people-press.org
2. COVID-19 and the country’s trajectory
3 min · · With substantial limits in place on public activity in most states to combat the coronavirus outbreak, 66% of Americans say they are more concerned that · Shared by 12
people-press.org
Positive Economic Views Plummet in U.S.; Support for Government Aid Crosses Party Lines
12+ min · · Most Americans say economic problems resulting from the coronavirus outbreak will last for at least six months. · Shared by 12
pewsocialtrends.org
Economic fallout from COVID-19 is hitting lower-income adults harder
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Pew Research Fact Tank
The financial risk to U.S. business owners posed by COVID-19 outbreak varies by demographic group
5 min · · More than four-in-ten U.S. businesses with paid employees are in industries likely to be financially affected more deeply by the outbreak. · Shared by 12
Pew Research Fact Tank
Coronavirus downturn likely to add to high government debt in some countries
4 min · · For some governments, the debt incurred on COVID-19 relief will add to the considerable red ink already on their ledgers before the pandemic. · Shared by 14
Fast Company
Are You Ready To Consider That Capitalism Is The Real Problem?
5 min · · Before you say no, take a moment to really ask yourself whether it’s the system that’s best suited to build our future society. · Shared by 144, including Jochen Burkhard, Katja Evertz, Matthias «Delay» Göbel, Clemens M. Schuster, Tauno, Howard Getson, Ryan Hulland, Tristan Harris, Fern, Liv 😷, 📁𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧, ahg, luis antónio santos
BuzzFeed
The Real Danger To Civilization Isn’t AI. It’s Runaway Capitalism
8 min · · We asked a group of writers to consider the forces that have shaped our lives in 2017. Here, science fiction writer Ted Chiang looks at capitalism, Silicon Valley, and their fear of superintelligent A · Shared by 328, including Stephen C Sanders, Mara Averick, Thomas Power, 📁𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧, Matthias Lampe, Florian Hanke 🍎, George M 🇪🇺, LucJodet.eth 🇫🇷 in Paris 🦇🔊, Leonard Enoch, Neil Lee, Hampus Jakobsson, Luis Roig | @darum@indieweb.social, Lorenz König, von Moerenburgh, Dominik Grolimund, Fawzi A. Baba-Ali, Jesús Torres 👩💻, Ilia Markov, haldimann, Joe Germuska
The Guardian
The Covid-19 crisis is a chance to do capitalism differently
4 min · · Government has the upper hand for the first time in a generation, says academic Mariana Mazzucato · Shared by 97, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Gerd Leonhard, Rutger Bregman, Mariana Mazzucato, Tom Connor
Matt Stoller
WeWork and Counterfeit Capitalism
9 min · · Hi, Welcome to BIG, a newsletter about the politics of monopoly. If you’d like to sign up, you can do so here. Or just read on… I’m back! One of the themes of this newsletter has turned out to be the… · Shared by 156, including Thomas Power, Justin Jackson, Vikram Dutt, ɯoɔ ʇop pןɐʍuɐƃɐɹ uo ǝɯ puıɟ, DHH, Tillmann Allmer, Simon Carless
The Atlantic
Capitalism the Apple Way vs. Capitalism the Google Way
7 min · · Whichever company’s vision wins out will shape the future of the economy. · Shared by 184, including Niklaus Gerber, 📁𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧, Tom Connor, Dominik Grolimund, Gerd Leonhard, Jochen Burkhard, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Thomas Telandro, blinch, Thomas Power
The Guardian
The end of capitalism has begun
20+ min · · Without us noticing, we are entering the postcapitalist era. At the heart of further change to come is information technology, new ways of working and the sharing economy. The old ways will take a long while to disappear, but it’s time to be utopian · Shared by 913, including Ward Plunet, Grégoire Japiot 🌻, Tomas Pueyo, Manos Hatzimalonas, Courtney Bolton ★, Inês Silva, Matthias Sala, Esther Crawford ✨, Florian Hanke 🍎, Francesco Marconi, John Battelle, Stephen C Sanders, Thomas Power, Helmut Adam, Sylvie Reinhard, Richard MacManus, Stowe Boyd, Marc Goldberg, Claudia Sommer, Fabrice Liut 🍌🥑😌
WIRED
The AI Threat Isn’t Skynet. It’s the End of the Middle Class
5 min · · The world's top AI researchers met to consider the threats posed by their research. The global economy could be the first casualty. · Shared by 318, including Damian Madray, Esther Crawford ✨, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Philippe Gauvin, Ryan Boren, Lluís Codina, Bertrand Maltaverne, Oleg Baskov, Mark Needham, Frank, Amaury Martiny, Pat Kua, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Dominik Grolimund, Alexandra Wong, Ha Duong, Sunnie J. Groeneveld, Stowe Boyd, Grégoire Japiot 🌻, Thomas Power
linkedin.com
The World Has Gone Mad and the System Is Broken
· I say these things because: Money is free for those who are creditworthy because the investors who are giving it to them are willing to get back less than they give. More specifically investors lending to those who are creditworthy will accept very low or negative interest rates and won’t require ha · Shared by 374, including Clemens, Malik El Bay 🕊🔰🇲🇦, Chris Burniske, Perry Marshall, Ray Dalio, Alexandra Wong, Kat, Nicola Duke, Tom Howard ✈️ 🇺🇸 NYC BOS DC SF CHI FL, Taylor Pearson, Lukas Stickelberger, Matthias Lampe, Benji Hyam, Alexia Bonatsos, Vinny Lingham, ⒿⒹⒽ, Brad Feld, Ryan Selkis 🪳, Fred Destin, Glyn Britton
The Atlantic
Millennials Don’t Stand a Chance
5 min · · They’re facing a second once-in-a-lifetime downturn at a crucial moment. · Shared by 333, including Mark Kaigwa, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Erica Berger, Mathew Ingram, Jeremiah Owyang, Matt Goodwin, Christopher Mims 🤌, Esther Schindler, Thomas Power, HeidiCohen - Top Global Marketer, Anna Irrera, ahg, Lauren Holliday, Stephanie A Kowalski, Michelle Tandler, Akilah Hughes, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Ezra Klein
Visual Capitalist
Chart: Here's How 5 Tech Giants Make Their Billions
6 min · · on May 12, 2017 at 1:03 pm The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. Last year, we published a chart showing that tech companies have displaced traditional blue chip… · Shared by 372, including Yann “不停” Heurtaux ⏚ @shalf@mastodon.social, Dominik Grolimund, Shawn Venasse, Brian Tomlinson ⚡️, Sunnie J. Groeneveld, Dez S. Papp, hiten.eth, Stephen C Sanders, Lorenz König, Dr. Pete Meyers, Zain Fathoni, Chris Messina, Thomas Power, Andreas Von Gunten, Scott Williams, Johannes Lenz, Mark Kaigwa, Marc Gasser, Matthias «Delay» Göbel, Klaus Eck
The New Yorker
Can We Have Prosperity Without Growth?
Summary · 9 min · · The critique of economic growth, once a fringe position, is gaining widespread attention in the face of the climate crisis. · Shared by 441, including Philippe, W. David Stephenson, Adam Posen, Matthias Lampe, Gerd Leonhard, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, sircharlsxavier, getAbstract, l. ones, Jansnet, douglass CLT (cross-laminated timber), Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Dan Hill, Gutly Myrat, MIT Press, Thomas Pleil, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Andres Saldarriaga, Hendrik Dietrich, Korben