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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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Should We Subsidize Manufacturing? | New Yorker
We do it for farms. Why not for factories? Interesting article, and I makes sense. We’re subsidizing one of China’s biggest manufacturers that’s building a plant in the United States, why not … Continue reading Should We Subsidize Manufacturing? | New Yorker
North Korea factories humming with ‘Made in China’ clothes, traders say | Reuters
(Reuters) – Chinese textile firms are increasingly using North Korean factories to take advantage of cheaper labor across the border, traders and businesses in the border city of Dandong told Reuters. The clothes made in North Korea are labeled “Made in China” and exported across the world, they said. Using North Korea … Continue reading North Korea factories humming with ‘Made in China’ clothes, traders say | Reuters
A Sobering National Climate Change Report
Embattled climate scientists working in 13 various US government agencies threw down the gauntlet before the Trump administration by releasing an over 600-page report on climate change in the US “With significant reductions in … Continue reading A Sobering National Climate Change Report
Our Broken Economy, in One Simple Chart – The New York Times
This chart captures the rise in inequality better than any other chart that I’ve seen. Income gains used to go to the bottom part of the population but are now only going … Continue reading Our Broken Economy, in One Simple Chart – The New York Times
You’re not imagining it: the rich really are hoarding economic growth – Vox
All economic growth is going to the top 1%. All of it. That’s why the stock market is through the roof yet wages have gone nowhere. Source: You’re not imagining it: … Continue reading You’re not imagining it: the rich really are hoarding economic growth – Vox
Fossil fuel subsidies are a staggering $5 Trillion per year
John Abraham: A new study finds 6.5% of global GDP goes to subsidizing dirty fossil fuels That is a lot of money! Source: Fossil fuel subsidies are a staggering $5 tn per year | John Abraham | Environment | The Guardian Continue reading Fossil fuel subsidies are a staggering $5 Trillion per year
What if every government paid off its national debt?
IT might make you feel better but tomorrow if the US Federal Government, or Australia or the UK repaid the entirety of its national debt, it would make not one dollar’s difference to your bank account. In fact the economy would tank. “If America repaid all its national debt tomorrow, we very … Continue reading What if every government paid off its national debt?
Marilyn Monroe chillin’ with a Starbucks on Melrose streetart
Marilyn Monroe chillin’ with a Starbucks on Melrose #streetart Melrose Avenue Via Instagram Continue reading Marilyn Monroe chillin’ with a Starbucks on Melrose streetart
Foxconn Deal Lets Company Ignore Wisconsin Environmental Protection Laws
Gov. Scott Walker’s deal gives Foxconn — which admitted dumping chemicals in a Chinese river — an exemption from statutes that protect Wisconsin wetlands. They are giving the manufacturer of iPhones $3B … Continue reading Foxconn Deal Lets Company Ignore Wisconsin Environmental Protection Laws
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Feds Crack Trump Protesters’ Phones to Charge Them With Felony Rioting
Officials have cracked the locked phones seized from protesters at the inauguration—and may be planning to use browsing data and texts against them. Officials seized Trump protesters’ cell phones, cracked their passwords, … Continue reading Feds Crack Trump Protesters’ Phones to Charge Them With Felony Rioting
Planet has just 5% chance of reaching Paris climate goal, study says
Researchers find that economic, emissions and population trends point to very small chance Earth will avoid warming more than 2C by century’s end. John Sterman, an academic at the MIT Sloan Sustainability … Continue reading Planet has just 5% chance of reaching Paris climate goal, study says
The cost of staying home to care for a child
American parents are coming up with all sorts of plans to cover childcare costs. The total life amount of earnings lost in order for one parent to stay home and raise their … Continue reading The cost of staying home to care for a child
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