A new ruling by the California Supreme Court will make it significantly more difficult for companies to classify workers as independent contractors—meaning companies like Uber … California Supreme Court Ruling Deals Blow to “Gig Economy” CompaniesRead more
Economics
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Capital is very creative
David Harvey on The Contradictions of Capitalism
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A new form of feudalism using apps
Poor worker conditions power gig economy
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Race for America’s #1 Weapons Salesman
a new exposé that reveals how the Trump administration plans to make the U.S. an even larger weapons exporter by loosening restrictions on the sale … Race for America’s #1 Weapons SalesmanRead more
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Arming the world
In a telephone call with the emir of Kuwait in January, U.S. President Donald Trump pressed the Gulf monarch to move forward on a $10 … Arming the worldRead more
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Donald Trump Is America’s Number-One Weapon Salesman
It’s one of those stories of the century that somehow never gets treated that way. For an astounding 25 of the past 26 years, the … Donald Trump Is America’s Number-One Weapon SalesmanRead more
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Govt dont know where the money gone
Alan Grayson (High Quality Version): Is Anyone Minding the Store at the Federal Reserve? Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing of May 5, … Govt dont know where the money goneRead more
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In US 6,300 People Evicted Every Day, Mainly Blacks
In the United States, 6,300 people are evicted every day, according to a new, one of its kind project called the Eviction Lab. The project … In US 6,300 People Evicted Every Day, Mainly BlacksRead more
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Capitalism will eat democracy — unless we speak up
Yanis Varoufakis Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew and his great imitators in Beijing have demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt that it is perfectly possible to have a … Capitalism will eat democracy — unless we speak upRead more