Why Boeing May Never Recover From Its 737 Debacle
The company hasn’t just lost its business compass—gone is its moral one as well.
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Revealed: Americans Care More About Social Needs Than Deficits
A recent poll from the Democracy Collaborative and YouGov reveals that most Americans are ready to spend more for social needs, even if it raises the deficit.
Read more...Charter Schools Are a Major Dividing Line for the 2020 Democratic Candidates—Education Fights in Pennsylvania Point the Way
Charter schools are finally becoming a battleground.
Read more...It’s Time to Stop Calling Natural Gas a ‘Bridge Fuel’ to a Safe Climate, Says New Report
IEA’s annual market report predicts continued growth in demand for natural gas; Justin Mikulka discusses report Oil Change International debunking contention that natural gas can serve as a bridge fuel to a cleaner energy future.
Read more...China-Russia Partnership Threatens US Global Hegemony
America expected China to join the international economic community as a subordinate power, but China’s deals with Russia show China moving towards parity in economic and military sway.
Read more...Richard Murphy: For MMT (Long and Wonkish)
MMT opponents try presenting their objections as technical, but they really are political.
Read more...Protecting Yourself from Amazon Violating Your Air Rights and Privacy by Drone Trespassing
In the unlikely event the Amazon drone delivery service gets to be anything other than for show, some ideas for how to protect your rights.
Read more...FANGMAN Stocks Crushed by Potential “Unprecedented, Wide-Ranging Probe” into Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon
The authorities have come to realize that monopolists like Google and Amazon aren’t good for the health of the economy or even (despite their tech sheen) “innovation”.
Read more...Analysis: Why Alexa’s Bedside Manner Is Bad For Health Care
Hoo boy, trusting Alexa for health care. What could go wrong? A lot, it turns out.
Read more...‘Gatekeeper Mentality’ of DCCC Blacklist Adding to Divisions Within Democratic Party
Backlash against policy of Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) to blacklist vendors who work with anyone—including primary challengers—who run against an incumbent Democrat.
Read more...Ecological Importance and Human Rights Be Damned, Trump Admin Says Fossil Fuel Pillaging in Arctic Refuge Coming Soon
Interior administration official promises to offer fossil fuel leases for sale in 2019 to allow drilling in previously pristine Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to commence.
Read more...Why Democratic Presidential Candidates May Have to Choose Between Teacher Pay Raises and Charter Schools
Florida becomes a charter school battleground as communities fight a state law that diverts some of the proceeds from bond offererings, even ones approved for public school teacher salaries, to charter schools.
Read more...Glyphosate Use Surges in Midwest, Lawsuits Mount: What Will the Supremes Say?
Glyposphate use increases throughout the Midwest, and Bayer loses its third Roundup case. The company appears confident that higher US courts will reverse pro-plaintiff verdicts.
Read more...AOC Calls for Ban on Revolving Door as Study Shows 2/3 of Recently Departed Lawmakers Now Lobbyists
AOC outs an unlikely ally after tweet calling for a lifetime ban on former members of Congress becoming lobbyists: an attempt to stop the revolving door between “public service” and personal profit.
Read more...Trump Admin’s Latest Rail Safety Rollback Sets up Industry to Make Its Own Rules
Trump administration continues to follow the self-regulation gospel – this time in the area of rail safety. This case study in corporate capture of American regulation is yet another area where the accidents are just waiting to happen.
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