Mammon category archive
This New Gilded Age 0
Ian Millhiser looks at Clarence Thomas’s concurring opinion in Sackett v. EPA, the case which just gutted the EPA’s authority to protect against water pollution and finds it–er–concerning. A snippet:
Courting Disaster 0
Writing at Above the Law, Joe Patrice is somewhat less than impressed with Chief Justice Roberts’s latest remarks on judicial ethics in the Federal judiciary.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
They explore new frontiers of fiendliness every day.
(Boy, am I glad that my days of hopping on airplanes for business trips are behind me.)
Quarterback Sneaky 0
Zandar throws a penalty flag on Brett Favre for illegal procedure.
This New Gilded Age 0
Teenaged workers at a Popeye’s allege that Popeye’s is overworking Swee Pee.
This New Gilded Age 0
Robert Reich offers a simple explanation of the increase in child labor. A snippet; follow the link for the rest.
(snip)
Why on Earth is this happening? The answer is frighteningly simple: greed./blockquote>
This New Gilded Age 1
Sam and his crew discuss the growing use of child labor in American industry.
All the News that Gives Us Fits 0
Atrios suggests that it might be a good idea to avoid cable news.
I would go further. I avoid broadcast news altogether, except for certain local news websites, When broadcast news changed from being a loss leader to a profit center–when it begin to value “eyeballs” over accuracy, “engagement” over integrity–it went into–er–descent.
No Place To House 0
Badtux does the math.
Aside:
I’m so old that I can remember something that might help. What was it called?
Oh, yeah.
Artificial? Maybe. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Steve Wozniak is no longer fan of Elon Musk or Teslas. From SFGate:
Follow the link for context.