Category Archives: Guest Post

Michael Olenick: From Intel to Apple – Noncompetes are Bad Business

Silicon Valley would never have taken off if noncompetes had been used in its early years, yet titans later restricted hiring across the industry.

‘We’re Not Controlling It in Our Schools’: Covid Safety Lapses Abound Across US

America’s inability to devise and implement Covid-containment strategies in schools illustrates why the disease won’t be vanquished soon.

2:00PM Water Cooler 1/26/2021

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Poor Lives Matter, But Less

w the metrics for development and poverty, which drive policies and spending, often do the poor a disservice.

Michael Hudson: Finance Capitalism vs. Industrial Capitalism – The Rentier Resurgence and Takeover

Michael Hudson provides a deep dive into the rise and rise of the rentier under financial capitalism.

Why Is Everyone Talking About Squatters’ Rights in Covid-Ravaged Spain?

Squatters versus landlords: the battle lines are drawn as this once-in-a-lifetime crisis threatens to create a whole new generation of olvidados.

Alabama to Get New Marine Sanctuary?

Just off the Alabama coast lies a unique submerged 60,000 year-old cypress forest. Legislation is pending to preserve it from marauders.

Links 1/25/2021

Wolf Richter: Historic Mania in SPACs, IPOs. Huge Fees for Wall Street Banks. Mega Paydays for Insiders. Disdain for Valuations. Blind Faith that “This Time It’s Different”

SPAC mania, with billions raised: this time it’s different, everyone is saying again – another sign that the zoo has gone nuts.

Coronavirus and Banking: Evaluating Policy Options for Avoiding a Financial Crisis

A scorecard for various approaches to combatting the looming European banking crisis.

Links 1/24/2021

Rights Advocates Alarmed by US Spy Agency’s Purchase of Warrantless Phone Location Data

Defense Intelligence Agency skirts constitutional warrant requirements by buying location data from data brokers.