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Timeless Tips for “Simple Sabotage” From the CIA
In 1944, the OSS (the precursor to the CIA) produced a document called the Simple Sabotage Field Manual (PDF). It was designed to be used by agents in the field to hinder our WWII adversaries. The CIA recently highlighted five tips from the manual as timelessly relevant: 1. Managers and Supervisors: To … Continue reading Timeless Tips for “Simple Sabotage” From the CIA
Something Else for Europe and the U.S. to Disagree About: ‘Free Speech’ – The New York Times
The two have long been divided on whether speech can be restricted, and when. Under the Trump administration, the gap is widening. Source: Something Else for Europe and the U.S. to Disagree About: ‘Free Speech’ – The New York Times Continue reading Something Else for Europe and the U.S. to Disagree About: ‘Free Speech’ – The New York Times
Meta officially says goodbye to its US fact checkers on Monday | TechCrunch
Meta will no longer have any fact-checkers in the U.S. come Monday, according to Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan. Will be adopting a community notes style system like the one on x.com. Source: Meta officially says goodbye to its US fact checkers on Monday | TechCrunch Continue reading Meta officially says goodbye to its US fact checkers on Monday | TechCrunch
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How blockchain could improve election transparency
Kevin Desouza and Kiran Somvanshi examine a recent blockchain pilot project in West Virginia as a model to make voting easier and more transparent. All voting should move to blockchain as quickly … Continue reading How blockchain could improve election transparency
Four Years After Declaring War on Pollution, China Is Winning
Research gives estimates on the longer lives that are now possible in the country. While the US moves in the wrong direction. Source: Four Years After Declaring War on Pollution, China Is … Continue reading Four Years After Declaring War on Pollution, China Is Winning
82% of the World’s Wealth Went to the Richest 1% in 2017
A new report from Oxfam highlights a global system that rewards the super-rich This is not sustainable. Source: A ‘Billionaire Bonanza’ Is Driving Global Inequality | Time Continue reading 82% of the World’s Wealth Went to the Richest 1% in 2017
It’s Time for the Climate Movement to Embrace a Federal Jobs Guarantee
Working In These Times is dedicated to providing independent and incisive coverage of the labor movement and struggles for workers’ rights. A job guarantee will be required for us to start addressing … Continue reading It’s Time for the Climate Movement to Embrace a Federal Jobs Guarantee
Fighting climate change could save the world trillions of dollars
“Temperature affects the fundamental building blocks of economies.” Fighting climate change could generate trillions in income for people as well. Source: Limiting climate change will benefit economies around globe Continue reading Fighting climate change could save the world trillions of dollars
The answer to Britain’s productivity crisis? Meghanomics
The duchess wants to champion female empowerment. Letting women participate fully in the workforce would be a good start, says the Guardian’s economics editor, Larry Elliott Some good ideas in here actually. Source: The answer to Britain’s productivity crisis? Meghanomics | Larry Elliott | Opinion | The Guardian Continue reading The answer to Britain’s productivity crisis? Meghanomics
Human race just 0.01% of all life but has eradicated most other living things
Groundbreaking assessment of all life on Earth reveals humanity’s surprisingly tiny part in it as well as our disproportionate impact Is it really necessary for us to destroy all other living beings … Continue reading Human race just 0.01% of all life but has eradicated most other living things
Supreme Court deals defeat to workers’ rights, upholding arbitration for individuals only
Supreme Court rules on workers’ rights and forced arbitration. More worker’s rights get taken away by the conservative Supreme Court in another 5-4 decision. This ruling states that workers cannot band together … Continue reading Supreme Court deals defeat to workers’ rights, upholding arbitration for individuals only
I’ve Paid $18,000 To A $24,000 Student Loan, & I Still Owe $24,000
It all became real the summer before my senior year of college. It was 2010, and my home phone still had a cord, which I wrapped around my fingers as I waited … Continue reading I’ve Paid $18,000 To A $24,000 Student Loan, & I Still Owe $24,000
Stephanie Kelton Has The Biggest Idea In Washington
Once an outsider, her radical economic thinking won over Wall Street. Now she’s changing the Democratic Party. Kelton’s core idea is that the government can’t run out of money or go bankrupt, … Continue reading Stephanie Kelton Has The Biggest Idea In Washington
Cell phone tracking firm exposed millions of Americans’ real-time locations
The bug allowed one Carnegie Mellon researcher to track anyone’s cell phone in real time. Also, the fact that your cell phone company is actually SELLING your real-time location data to this … Continue reading Cell phone tracking firm exposed millions of Americans’ real-time locations
Senate Votes to Save Net Neutrality, Proving Shame Still Works Sometimes
In a monumental decision that will resonate through election season, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted 52-47 to reinstate the net neutrality protections the Federal Communications Commission decided to repeal last December. … Continue reading Senate Votes to Save Net Neutrality, Proving Shame Still Works Sometimes
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