Federal Appeals Court Issues Mixed Decision on Net Neutrality
Parsing a mixed ruling on net neutraliity.
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Splendid! Met Our Fourth Goal, On to Our Fifth: Karōshi Prevention
If you haven’t had the time to give yet, please visit our Tip Jar to help meet our fifth fundraising goal, burnout prevention.
Read more...Hooray! Thanks! Hit Our Third Fundraiser Target, Well on Our Way to the Fourth: Guest Bloggers
Thanks to the generous donations so far, we’ve met another target and are closing in rapidly on our new one, bonuses to Lambert and Jerri-Lynn. Please give if you haven’t already!
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Read more...Links 10/4/19
“We Interrupt Our Regular Programming for This Important Announcement”
What if Naked Capitalism went dark?
Read more...CalPERS to Announce Loss of JJ Jelincic in Board Election; Dirty, Illegal Tactics Against Jelincic Undermine Legitimacy of Incumbent’s Win
CalPERS’ allies defeated pro-accountability board challenger JJ Jelincic via dirty, illegal tactics and massive dark money spending.
Read more...Bad Debts Make Good Profits – But What Are the Social Costs?
As European borrowers choke on debts they can’t repay, due to a significant degree to austerity-induced weak economies, financial profiteers swoop in to take advantage of the distress.
Read more...Trump’s Executive Order is a Backdoor Privatization of Medicare
Why Trump’s “expansion” of Medicare Advantage is an insurer boondoggle at the expense of taxpayers and patients.
Read more...What Gandhi Believed Is the Purpose of a Corporation
Gandhi had a well-developed view on corporate goverance and influenced business leaders.
Read more...Links 10/3/19
Naked Capitalism: Integrity, Dedication – and Community
Naked Capitalism’s community rocks, particularly in flyover!
Read more...Understanding Why the Green New Deal Won’t Really Work
A sanity check on the Green New Deal.
Read more...Brexit: Whither Boris?
It seems likely that Johnson will resign rather than be in office October 31 and risk being held responsible by the Brexit Party for an extension. But when would he pull that trigger?
Read more...How Performance Evaluation Metrics Corrupt Researchers
New research shows how citation metrics create perverse incentives for corruption in economics.
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