Gaius Publius: Best Buy National Repair Techs Routinely Search Customer Devices, Act as “Paid Informers” for FBI
Best Buy’s repair operations are part of the surveillance state.
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House Passes Koch Brothers-Backed REINS Act that Weakens Gov’t Regulatory Agencies
How the stealthy REINS Act would hamstring all Federal regulators.
Read more...Obamacare: Republican Leaders Trying to Quell Revolting Senators
Enough Republicans are concerned about the downside of simply ending Obamacare to put a brake on efforts to repeal it.
Read more...Yet Another Glaring Flaw With Trump Infrastructure Plan: Dependence on Vagaries of Tiny, Slow-Moving Tax Equity Market
The oh-so-clever Trump plan to use tax credits to fund infrastructure spending means it will be too small and slow to provide any real boost.
Read more...Andrew Bacevich: How the US Blew the Post-Cold-War Era
Why the end of the Cold War and the era of the US as the world’s sole superpower has not worked out as well as predicted.
Read more...Links 1/7/17
Trump’s Win: America’s Failures of Representation and Prospects for Democracy
Looking at why Trump won and the implications for his presidency.
Read more...Gaius Publius: The Elephant in the Room Is a Donkey (Reflections on Kamala Harris)
An incident from the history of newly elected senator Kamala Harris, known in California for being an opportunist even by political standards.
Read more...Robots, Universal Basic Income, and the Welfare State
“Robots are coming for your job” may be more scare talk than reality, but instilling that belief helps weaken labor bargaining power.
Read more...How Do Americans Get Rich? (And Stay Rich?)
A deep dive into the sources of rich Americans’ wealth.
Read more...Will Trump Take the Poisoned Chalice of Firing CFPB Director Richard Cordray?
Why firing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray would probably turn out to be a win for Democrats.
Read more...The Oil Supply Glut Is Here To Stay In 2017
Why oil prices will stay soft this year.
Read more...Join Us for a NYC Meetup Next Friday, January 13!
Announcing our first meetup for 2017. Join us for a break from winter blues!
Read more...Links 1/5/17
F@ck Work?
Why arguments against work are another manifestation of neoliberalism.
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