Putin Signs Executive Order to Begin “Special Economic Measures” aka Sanctions
Russia will soon launch economic sanctions, as directed in a Putin executive order.
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Leaked Draft Opinion Shows Supreme Court Set to Strike Down Roe v. Wade
It wasn’t hard to see that this Supreme Court would narrow or overturn Roe v. Wade. But a draft opinion is often an internal lobbying document
Read more...Out of Africa: Rich Continent, Poor People
A new book documents the scale and mechanism of the looting of Africa.
Read more...CalPERS Drops Long-Term Care Settlement, Which Was Designed to Suck More Money into Ponzi Scheme and Then Fail
How CalPERS set out to further screw its already abused long-term care policyholders.
Read more...California Attorney General Rob Bonta Launches Investigation into Role Played by Fossil Fuel and Petrochemicals Companies in Causing Global Plastics Pollution Crisis
California AG Rob Bonta launches investigation into the plastics industry’s half-century campaign to promote recycling myths.
Read more...How Young Workers Are Unionizing Starbucks
How young Starbucks staffers are leading the unionization charge.
Read more...Assisted Suicide Laws Increase Suicide Rates, Especially Among Women
A study on an important new legal right in some states, assisted suicide, suffers from a glaring methodological flaw.
Read more...‘Elon, There Are Rules’: EU Says Twitter Must Comply With New Digital Services Act
One day after Elon Musk took over Twitter, a top European regulator gave the world’s richest man a “reality check” about how they will respond if he loosens the platform’s content moderation policies.
Read more...Right to Repair: Will Corporate Concessions Suffice?
Some companies have apparently embraced a limited right to repair. Federal and state legislation is still necessary.
Read more...DOJ Files Perfunctory Appeal to Revive Travel Mask Mandate
The CDC, which requested the mask mandate appeal, said “an order….remains necessary for the public health.”
Read more...Naive Questions About Russia’s War Economy
Russia is now debating alternatives for putting its economy on a war footing: nationalizations or keeping billionaire capitalism in place.
Read more...Data Competition Won’t Protect Your Privacy
Regulators propose democratizing data and encouraging competition to rein in Big Tech. But that won’t do much to protect user privacy.
Read more...The Amazon Labor Union’s Fight With Amazon Is Far From Over
Amazon is challenging NLRB certification, while a vote at a nearby warehouse looms. So when will Amazon sit down to discuss a contract?
Read more...Pennsylvania Public Pension Fund Trustee Katie Muth Has to Sue to Find Out What Fund Is Investing In
Proving how deep intransigence runs among public pension fund staff, PennPSERS trustee Katie Muth is suing to find out what the fund owns.
Read more...Business Groups Thwart Senate Confirmation of David Weil to Key Labor Department Post
Gang of three Democratic senators thwart confirmation of David Weil to key Labor Department post.
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