2:00PM Water Cooler 10/4/2021
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NLRB General Counsel Authors Memo Characterizing ‘Student-Athletes’ as Employees, Clearing Way for Them to Unionize; Employment Law Implications Extend to Others Misclassified as Independent Contractors
NLRB general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo outlines arguments for treating college athletes as employees, thus allowing them employment law protections.
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Ralph Nader: While Americans Sleep, Our Corporate Overlords Make Progress Impossible
Politicians from both parties do the bidding of their corporate overlords rather than act on behalf of voters.
Read more...Evidence on the Effects of Work Requirements in Safety Net Programs
Quelle surprise! Work requirements in social safety programs reduce participation, as opposed to help the recipients.
Read more...So How Far Will House Progressives Retreat to Get a Version of Biden’s “Build Back Better” Program
The House progressives are already folding.
Read more...Links 10/3/2021
Six-Month Sentence for Lawyer Who Took on Chevron Denounced as ‘International Outrage’
Conviction of Steven Donziger, said one critic, “perfectly encapsulates how corporate power has twisted the U.S. justice system to protect corporate interests and punish their enemies.”
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Tylenol Could Be Risky for Pregnant Women – A New Review of 25 Years of Research Finds Acetaminophen May Contribute to ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders in Children
New reasons to be wary of acetaminophen.
Read more...Incomes Got Chewed Up by Inflation. Americans Spent Heroically on Goods, But Not on Services. Eviction Moratoriums & Forbearance Implicated
Consumers have made big changed to their spending patterns in response to inflation.
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~ Today’s Water Cooler: Folies de Capital Hill ~
Read more...When the New York Times Colludes With the Billionaire Class
The New York Times a bit too obviously curries favor with the very best people.
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Banks Around World Are Suffering Big Outages, Leaving Millions of Customers in Lurch At Worst Possible Time
Twenty banks (some suffering repeated outages), six countries (one in lockdown), five continents, tens of millions of unhappy customers.
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