Witch Hunts in the Western World, Past and Present
Identifying the driving forces behind historical witch hunts and assessing their relevance to today.
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Fear and Loathing — Mostly Loathing — with Chris Hedges at the Harvard Club
A conversation with Chris Hedges about his apocalyptic new book America: The Farewell Tour (Simon & Schuster, August 2018).
Read more...Why We Should Worry About Monopsony
Why the Fed is, rather late in the game, concerned about monopsony power.
Read more...Reminder for Portland (Maine) Meetup This Thursday with Lambert and Yves
Announcing location of Portland meetup.
Read more...Links 8/31/18
Why Transforming the Economy Begins and Ends with Cooperation
Co-ops can and do create more cooperation, which in turn can reform capitalism.
Read more...Holiday Schedule + Comments Holiday Notice
Announcing some holiday programming changes.
Read more...Social Media vs the Constitution
ocial media players like Facebook and Twitter increasingly informational town squares yet still carry themselves as private companies.
Read more...Financial Times Publication Confirms Accuracy of Our Reporting on CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost’s Resume Misrepresentations; Board Refuses to Investigate and Instead Attacks Us
CalPERS is making credulity-straining defenses of its CEO Marcie Frost, and even a normally friendly publication isn’t buying them.
Read more...Links 8/30/18
The “Petrodollar” Has No Bearing on Any Country’s Ability to Employ Its People Fully
Debunking the petrodollar myth.
Read more...Marrying NAFTA and The TPP: The “US-Mexico Trade Agreement”
How a new “great” Trump trade deal is just recycled old trade deals with a new label.
Read more...Links 8/29/18
Matt Taibbi on Facebook and Google Playing the Censor
Matt Taibbi weighs in on how tech giants are endangering your civil liberties.
Read more...TSB: Why Are So Few Customers Leaving a Bank that Trampled on Them?
Despite months of IT mayhem and all kinds of problems, customers cling to TSB Bank in the UK.
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