Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg’s Fake Accounts Ponzi Scheme
Why Facebook may be a bigger fraud than Enron.
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Robert O. Paxton’s “The Five Stages of Fascism”
Extracts from the work of Robert O. Paxton, with an assessment of the stage our political system has arrived at under the Trump administration.
Read more...CalPERS’ Hedge Fund With 34% Stake in National Enquirer Parent Alleged To Be “Parking” Rather Than Selling (Updated)
Some funny-looking business with CalPERS desire to be rid of National Enquirer’s parent, American Media.
Read more...How Media Workers are Organizing in the Dual Economy
With journalism moving from a stable to a precarious profession, digital media workers have gotten serious about organizing.
Read more...Are Cryptocurrencies the First Crack in the Wall to Regulate Facebook?
Like Icarus, the social media monopoly is flying too close to the sun and generating much regulatory heat, which could eventually lead to its downfall.
Read more...Why Is CalPERS Still So Afraid of Elisabeth Bourqui?
CalPERS is acting awfully guilty.
Read more...Hubert Horan: Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Twenty: Will the “Train Wreck” Uber/Lyft IPOs Finally Change the Public Narrative About Ridesharing?
A post-mortem of the Uber and Lyft IPOs.
Read more...Daniel Ellsberg on Julian Assange’s Espionage Charges
The US has added new charges againat Julian Assange that represent a threat to journalists.
Read more...British Government Passes the Buck to Sweden Where the Military Offense Exclusion Protects Julian Assange From Extradition to the Us
The UK looks likely to welcome to pass the Assange hot potato to Sweden….which could turn out to be a lucky break.
Read more...CalPERS Admits It Is Nowhere on Its New Private Scheme After More Than Two Years
Why CalPERS’ private equity “new business model” dithering is looking an awful lot like Brexit.
Read more...What the April 15 Emerson Democratic Primary Poll Says About Emerson and Sanders
It’s 2016 all over again, as the press and analysts go to unusual lengths to ignore Sanders’ gains.
Read more...John Helmer: The Julian Assange Case Now Puts the US on Trial in a British Court – Is There a Get-Out-of-Jail Card for Assange?
A disucssion of legal issues in the Assange extradition case.
Read more...The Anti-Sanders Press Influenced the 2016 Primary. Will It Do the Same Again?
Can Sanders supporters counter a hostile media?
Read more...Americans Have No Idea What “Freedom of the Press” Means
Why First Amendment “freedom of the press” protections are far broader than most Americans realize.
Read more...Assange Arrest and Extradition Round-Up
The indictment (for Manning, not DNC email), the theory of the case (not “hacking,” please), the assault on journalism, horrid takes, and details of the arrest.
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