The Who and Why Behind the Push to Gut Child Labor Laws
“The object of employing children is not to train them, but to get high profits from their work.” — Lewis Hine, 1908
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The Presidential Campaign of Convict 9653
Eugene Debs, the socialist who ran for President despite being a convict times two, is again in the spotlight.
Read more...Clarence Thomas Proves Its Time for Supreme Court Term Limits
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been caught out engaging in serious misconduct. But what to do?
Read more...Banning TikTok Could Weaken Personal Cybersecurity
Banning TikTok would be a messy business….and probably not technologically enforceable.
Read more...Feds Bust $3.4 Billion Crypto Theft, Demonstrating Ability to Penetrate Supposed Secrecy
One of the big selling points of crypto, privacy, is rapidly disappearing.
Read more...Wall Street, Venture Capital Drive High Drug Prices
How the government enables drug company grifting via giving them the store while funding reserch.
Read more...Now Is the Time for a Federal Ban on Facial Recognition Surveillance
Please support a bill in Congress that would block federal agencies from using facial recognition to track and misidentify millions of people.
Read more...The Shambolic Criminal Case Against Donald Trump
Is there a there there in the Trump indictment?
Read more...Using Tik-Tok as a Trojan Horse, the RESTRICT Act Would Create an Internet Censorship Star Chamber
The RESTRICT Act has run into a buzz saw of well-warranted criticism. But will that be enough to stop it?
Read more...Why Market Fundamentalism Is Incompatible with Climate Action
Tackling the climate crisis effectively requires a shift from market fetishism to a more fair and sustainable global economy
Read more...Why the Repeal of Anti-Union Laws in Michigan Boosts Workers Nationwide
The union revival is gaining ground, with the latest win being the reversal of a “right to work” law in Michigan.
Read more...California’s Covid Misinformation Law Is Entangled in Lawsuits, Conflicting Rulings
California’s Covid censorship law has not yet been killed by the judiciary, sadly.
Read more...The High and Getting Higher Cost of Renting in the US
Why renting is even more expensive than ever, even pinching the soi-disant middle class.
Read more...Hoisted from Comments: Rosneft Refinery in Schwedt Continues to Be a Microcosm of Europe’s Sanctions-Induced Energy Mess
A case study in sanctions blowback: how the Rosneft refinery, an important provider of diesel and jet fuel, looks like a stranded asset.
Read more...The Role of Default Settings in Online Searches: Challenging Google Dominance
A meaningful level of onsumers will opt out of the default setting of Google as their search engine, particularly if prompted early and often
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