Source: CounterPunch
by Dean Baker

“It seems to have gotten relatively little attention here, but China’s AI stocks have taken a sharp dive over the last four months. Reuters put the plunge at 40% in the STAR50 index, which includes most of the country’s AI and tech-related companies. The article said this drop corresponded to a loss of $480 billion in market wealth. There are several important points about this plunge that should provide lessons for investors in the United States. The first and most obvious lesson is that sharp plunges in stock prices like this can happen. That shouldn’t really be news. … Another striking point about China’s crash is how little money is involved. None of us will ever see $480 billion, but this sum is trivial compared to the sums in play with the U.S. AI and tech companies.” (11/03/26)

https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/11/03/chinas-ai-bubble-burst-will-this-be-another-export-to-the-united-states/

Source: Inequality.org
by Danielle Atkinson & Kelly Little

“This country depends on caregivers, but too often it fails the very people holding our families and communities together. As we head into the midterms, we have the chance to make our voices heard on the policies that affect our lives and families’ futures. A 2025 AARP and National Alliance for Caregiving survey found that 63 million Americans identify as caregivers, nearly 50% more than the decade prior. That’s millions of people raising children, caring for aging parents, supporting loved ones with disabilities, all while balancing that labor with jobs and bills of their own. Caregiver needs and experiences deserve to be represented in the decisions we make at the ballot box. Both of us are parents (one of us is a mother to six beautiful children and leads an advocacy organization and the other is a father and maternal health advocate).” (11/03/26)

https://inequality.org/article/care-is-on-the-ballot/

Source: American Greatness
by Larry Sand

“According to a September Gallup poll, Americans’ satisfaction with K-12 education has fallen to 32 percent, the lowest level since Gallup began tracking the issue 27 years ago. Nearly half of Americans said the country’s schools did a poor job of preparing students to think critically and solve problems. ‘Preparing students for the current world of work’ and ‘preparing students to work effectively with others’ also received low ratings. The results of any poll raise questions about its accuracy. But, as former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education for Policy Bruno Manno notes, a second survey from 2025, the Phi Delta Kappa Poll, asks a different question. It asks Americans to grade schools like a report card rather than rate their satisfaction, and its findings mirror the Gallup poll. Just 13 percent of respondents gave U.S. public schools an A or B, and scores have fallen every year since 2017.” (11/03/26)

https://amgreatness.com/2026/11/03/the-public-school-exodus-continues/

Source: Adam Smith Institute
by Madsen Pirie

“Biological evolution, scientific progress and the market economy run on the same engine. Something new is tried. Most attempts fail. The few that survive are kept and built upon. Genes, theories and businesses all advance this way, by trial and the elimination of error. The obvious objection is that nature is random while science and commerce are purposive. Mutations happen by accident. Scientists and entrepreneurs act by design. Surely that changes everything? It changes less than it seems. What is random in nature is the variation, not the selection.” (11/03/26)

https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/genes-guesses-and-going-concerns

Source: Los Angeles Times
by Jon Duffy

“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may be looking for his next job. According to Puck, senators are discussing Hegseth’s interest in an appointment to Marsha Blackburn’s seat if she wins Tuesday’s election to become Tennessee governor. The prospect comes as lawmakers prepare to pursue Hegseth’s impeachment over his conduct in office. The Pentagon has dismissed the reporting as gossip and insists Hegseth’s priority remains leading the department. Whether he stays or goes, Congress must require him to answer for his record.” (11/03/26)

https://archive.is/Lgh7I

Source: The Daily Economy
by Ehsan Mousavi

“Critics are divided as Javier Milei takes gradual, constrained steps toward the radical free market he campaigned on.” (11/03/26)

https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/why-mileis-chainsaw-revolution-required-restraint/