Gaius Publius: Pathology, Khashoggi, Capitalism & Climate Change
Does capitalism breed pathology?
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Michael Olenick: The Real Story of “MAGA Bomber” Cesar Sayoc’s Foreclosure
A key piece of stripper-turned-MAGA bomber Cesar Sayoc’s slide into financial ruin.
Read more...Can Politics Ever Be Compassionate?
Why the time is overdue to have politics give much higher priority to reducing suffering.
Read more...Trump Adds A Global Pricing Plan To Wide Attack On Drug Prices, But Doubts Persist
Is Trump serious about lowering drug prices in the US? And even if he is, how far might his plans get?
Read more...Is Orwell’s Big Brother Here? Bezos & Amazon Team up With Defense, CIA & ICE
How Silicon Valley giants like Amazon and Palantir team up with ICE to hunt down immigrants, pick out the innocent as potential criminals, and build the cloud for Defense Department and CIA.
Read more...Civilized Societies Don’t Call It Censorship, but Copyright
Why the European Copyright Directive would have a disastrous impact on the Internet, and what can be done to stop it.
Read more...Links 10/26/18
US Stops Trade Talks With China: Posturing or Impasse?
The US and China are even more visibly at odds than usual.
Read more...A Follow-Up on the Reasons for Prime Age Labor Force Non-Participation
Some surprising findings on why labor force participation of prime age men is flagging.
Read more...Richard Murphy: Fisking the NAO’s Report on the UK’s Border Preparedness for Brexit
Yet another hard/crashout Brexit train wreck: implementing adequate border controls.
Read more...Down to the Wire, Last Chance for 2018 Fundraiser!
Last call for our 2018 fundraiser. Help make it the best one evah!
Read more...Countdown!
The countdown begins…
Read more...Closing Hours of Fundraiser, About to Hit Our New Donor Target!
Final hours for our 2018 fundraiser! Please help us be bigger and baaader than ever!
Read more...Our New York Magazine Article is Up! “We’re Headed for a Brexit Crashout”
Our inaugural piece at New York Magazine is on….drumrolll….Brexit! Enjoy!
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