Category Archives: Guest Post
Cisco Joins Other Tech Giants in Calling for a Federal Privacy Law
Cisco joins other big tech companies in calling for a federal privacy law. This is a blatant attempt to shutter what Louis Brandeis called the “laboratories of democracy” – states, such as California, that pioneer new policies to protect their citizens.
Read more...Michael Hudson: The Shape of the Venezuelan Economy, from Chavez to Maduro and Beyond
Just as U.S. policy under Kissinger was to make Chile’s “economy scream,” so the U.S. is following the same path against Venezuela.
Read more...PR Powerhouse to Democrats: Don’t Be Mean to Starbucks
The Starbucks lady doth protest too much.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 2/7/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Sherrod Brown, Abrams v. Sanders on the SOTU, campaign contributions in 2018, jobless claims, landlords and tenants, foldable smartphones, Microsoft and AI, EVs and the cold, Tesla, bulls and bears, weed, Twitter, billionaires, historical thinking, Inca bridges
Read more...Illinois Supreme Court Affirms Biometric Privacy Law, Clearing the Way for Lawsuits
Illinois Supreme Court hands down unanimous decision that an individual needn’t prove actual injury nor adverse effect to recover under the state’s bellwether biometric privacy statute.
Read more...Links 2/7/19
Our Plastics, Our Selves
Account of the research expedition undertaken by the vessel The Sea Dragon to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Ubiquitous plastic is affecting marine life, and humans, in ways scientists are only beginning to to understand.
Read more...Servaas Storm: The Bogus Paper That Gutted Workers’ Rights
For years, governments in India and much of the developing world have followed the advice of a paper arguing that labor regulations actually hurt workers. The problem? The research was wrong.
Read more...Charter Schools Are Pushing Public Education to the Breaking Point
Not only do charter schools not improve student performance, but they are inefficient and drain resources from public schools. It should come as no surprise that resource-scarce schools who’ve also typically had their students cherry-picked have trouble.
Read more...Why Suburbs Must Be the Next Frontier for Cities Policy
The challenge of suburbs for social and environmental policy.
Read more...Bernie Sanders’ “Raise the Wage Act” Would Make Life Better for 40 Million Americans: Analysis
A new Economic Policy Institute report also debunks the myth that raising the federal minimum wage primarily helps teenagers working for spending money
Read more...The American Tax Debate
Economists weigh in on the tax proposals by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Elizabeth Warren.
Read more...African-Americans’ Economic Setbacks from the Great Recession Are Ongoing – and Could Be Repeated
African-Americans still trail badly in average income and wealth.
Read more...Italy Guns For Glass-Steagall-Type Law to Break Up Banks, Cut Bailout Costs for Taxpayers
Italy pushes for some bold banking reforms….but how far can it get given the wobbly state of its banks and ECB hostility?
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