberg’s commentary “Is 3D printing the answer to the housing crisis?” with some history on prefabs as supplied by Lloyd Alter of Carbon Upfront. A bonus from the archives, looking at the work of Carl Koch. by Lloyd Alter Carbon Upfront! There has been so much news recently about how prefab could finally revolutionize housing. The Canadian government in particular has suggested that Prefabricated housing offers one...

In-Box Topics as discovered in my In-Box and accumulate every week. I can’t post them all even though I read or scan them. Maybe you will enjoy them? Healthcare Politics Engaging Antiracist And Decolonial Praxis To Advance Equity In Oregon Public Health Surveillance Practices, Health Affairs, This has consequences for how communities of color are represented or misrepresented, viewed, and valued and for what is prioritized and viewed as...

A strong economic number, jobs, and monetarists sold the market.