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Links 12/31/17
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:55 am | Comments Off on Links 12/31/17
The Nina Turner Show: The Role of the Protestor with Erica Garner
Erica Garner died yesterday. Nina Turner conducted this interview with her in October on the role of the protestor. Much wisdom here.
Topics: Guest Post, Politics, Social values
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:25 am | Comments Off on The Nina Turner Show: The Role of the Protestor with Erica Garner
Links 12/30/17
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 89 Comments »
Wired: Self Driving Car Hype Crashes Into Harsh Realities
Why self driving cars are not coming any time soon.
Topics: Auto industry, Ridiculously obvious scams, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:51 am | Comments Off on Wired: Self Driving Car Hype Crashes Into Harsh Realities
J. D. Alt: The New Poverty
“Community subsistence” as a way to address poverty on a broad-scale basis.
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Macroeconomic policy, Politics, Social policy
Posted by Yves Smith at 2:18 am | Comments Off on J. D. Alt: The New Poverty
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/29/2017
Today’s Water Cooler: Airbus, Roy Moore, Trump interview, “Movement Pedagogy,” debt, counterfeit parts, Caterpillar, Tesla, bitcoin, Murdoch
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | Comments Off on 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/29/2017
Erica Garner
Erica Garner has been declared brain dead.
Topics: Politics, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 1:35 am | Comments Off on Erica Garner
What Sounds Better To You – Guaranteed Basic Income Or Federal Job Guarantee?
Even though a basic income sounds appealing, a job guarantee will do more to restructure power relations in society.
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 1:33 am | Comments Off on What Sounds Better To You – Guaranteed Basic Income Or Federal Job Guarantee?
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/28/2017
Today’s Water Cooler: Midterm wave, Vanity Fair flap, the FBI, tax “reform”, inventories, housing, shale, robot cars, Erica Garner, poverty
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 142 Comments »
Links 12/28/17
Update: Cat scan shows Erica suffered major brain damage from a lack of oxygen while in cardiac arrest. Please continue to pray hard for Erica and pray for her family and kids just as much. — officialERICA GARNER (@es_snipes) December 28, 2017 Inside of a Dog New York Times (Joe H) Ontario FeederWatch All AboutBird. […]
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Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | Comments Off on Links 12/28/17
Matt Stoller: “Monopoly is a Form of Lawlessness”
A high-level talk of the ebb and flow of monopoly power over the past century and what to do about them now.
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Legal, Market inefficiencies, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:54 am | Comments Off on Matt Stoller: “Monopoly is a Form of Lawlessness”
Evidence from Peer Review That Women Are Held to Higher Standards
Evidence that women face higher obstacles to professional achievement than men.
Topics: Guest Post, Market inefficiencies, Social values, The dismal science
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:41 am | Comments Off on Evidence from Peer Review That Women Are Held to Higher Standards
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/27/2017
Today’s Water Cooker: Schneiderman, advice for Democrats, consumer confidence, airlines, Apple suits, Erica Garner, your phone and your brain
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 141 Comments »
Links 12/27/17
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:55 am | Comments Off on Links 12/27/17