Anora: A Refreshingly Radical Depiction of Sex Work on Film
The film’s representation of sex workers as deserving of respect is a quiet, radical act.
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The Demand and Supply of Hate
A new study looks at amplification of hateful content on social media platforms and points to remedies. But is BlueSky really any better?
Read more...Wall Street Journal on Men With “Crack Cocaine” Level Addiction to Crypto and Options Betting
The post-2020 bull markets in stocks and crypto + seductive trading apps have produced a big increase in gambling addiction.
Read more...Montana Supreme Court Upholds Historic Youth Climate Lawsuit Win
The Montana Supreme court affirmed a lower-court ruling for young plaintiffs who sued the state for violating the”right to a stable climate”.
Read more...Elite College Antitrust Lawsuit Digs into Violation of Exemption via Preferring the Rich
The latest shoes drop in an antitrust suit against five elite schools over money playing a role in admissions, a violation of a legal carveout.
Read more...Tom Neuburger: Why CEOs and the Very Rich Should Receive Enhanced Protection
Why CEOs and squillionaries deserve the very best protection money can buy.
Read more...It Is Possible to Have a Flat Tax, or to Have Democracy, but Not Both
Why a flat tax is yet another scheme to further enrich the rich and weaken the political power of ordinary citizens.
Read more...Zeitgeist Watch: Wall Street Journal Readers Criticize Article Defending Illegal Immigration Because Employers
Presumed pro-business Wall Street Journal readers are largely unsympathetic to employers pleading to keep temporary visa staffers.
Read more...Rob Urie: Politics by Other Means, Health Insurance Industry Edition
A look at the context of the government-supported health insurance industry practices that triggered the murder of UnitedHealth CEO Thompson.
Read more...Cities Made Differently: Try Imagining Another Urban Existence
History shows that there are many ways we can live together. An overview of some of the options from Nika Dubrovsky and David Graeber.
Read more...“Time for Truthful Narratives on Immigration”
A clearly skewed effort to contest right-wing claims about the immigration surge under Biden, which played a large role in the Trump win.
Read more...Murder and Social Murder: The Case of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson
Outside his family., friends, and close colleagues, not many tears are being shed over the murder of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson.
Read more...Politics and Medicine, Medicine and Politics
On the long-standing US conflict between freedom and the rise in the scientific and professional practice of medicine, with that, authority
Read more...Self-Censorship and the Ad Hominem Inference
Identifying a key mechanism that fosters self censorship.
Read more...“The Upside of Climate Pessimism”
Seriously, WTF is wrong with optimists? Why are they so bent on stamping out pessimism?
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