The American Prospect
What’s the Right Minimum Wage?
8 min read · 2021-12-05 · Our goal should be a living wage, not zero job loss.
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Boston Review
What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about Innovation
~14 min read · 2021-10-21 · To generate local, inclusive prosperity, cities must think beyond tech accelerators and science parks and instead embrace a wider range of innovation strategies.
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Matt Taibbi
Will "Goldman Penis Envy" Crash the Economy Again?
3 min read · 2021-04-30 · GameStop captured the public imagination, but the more dangerous sequel, Archegos, is being downplayed
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youtube.com
Krystal Ball: Bill Gates Is LYING TO YOU On Vaccine Patent Protection
2021-04-28 · 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
Guardian Books
Yanis Varoufakis: capitalism isn't working. Here's an alternative
9 min read · 2020-09-04 · In his new book, the economist imagines a future transformed by Covid-19 and sketches a daring vision of democratic socialism
Reader View · Shared by 24, including Carl Morris, Rick Powell, Yanis Varoufakis
Visual Capitalist
The Decline Of Upward Mobility In One Chart
~11 min read · 2020-08-26 · Each generation of Americans has historically earned more than their parents, but declining upward mobility is putting this growth at risk.
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youtube.com
Krystal Ball: Billionaire Reveals Why They're Happy As Country Burns
From 2020 · Krystal Ball explains the difference between how the elite are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic compared to working class Americans. About Rising: Risin...
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The New York Times
What Is Owed: Without Economic Justice, There Can Be No True Equality
20+ min read · From 2020 · 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…
Reader View · Shared by 225, 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 read · From 2020 · Recipients of loans under the Paycheck Protection Program include the Catholic Church and the American Family Association.
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Aeon+Psyche
Privatisation is bad economics and worse politics
10 min read · From 2020 · Putting public services in private hands is bad economics. Worse, it undermines our bonds as a political community
Reader View · Shared by 103, including Christian Surchi, Liv 😷, Jochen Burkhard, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Brad Brooks, Larry G. Maguire 🇺🇦, Rick Powell
The Nation
Socialists Are Beating Jeff Bezos in Seattle (Again)
4 min read · From 2020 · Seattle’s campaign to tax Amazon goes up for a final vote on Monday.
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Business Insider
Amazon drops $2 coronavirus pay rise for warehouse workers as CEO Jeff Bezos' fortune nears $150 billion
5 min read · From 2020 · Amazon has now phased out two major policies brought in to protect workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
Reader View · Shared by 13, including Rick Powell, Evan Kirstel the $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 read · From 2020 · Based on the bestseller by Thomas Piketty, this documentary shows how the elite stays in power by shaping the way we think.
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Vox
Google’s Larry Page gave $400 million in Christmas donations. Not a penny went straight to charity.
10 min read · From 2019 · Google’s founder gave $400 million in Christmas donations. Not a penny went straight to charity.
Reader View · Shared by 28, including Rand Fishkin, Josh Wolfe, Philanthropy News Digest, Steve Faktor, Rick Powell
