A frequent topic here is the staggering success of the rich and corporations in extracting income and wealth from the economy. In my 1.2.2024 post, Three charts that define the last 45 years in the US, I described how the rich and corporations have used a set of policies and —>> read more –>>
My production rate has fallen seriously since February 2024. Why? It’s not because I have not been regularly provoked with concerns. No, I am in the process of leaving Hudson NY, where I have lived for the past 15 years. Shortly, I will take up residence in West Palm Beach, —>> read more –>>
It is a bit of commonplace rhetoric to describe the US as a democracy. This recent opinion piece in the Washington Post is an example: We have a radical democracy. Will Trump voters destroy it? by Robert Kagan. Democracy, by every definition, is characterized by majority rule. We don’t need —>> read more –>>
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) has given a long series of talks, beginning two years ago and now reaching number 30, titled “The Scheme”. This is his investigation of how dark money, fake organizations, and fake facts have enabled the rich and corporations to seize control of the US Supreme Court. —>> read more –>>
Americans, especially American politicians love to bask in our alleged role in the post-WWII era as the global force for good spreading Democracy and progress around the world. We bring stability and justice wherever we go. We spend a lot to maintain our presence in virtually every nook and cranny, —>> read more –>>
How might we summarize the War on Drugs launched in 1970 under President Nixon and supported by every President and Congress since? Now, 54 years have elapsed. It began as a cynical political maneuver and has continued to be just that. “The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White —>> read more –>>
The NYTimes reports that Meta is calling for labels on AI-generated posts. Meta said it would promote technological standards that companies across the industry could use to recognize markers in photo, video and audio material that would signal that the content was generated using artificial intelligence. The standards could —>> read more –>>
In my work with a software company that is involved in extending medical care to patients at home, I have learned of new marketing tools. One of them, ContentCaptain.io, will likely provide us with a stream of content of interest to the various parties who make decisions about new medical —>> read more –>>
Much is being made of a Delaware court blocking Musk’s $50 billion compensation contract. See the reporting in the NYTimes: Elon Musk’s Tesla Pay Package Is Voided by Judge. The court found that the compensation was set by a Board of Directors of Tesla who are in Musk’s pocket. “The —>> read more –>>
The drone attack on US military outpost, Tower 22, that killed three and injured dozens more has provoked the predictable American call for revenge. Irony of ironies: the incoming drone that did the killing was mistaken for an American drone returning from some mission. Who got killed by our drone?? —>> read more –>>
(reposted from https://theconversation.com/us) Denmark’s King Frederik X wipes away a tear as he waves to a crowd of 300,000 people. Martin Meissner/AP Photo Marie Helweg-Larsen, Dickinson College When a leader cries in public, is it a sign of weakness? On Jan. 14, 2023, Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik was crowned King —>> read more –>>
A reader of my recent post, “Nation-States Are A Plague On Our Species” has posed this question: “So…my question is…how better to organize societies?” It’s sort of the who wants to be a trillionaire question. As I suggested in my response to Mark Schlack’s comment, the evolution of our existing —>> read more –>>
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