“Ensh*ttification”: A General Theory for the Life Cycle of the Firm?
“It is the people that distinguish one company from another.”
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Devolution and the Decline in Operational Capacity and Elite/Managerial Competence
Has devolution, as in technologies that increase output at the cost of skill, contributed to the decline in operational capability?
Read more...Michael Hudson: Germany as Collateral Damage in America’s New Cold War
A reminder of how Germany has committed economic suicide rather than say “no” to the US.
Read more...Links 3/31/2024
Combating “Hate”: The Trojan Horse for Precrime
Canada pushes ahead with a pre-hate-crime bill as US states continue with programs to collect data on all types of hate “incidents.” Can “precrime” really prevent hate or are there ulterior motives at hand?
Read more...NYC AI Chatbot Touted by Adams Tells Businesses to Break the Law
The Microsoft-powered bot says bosses can take worker’s tips and that landlords can discriminate based on source of income.
Read more...The Global Pharmaceutical Industry Isn’t Investing in Products for the Greatest Burden of Human Disease – Are Non-Profits a Solution?
How to increase development of pharmaceuticals to treat tropical diseases, which afflict millions yet are neglected?
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 3/29/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics, Trump’s cash, Boeing, Kennedy, Shanahan, the Black Epstein? ~
Read more...Links 3/29/2024
Yellen Plans To Confront China For ‘Unfair’ Clean Energy Subsidies
Treasury Secretary Yellen is complaining to China about allegedly improper green energy subsidies. But is her beef well founded?
Read more...Tweaking US Trade Policy Could Hold the Key to Reducing Migration from Central America
How much of a role did a mid-2000s Central America trade deal play in the migration surge to the US from the region?
Read more...Of Life and Lithium
A look at the implications of demand for lithium thanks to plans to increase electric vehicle sales.
Read more...Links 3/28/2024
A Battered Bayer Breathes Sigh of Relief As Mexico Suspends Its Long-Awaited Ban on Glyphosate Weedkiller
Even as Bayer’s sales of Roundup slide as global fears about the health risks of glyphosate rise, most governments continue to baulk at the idea of banning the product completely.
Read more...The Crocus City Hall Attack – An Operational Failure
The Crocus City Hall attack does not appear to have achieved any of its presumed aims, beyond the death count.
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