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Links 11/7/2020

Whining Pundits

Quelle surprise! Some pundits are trying to distance themselves from their pre-election calls.

Jobs Picture Emerges of Weird Recovery to Historically Awful Level

Jobs not galore. And the target keeps moving.

2:00PM Water Cooler 11/6/2020

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Why Google Is Facing Serious Accusations of Monopoly Practices

The regulatory worm seems to be turning against Google in many countries, even in the U.S. where it had been hibernating.

Links 11/6/2020

Michael Hudson on Financialization and Deindustrialization

Michael Hudson on how Trump’s policies have not addressed the fundamental forces that gutted industrial jobs under the both parties

Trump’s Pennsylvania Lawsuits Invoke Bush v. Gore – But the Supreme Court Probably Won’t Decide the 2020 Election

Trump is trying to put Pennsylvania in play, legally. What are the odds his case will go anywhere?

Americans Didn’t Vote for Change. For Many, It Wasn’t on the Ballot

Yves here. There will be many articles trying to explain what happened to the Democrats’ blue wave. This one is close on the heels of the result, which means it reflects beliefs at or shortly after the vote, as opposed to later lines of thought. And the writers made an effort to speak to Trump […]

2:00PM Water Cooler 11/5/2020

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Outsourcing: A Personal Window on the Rise of Grifting

Some vignettes from the rise of outsourcing.

Links 11/5/2020

New Jersey’s “Best in US” Plastic Ban Still Very Limited, Makes Concessions

A new law in New Jersey makes clear how far we have to go on getting rid of plastic.

China Takes Step Against Securitization, Consumer Borrowing With Suspension of Ant IPO

With its smackdown of Ant and its billionaire founder Jack Ma, China has made clear that financiers do not call the shots.

How Kurdistan Is Taking Advantage Of Iraq’s Oil Crisis

Iraq is in bad enough shape that the Kurds look able to score a rare win.