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Modern Monetary Theory film proves finding the cash isn’t the problem | The National
Timing is everything. A month from the UK Budget day, understanding “fiscal space” and made-up terms like “fiscal black holes”… Source: Modern Monetary Theory film proves finding the cash isn’t the problem | The National Continue reading Modern Monetary Theory film proves finding the cash isn’t the problem | The National
Scientist Claims His AI Can Tell Disturbing Things About You Just by Looking at Your Face
Michal Kosinski, Stanford psychologist, claims that AI programs can detect people’s IQ, sexual orientation, and politics by scanning faces. Of course rights groups are attacking the research and not the fact that the researcher is demonstrating the dangerous things AI can be used for. Source: Scientist Claims His AI Can Tell Disturbing … Continue reading Scientist Claims His AI Can Tell Disturbing Things About You Just by Looking at Your Face
Death Valley just recorded the hottest month ever observed on the planet – The Washington Post
July was also the hottest month on record for dozens of other cities in the western United States, including Sacramento, Las Vegas and Portland, Ore. Source: Death Valley just recorded the hottest month ever observed on the planet – The Washington Post Continue reading Death Valley just recorded the hottest month ever observed on the planet – The Washington Post
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A minimum-wage worker can’t afford a 2-bedroom apartment anywhere in the U.S.
The economy’s booming. Some states have raised minimum wages. But even with recent wage growth for the lowest-paid workers, there is still nowhere in the country where someone working a full-time minimum wage job could afford to rent a modest two-bedroom apartment, according to an annual report released Wednesday by the National Low … Continue reading A minimum-wage worker can’t afford a 2-bedroom apartment anywhere in the U.S.
Antarctica is losing ice twice as fast as anyone thought | PBS NewsHour
Over the last 25 years, melting Antarctic ice has added nearly 3 trillion tons of water to the ocean, enough to fill Lake Erie six times over. What’s it going to take … Continue reading Antarctica is losing ice twice as fast as anyone thought | PBS NewsHour
Mega-mergers like AT&T and Time Warner crush American democracy
These mergers hurt everyone except for CEOs and investors who profit off of monopolistic prices. If we step back, we see these two moves are part of a larger trend: America is … Continue reading Mega-mergers like AT&T and Time Warner crush American democracy
SEC official: Clamp down on officials who cash in on stock buybacks
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
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.
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
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
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
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Unfiltered: ‘Raising wages [doesn’t] kill jobs. It’s just a thing rich people say to poor people.’
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.’
There’s A Genius Street Artist Running Loose In New York, And Let’s Hope Nobody Catches Him
Using street furniture like poles or electrical terminals, Tom creates colorful and whimsical pieces that interact with their surroundings. Source: There’s A Genius Street Artist Running Loose In New York, And Let’s … Continue reading There’s A Genius Street Artist Running Loose In New York, And Let’s Hope Nobody Catches Him
Argentina bailout: $50 billion loan, biggest in IMF history
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
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
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