The American Prospect
What’s the Right Minimum Wage?
8 min · · Our goal should be a living wage, not zero job loss. · Shared by 4, including Rick Powell
Boston Review
What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about Innovation
14+ min · · To generate local, inclusive prosperity, cities must think beyond tech accelerators and science parks and instead embrace a wider range of innovation strategies. · Shared by 5, including Rick Powell
Matt Taibbi
Will "Goldman Penis Envy" Crash the Economy Again?
3 min · · GameStop captured the public imagination, but the more dangerous sequel, Archegos, is being downplayed · Shared by 8, including Pomp 🌪, Rick Powell
youtube.com
Krystal Ball: Bill Gates Is LYING TO YOU On Vaccine Patent Protection
· Krystal Ball details how Bill Gates' solution to poor nation vaccine distribution protects Pharma profits.About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with... · Shared by 11, including Rick Powell, Steve Faktor
The Guardian
Yanis Varoufakis: capitalism isn't working. Here's an alternative
9 min · · In his new book, the economist imagines a future transformed by Covid-19 and sketches a daring vision of democratic socialism · Shared by 24, including Carl Morris, Rick Powell, Yanis Varoufakis
Visual Capitalist
The Decline Of Upward Mobility In One Chart
11+ min · · Each generation of Americans has historically earned more than their parents, but declining upward mobility is putting this growth at risk. · Shared by 134, including Stever Robbins @stever@newsie.social, Thomas Power, Clemens M. Schuster, Neil Hart 💙, Andy Budd, zeldman, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Vala Afshar, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Steve Case, Rick Powell
youtube.com
Krystal Ball: Billionaire Reveals Why They're Happy As Country Burns
· Krystal Ball explains the difference between how the elite are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic compared to working class Americans. About Rising: Risin... · Shared by 4, including Rick Powell
The New York Times
What Is Owed: Without Economic Justice, There Can Be No True Equality
20+ min · · For the Magazine, Nikole Hannah-Jones explains how centuries of violence and discrimination preventing black Americans from building wealth are the root cause of today’s racial inequalities — and… · Shared by 283, including Nicholas Felton, Jason Stanley, Keri Leigh Merritt, Ph.D, ExApologist, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Alexia Bonatsos, Utibe R. Essien, MD MPH, Scott F. Kiesling, Alexis C. Madrigal, Mathew Ingram, Jamil Smith جميل كريم, Mark Isero, Ida Bae Wells, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 🐙, Mike Allton, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Ken Schwencke, Rick Powell, Bill Gross, Philanthropy News Digest
The Advocate
Your Tax Dollars Are Supporting Anti-LGBTQ+ Organizations
3 min · · Recipients of loans under the Paycheck Protection Program include the Catholic Church and the American Family Association. · Shared by 8, including Rick Powell
Aeon+Psyche
Privatisation is bad economics and worse politics
10 min · · Putting public services in private hands is bad economics. Worse, it undermines our bonds as a political community · Shared by 163, including Christian Surchi, Liv 😷, Rick Powell, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Brad Brooks, 🧠 Larry G. Maguire, Jochen Burkhard
The Nation
Socialists Are Beating Jeff Bezos in Seattle (Again)
4 min · · Seattle’s campaign to tax Amazon goes up for a final vote on Monday. · Shared by 7, including Rick Powell
Insider Business
Amazon drops $2 coronavirus pay rise for warehouse workers as CEO Jeff Bezos' fortune nears $150 billion
5 min · · Amazon has now phased out two major policies brought in to protect workers during the coronavirus pandemic. · Shared by 13, including Rick Powell, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer
The Intercept
“Capital in the 21st Century”: Finally, a Movie That Tells the Story of How We Got Into This Mess
5 min · · Based on the bestseller by Thomas Piketty, this documentary shows how the elite stays in power by shaping the way we think. · Shared by 11, including Rick Powell
Vox
Google’s Larry Page gave $400 million in Christmas donations. Not a penny went straight to charity.
10 min · · Google’s founder gave $400 million in Christmas donations. Not a penny went straight to charity. · Shared by 28, including Rand Fishkin, Josh Wolfe, Philanthropy News Digest, Steve Faktor, Rick Powell