Author Archives: Mark

Toward a More Equal America, Part 6 In Part 4, I alluded to the fact that “there is emotional work to do here as well,” in the context of creating a more equitable economy. In the final three parts of … Continue reading →

Toward a More Equal America, Part 5 In Part 3, I made the case that an economy – a system of exchange – allowed to evolve without guidelines will naturally create inequality over time. While that is true and needs … Continue reading →

Part IV: Changing the Rules of the Game These are some basic ideas as to what sorts of change would create an economy of, for, and by the people. My intention is not that this serve as a prescription but … Continue reading →

Part III: Rehumanizing the Economy Language matters. The way that we formulate words both belies and influences the way that we think. Economists have tricked us. They have convinced us that their statements are value-neutral, that they are just reporting … Continue reading →

Part II: The American Dream Casino To understand how economic inequality is created and exacerbated over time, it is helpful to examine society along a different set of axes: On the horizontal axis we have level of wealth. I’m less … Continue reading →

Part I: The Elephant in the Room We are certainly living in interesting times. It feels to me that we are entering a period of instability, during which change is possible – perhaps inevitable – and during which the outcome … Continue reading →

We’re all in open relationships now… As we emerge from our two-month government-mandated lockdowns, we are, in some ways, entering into a changed world – a world in which a nasty and potentially deadly infection continues to walk among us.  … Continue reading →

We’re going on two months since the pandemic upended our daily lives, and what began – for many – as a long unexpected-but-not-entirely-unwelcome staycation is transitioning to a new normal, a world in which we are back to our lives … Continue reading →

Where are we now? It’s been two weeks since my last COVID-19 post, when I predicted that case counts and deaths would begin a noticeable decline as they have across most of Europe. Instead, we have seen a stubborn plateau. … Continue reading →

It’s been two weeks since my last writing on COVID-19. At that time, I predicted that based on looking at trends in Italy and other European countries, the number of new cases would stop rising in the next seven days. … Continue reading →