#Corporations

Myrna Tellingheusen

PearlsFromMyrna

Stein Mart is going out of business. Fran and I will be hosting a prayer vigil in their parking lot. Now that all Stein Mart stores are closing, I might

Kwame Owino

IEAKwame

Folks, seeing the indictments that are coming now from DCI makes it clear that in Kenya, corruption is a multi-generation enterprise. Daddy usually steals and the kids get good education

Anders Åslund

anders_aslund

Why low oil prices are good:1. When oil prices were low 1981-2000, the world went through the third wave of democratization. Low oil prices breed democracy. 2. The 7 rich

(((E. Glen Weyl)))

glenweyl

The more I think about it the more paradoxical is the standard opposition of markets and democracy. The only thing that distinguishes democracy from authoritarianism on the one hand and

Drew G. I. Hart, PhD

DruHart

For those looking around, everything has been laid bare for all to see. The curtain is pulled back & we can see the Beast. Evil systems of exploitation, economic inequity,

Alexander Is Socially Distant

TheLibertyGhost

The state governments instituted stay at home orders for the general public. This means no one can go to work to earn money or buy stuff unless it's absolutely necessary.

wsrcsts21 ()

wsrcsts21

Can we discuss what happens afterwards?1. The innocent workers at Target will have to find new jobs- during COVID-19. Customers will have to find a different store to shop at.

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outliersgeorg

To be fair, this person has her chronology all messed up, but she's discussing a very specific infrastructural trauma that happened around ~2014, and I haven't seen anyone talk about

BRIT

Skinnyy_B

“We are Kings and Queens! Do not get off your throne and go in the streets to fight...let the peasants do that.” Yessss!!! You know what. My perspective has completely

balajis.com

balajis

Fact-checking politicians with technology is actually just the appetizer.Fact-checking media corporations with technology is the main event.And boy do they need independent fact-checking! I don’t think Twitter & Facebook should

Alex Maitland

alex_maitland1

UK corporations pay already wealthy shareholders £1.7bn per week.This shareholder-first model is fuelling in-work poverty,#inequality and the #ClimateCrisis.This is what our research into #dividends & #buybacks with @The_TUC and @HighPayCentre

jocelyn | BLM Ⓥ

plntbasedcutie

just a reminder that pandemics, hurricanes and fires along with many other natural disasters will be more frequent & will only get worse as we get older because of climate

davidallengreen

davidallengreen

Just seen this piece in the Guardian about elephants and legal personalityhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2020/oct/19/is-an-elephant-a-person-a-new-york-court-is-set-to-decideThe implication is that it is a strange ideaBut far s

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ventiskull

I can't believe they really wanted to make the ATLA live action into Riverdale 2.0https://twitter.com/catboyzuko/status/1294107146032943111 I can't believe I'm going to live through two (2) garbage ATLA live action adaptations

invelica

invelica

my Ludum Dare 46 compo entry, Hacking is Probably Not Like This, is now live!it is a game featuring hacking (puzzle games) and the windows 95 color 008080 (not puzzle

Kale Hills

KaleEthan

Everyone being sad about the arclight is a cool thing to see in that it is really fun to live in a place where people genuinely LOVE the movies. At