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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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Why repealing the Glass-Steagall act was bad
Wonder why repealing the Glass-Steagall act was a bad thing? Just look at the chart below! Talk about bank consolidation and the concept of “too big to fail!” Great graphic from @BetterMarkets. … Continue reading Why repealing the Glass-Steagall act was bad
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Attorney General Sessions Orders Tougher Drug Crime Prosecutions
Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered federal prosecutors this week to seek the maximum punishment for drug offenses. After decades of a failed war on drugs, this reversal by Sessions is not only … Continue reading Attorney General Sessions Orders Tougher Drug Crime Prosecutions
German model is ruinous for Germany, and deadly for Europe
France may look like the sick man of Europe, but Germany’s woes run deeper, rooted in mercantilist dogma The obsession with balanced budgets and suppressed wages has destroyed the rest of Europe, … Continue reading German model is ruinous for Germany, and deadly for Europe
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It’s Time Everyone Change Their Stories About the Deficit
Popular political rhetoric says the national debt will overburden future generations. But the fixation on a big deficit drove up Obamacare costs for consumers and fostered unnecessary austerity measures that don’t evenly … Continue reading It’s Time Everyone Change Their Stories About the Deficit
Macron campaign team used honeypot accounts to fake out Fancy Bear
Digital team filled fake accounts with garbage data to slow information operation. This could be looked at differently.. as though the Macron team set up fake accounts IN ORDER to get hacked, … Continue reading Macron campaign team used honeypot accounts to fake out Fancy Bear
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‘Why Should We Worry About the National Debt?’
Our Washington correspondent gives two reasons: No. 1, borrowing can be a costly way to raise money and 2, the U.S. must constantly repay its debts. Almost everything about this article is … Continue reading ‘Why Should We Worry About the National Debt?’
The Democrats’ Myth on Deficits
Republicans are not the only ones who push deficit myths. The Democrats have their own. Until both parties figure exactly what deficits are they will keep getting it all wrong on everything related … Continue reading The Democrats’ Myth on Deficits
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Anti-protest bills would ‘attack right to speak out’ under Donald Trump
The ACLU says more than 30 bills have been introduced amid a huge swell of activism, prompting UN intervention over criminalization of peaceful protest Isn’t the right to peaceful protest a constitutional right? Source: Anti-protest bills would ‘attack right to speak out’ under Donald Trump | World news | The Guardian Continue reading Anti-protest bills would ‘attack right to speak out’ under Donald Trump
What Would It Look Like to Build a Politics That’s Open to People But Closed to Big Money?
When it comes to Brexit, Labour is caught between a rock and a hard place. With both the party and its electoral base divided, and passions running high on both sides, it … Continue reading What Would It Look Like to Build a Politics That’s Open to People But Closed to Big Money?
How to Be a Whistleblower
Whistleblowing is in the news this week: Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates is preparing to testify in front of a Senate panel on May 8th, and CNN reports that she will … Continue reading How to Be a Whistleblower
The Rock-Star Appeal of Modern Monetary Theory | The Nation
MMT is less prescriptive: It describes the way that money works in a way that an 8-year-old can grasp more readily than a PhD, which in itself is unnerving. “The contribution of … Continue reading The Rock-Star Appeal of Modern Monetary Theory | The Nation
So much for independent journalism
Looks like everyone got the same memo.So much for "independent journalism". Really makes you think… pic.twitter.com/ySdzDLMbHh — Levi Smith (@LeviSmithUSA) May 5, 2017 Source: Levi Smith on Twitter Continue reading So much for independent journalism
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