A full 80% of 19th and early 20th-century buildings in the Greek capital have already been destroyed, and time is running out for what’s left. At what point will the devastation stop? … Continue reading Forget the Parthenon: how austerity is laying waste to Athens’ modern heritage
Three different machines fail tests, must be binned before November election. Good. Source: Virginia scraps poke-to-vote machines hackers destroyed at DefCon • The Register Continue reading Virginia scraps voting machines hackers destroyed at DefCon
If the name “Max Baucus” rings a bell to you and you’re not a political junkie or Montana resident, it’s probably because he is the gentleman who, as the powerful chairman of … Continue reading Max Baucus, the Guy Who Killed Obamacare’s Public Option, Now Supports Single-Payer
Imagine if a well-paying job, with benefits and a high enough salary to pay for rent, transportation, and food, were a human right. Imagine the US federal government established a policy whereby … Continue reading What America would look like if it guaranteed everyone a job
The coverage of Hurricane Irma is a conspiracy to trick people into believing in climate change and buying batteries, according to radio host Rush Limbaugh. The shock jock claimed that the media … Continue reading Hurricane Irma warnings are a conspiracy to make climate change look real, says Rush Limbaugh
Feds say United did not violate his civil rights. What? Source: United won’t be fined for dragging a passenger off an overbooked flight Continue reading United won’t be fined for dragging a passenger off an overbooked flight
Ottawa’s negotiators are pushing Mexico on its corporate-sanctioned unions, which are accused of negotiating collective agreements unfavourable to workers and targeting American right-to-work laws that allow workers in unionized shops to refuse … Continue reading Canada demands U.S. end ‘right to work’ laws as part of NAFTA talks
The wealth of McDonald’s shareholders is built on the poverty of its workers. Now they’ve had enough, says Guardian senior economics commentator Aditya Chakrabortty Staff are fighting for £10 an hour. The boss earns £5,684 in the same time. Now employees like Tyrone are saying they’ve had enough. #McStrike is going on … Continue reading Poverty, illness, homelessness – no wonder McDonald’s UK workers are going on strike
Focusing on core competence and outsourcing the rest has made U.S. companies lean, nimble and productive. It has also left lots of people worse off. Great read showing the diderences in opportunity … Continue reading To Understand Rising Inequality, Consider the Janitors at Two Top Companies, Then and Now
The political landscape may seem particularly bleak at present. But, if we stand back and look at the bigger picture, the dominance of rightwing populists and neoliberal policies is likely to be … Continue reading The Equality Effect | New Internationalist
Subprime loans were one of the main causes of the credit crisis. So why is lending to risky borrowers back in vogue? Hmmmm, perhaps because we bailed out the banking system without … Continue reading The return of high risk mortgages? – FT
The reason American governance is dysfunctional is simple: We have turned much of our sovereignty over to private interests in the form of monopolies. So while our politicians can discuss important social … Continue reading We Said Google Was Dangerously Powerful, Then Google Proved Us Right.
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