Reports
What’s worse than hacked voting machines? Unauditable, voting machines
What’s worse than horrible, hacked voting machines? Unauditable, horrible voting machines And that’s exactly the type of voting machines we have right now. Source: What’s worse than hacked voting machines? Unauditable, voting … Continue reading What’s worse than hacked voting machines? Unauditable, voting machines
With Grenfell Tower fire in the UK, we’ve seen what ‘ripping up red tape’ really looks like
Too often safety has been sacrificed to an agenda of deregulation backed by lobbyists: it’s time to put the public interest above corner-cutting and greed 17 people dead so far in an … Continue reading With Grenfell Tower fire in the UK, we’ve seen what ‘ripping up red tape’ really looks like
Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2017
Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2017 being introduced today in Congress. https://t.co/lLY91CalgC — Michael Li (@mcpli) June 14, 2017 This will not pass of course with the current makeup of Congress, but … Continue reading Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2017
The Fed just took action to slow job creation despite low inflation
Wage pressure paranoia strikes again. By focusing on this fictitious danger of inflation, meaning, workers might ask for higher wages, the Fed is taking steps to keep MORE people unemployed, thus locking millions … Continue reading The Fed just took action to slow job creation despite low inflation
The Robot Takeover Is Greatly Exaggerated
Worry about income inequality and slow growth before you rage against the machines. The whole excuse that machines replacing jobs is why wages have gone nowhere in the past 40 years is … Continue reading The Robot Takeover Is Greatly Exaggerated
UK student loan debt soars to more than £100bn
News of growing total owed by 6.4 million borrowers follows Labour’s general election pledge to scrap tuition fees Source: UK student loan debt soars to more than £100bn | Money | The … Continue reading UK student loan debt soars to more than £100bn
Facebook requests input on hard questions about fake news and censorship
How should Facebook decide what’s allowed on its social network, and how to balance safety and truth with diverse opinions and cultural norms? Facebook wants your feedback on the toughest issues… This … Continue reading Facebook requests input on hard questions about fake news and censorship
Income distributions in Americans’ pastimes
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J.P. Morgan Removes NBC News Ads Over Megyn Kelly Interview With Alex Jones
NBC anchor Megyn Kelly’s plan to air an interview with right-wing provocateur Alex Jones has caused a firestorm to erupt on social media, but so far advertisers have remained quiet—with at least … Continue reading J.P. Morgan Removes NBC News Ads Over Megyn Kelly Interview With Alex Jones
Meet The People Who Battle To Be The Top Reply To A Trump Tweet
The area below the president’s tweets is the most valuable real estate on the internet. You probably won’t be seen by Trump, but the top spots replying to Trump’s tweets can be … Continue reading Meet The People Who Battle To Be The Top Reply To A Trump Tweet
Attorney General Says Young People Don’t Care As Much About Privacy As Previous Generations
“In the Facebook generation when people put more and more of their own personal data out there…” This is from the U.K., in light of the recent terrorist acts over there and … Continue reading Attorney General Says Young People Don’t Care As Much About Privacy As Previous Generations
FiveThirtyEight’s Take on the Comey Testimoney
“#ComeyDay is a wrap, folks! Here are our main takeaways: https://t.co/PMvGBe3G17” Pretty much nothing happened. Source: FiveThirtyEight on Twitter Continue reading FiveThirtyEight’s Take on the Comey Testimoney