Railroads are finding it difficult to hire workers and their labor shortfall has prevented them from meeting transportation demand
Read more...The Gates Foundation and the WEF are steamrolling normal UN processes as part of a campaign to discredit sound agroecology practices.
Read more...Yves here. Two things about increased automation frost me. One is its stealth or main purpose as forcing planned obsolescence. So irrespective of the impact on job/labor content, any savings won’t necessarily accrue to users. Two is automation/AI serving as an excuse to shift costs and tasks onto consumers. How many times do customer service […]
Read more...Feds weigh in on Purdue bankruptcy plan, raising possibility that Sacklers won’t get off more or less scot-free for their role in the opioids crisis.
Read more...How Haiti is a fiefdom for gangs and foreigners pilfering the country’s natural resources.
Read more...Biden goes after non-compete agreements….but will this effort make a difference?
Read more...The latest Robinhood campaign is more raspberry than rah rah.
Read more...Tiny Payday Report does the Bureau of Labor Statistics to shame in tracking strikes in 2020. What gives?
Read more...Michael Hudson gives another wide-ranging, tour de force interview. Enjoy!
Read more...Last week fifteen states dropped opposition to Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy exit plan, making it likely the plan will be approved when it comes before a federal bankruptcy judge in August.
Read more...Columbia stands out in what a bad deal its graduate arts programs are. And President Bollinger is either clueless or indifferent.
Read more...How do the rich intend to carry on as general conditions deteriorate?
Read more...Varoufakis describes techno-feudalism and speculates on where it is going.
Read more...The definition of what extremism amounts to becomes more, erm, inclusive as our elites feel more threatened. What are the possible end games?
Read more...New York State and J & J Agree on an opioids settlement, which should increase pressure for a global, multi-state settlement with the opioids industry.
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