Economics isn’t always the best starting point in understanding our world. Sometimes a philosopher, sociologist, or historian might be better for analysis Or, rather, they need to stop sticking to ideas that have been proven time and time again to be false, such as the idea that austerity is needed when the … Continue reading Economists have to let go of the delusion that they have all the answers

U.S. Withdraws Summons for Twitter Records on Account Critical of Trump’s Muslim Ban, So Twitter Drops Lawsuit Phew.. close call.. an attempt by the government to unmask a twitter account probably by … Continue reading U.S. Withdraws Summons for Twitter Records on Account Critical of Trump’s Muslim Ban, So Twitter Drops Lawsuit

Boomers and Gen Xers thought they had it made. But free markets, deregulation and financial errors cost them dearly. One partially correct answer is that your prosperity was … Continue reading How Middle-Class America Got Fleeced – Bloomberg

With the filibuster done, Republicans abandoned long-held practices and lifted President Trump’s nominee, Neil M. Gorsuch, with a simple majority vote. Say goodbye to the filibuster with regards to the Supreme Court … Continue reading Senate Republicans Deploy ‘Nuclear Option’ to Clear Path for Neil Gorsuch

The three defense officials told BuzzFeed News they believe Assad may have launched Tuesday’s attack to test the president, particularly after members of his administration had indicated Assad could stay in power. … Continue reading Trump May Have Changed His Syria Policy And The Pentagon Is Confused

Responses: ““Be Young, Have Fun, Drink Pepsi.”” Source: Donald J. Trump on Twitter (parody account) Imagine putting your life on the line like this to fight for justice only to have it parodied … Continue reading Pepsi’s bad idea for a commercial

House of Representatives Monday H.R. 54: Reaffirming the U.S.-Argentina partnership and recognizing Argentina’s economic reforms Declares the House of Representatives must uphold their commitment towards the partnership between the United States and Argentina, reaffirming that Argentina is a major US ally, encourages the Department of State to create a strategy in order to increase … Continue reading Congress Votes! – Week of 4/3/17

FiveThirtyEight is tracking which senators and representatives agree and disagree most with Donald Trump. See how often members of congress vote WITH or AGAINST the president. Source: Tracking Congress In The Age … Continue reading Tracking Congress In The Age Of Trump | FiveThirtyEight

The Senate Judiciary Committee was in position to approve the nomination of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch of Colorado later on Monday and send it to the deeply divided Senate. If the Democrats … Continue reading Senate Democrats Appear Poised to Filibuster Gorsuch Nomination

It’s not just about your data, it’s about the security of the country. The most common initial phase of a hacking episode relies on spear phishing, a term used to describe a … Continue reading National security is at risk because Congress wants to make it easier to buy and sell your internet data

This latest congressional corruption highlights who owns and controls the U.S. Congress, and at whose expense. Indeed, there’s no minimally persuasive rationale that can be concocted for this vote. It manifestly has … Continue reading To Serve AT&T and Comcast, Congressional GOP Votes to Destroy Online Privacy

Uh, no. If they have no plans to sell your data, then why did they lobby so hard to be able to sell your data? Source: Major ISPs now say they won’t … Continue reading Major ISPs now say they won’t sell your browsing history. Yeah. Right.