Category Archives: Guest Post

Links 9/27/2023

FCC Chair Confirms Plan to Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules Eviscerated Under Trump

The much-delayed appointment of a new FCC chair sets up the agency to roll back an anti-internet-freedom rule change under Trump.

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/26/2023

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Fracking Fallout: Is America’s Drinking Water Safe?

After many years, concerns about the impact of fracking on aquifers are finally going mainstream.

Back to Business As Usual: The US Is Once Again Vigorously Stirring the Pot in Its Own “Backyard”

From Peru to Uruguay, to Ecuador and Guyana, the US is seeking to rebuild its strategic influence in Latin America, one gun at a time.

Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo: A Conservative Assault on the Administrative State

Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo is an even bigger case than United States v. Google, Inc.

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/25/2023

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Links 9/25/2023

Quelle Surprise! Bank Too Big to Fail Problem Not Solved as Lobbyists Scheme to Make It Worse

Bank lobbyists want to weaken bank regulations even after rich stakeholders in recent “not-to-big-to-fail “bank failures were rescued.

Summits Mark Rapidly Changing World Order

Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss what the recent spate of major summits, from BRICS to the G20 to NATO portend.

Links 9/24/2023

Poland Hinted That Germany Is To Blame For Its Dispute With Ukraine

More discussion of the Poland-Ukraine dustup, which has major implications for the war.

Artificial Intelligence: Profit Versus Freedom

It isn’t AI displace jobs. That’s the result of capitalists giving priority to profits, versus say product or workplace improvement.