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SEC official: Clamp down on officials who cash in on stock buybacks

By Underground | June 12, 2018

Corporate executives are using tax cuts and share buybacks to pad their own compensation, a top regulator said Monday. Duh, it’s the reason why the stock market is up. Companies are not … Continue reading SEC official: Clamp down on officials who cash in on stock buybacks

British army targeted “stressed” 16-year-olds on exam-results day with Facebook army recruitment ads

By Underground | June 12, 2018

Every August, British 16-year-olds get their marks from the GCSE exams, a high-stakes test that has an enormous impact on their future educational and earnings prospects; on results day 2015, the British … Continue reading British army targeted “stressed” 16-year-olds on exam-results day with Facebook army recruitment ads

Net neutrality is officially dead. Here’s how you’ll notice it’s gone.

By Underground | June 11, 2018

Day 1 of a worse internet. Certain websites and services will start running slower.. even if it’s just a fraction of a second slower it will be enough to get you to … Continue reading Net neutrality is officially dead. Here’s how you’ll notice it’s gone.

How the Justice Department’s Seizure of a Reporter’s Email Records Subverts the Free Press

By Underground | June 11, 2018

It emerged late Thursday that the Justice Department had secretly seized years of email and phone records of a New York Times reporter in connection with a leak investigation. This marks a … Continue reading How the Justice Department’s Seizure of a Reporter’s Email Records Subverts the Free Press

Same cancer, worse results and twice the cost in the US – CNN

By Underground | June 10, 2018

Americans paid twice as much as Canadians for health care, but they didn’t get twice the benefit, in fact they died sooner, according to a new study of patients with advanced colorectal … Continue reading Same cancer, worse results and twice the cost in the US – CNN

Unfiltered: ‘Raising wages [doesn’t] kill jobs. It’s just a thing rich people say to poor people.’

By Underground | June 9, 2018

When Nick Hanauer was just 7, his father made sure he and his brother knew every aspect of the family business. Today, Hanauer is a self-made billionaire. Hanauer’s business acumen has allowed him to become one of the wealthiest Americans — the so-called 1 percent — but it has also made him … Continue reading Unfiltered: ‘Raising wages [doesn’t] kill jobs. It’s just a thing rich people say to poor people.’

Argentina bailout: $50 billion loan, biggest in IMF history

By Underground | June 8, 2018

The IMF reached a staff-level agreement Thursday to offer Argentina, which requested aid last month when its currency hit an all-time low, a $50 billion loan as part of a three-year standby … Continue reading Argentina bailout: $50 billion loan, biggest in IMF history

‘There is reason for significant First Amendment concern

By Underground | June 8, 2018

Pentagon Papers lawyer and other legal advocates voice fears about Justice Department’s seizing a reporter’s email and phone records. This is scary as the government is looking at email and phone records … Continue reading ‘There is reason for significant First Amendment concern

In a blow to e-voting critics, Brazil suspends use of all paper ballots

By Underground | June 8, 2018

Country’s top court equates e-voting critics with conspiracy theorists. So they are doing away with any verifiable voting mechanism and going all-in on electronic voting that can 100% be tampered with on … Continue reading In a blow to e-voting critics, Brazil suspends use of all paper ballots

Anti-Trump Cartoons Stopped By Censor at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

By Underground | June 7, 2018

None of these cartoons appeared in the Post-Gazette, despite Rogers being the paper’s full-time staff political cartoonist… The work of Rob Rogers, longtime political cartoonist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, has been notably … Continue reading Anti-Trump Cartoons Stopped By Censor at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Poster of lockdown song in kindergarten classroom will break your heart

By Underground | June 7, 2018

This should not be hanging in my soon-to-be-kindergartener’s classroom. pic.twitter.com/mWiJVdddpH — Georgy Cohen (@radiofreegeorgy) June 6, 2018 This is what it’s come to. Not cool. Source: Poster of lockdown song in kindergarten … Continue reading Poster of lockdown song in kindergarten classroom will break your heart

Parkland student activists announce summer voter registration tour

By Underground | June 5, 2018

Will young voters make a difference in November? Millennials are the largest potential voting block, so they can make a difference if they vote. Source: Parkland student activists announce summer voter registration … Continue reading Parkland student activists announce summer voter registration tour