#Monopolies

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

China has a different relationship with its tech monopolies than the US does, thanks to a combination of state ownership, state investment, crossovers between Party members and PLA veterans with

Natalie Buske Thomas

buske_natalie

The whole industry is rigged.Honest authors have very little chance of a successful career. And, if they do rise to certain circles, they must pretend to socialize with all the

Tahir Amin

realtahiramin

This @WSJ Editorial Board piece, which has the jingoism of Rudyard Kipling's writings, deserves a fuller response. But in this thread I'm going to focus on one particular sentence in

Diarmaid

diarmaidmcd

The government has just announed new deals to get preferential access to two potential #COVID19 vaccines. With countless lives & billions at stake - we desperately need more transparency

Michael Roberts

mikejrob

Here is a thread about big forward-looking climate change econ questions -- how do we stop climate change fast, fairly, and efficiently? #EnvEconThis thread is a beast. Hopefully useful. 1/

Lucas

realPhoenixFire

My ideology - Or what, I actually believe: An updated thread. For as long as I've been in politics, my ideological goals have been the same, and my core principles

Doug Johnson Hatlem

djjohnso

The first four Amendments in the Bill of Rights in particular were meant to enshrine a right to revolution, or at the very least a right to plan one collectively.

Sunshiny

sunnshiiny

Reform & Alliance were offshoots of a Social Credit past in Alberta. Subsuming the federal PC party in 2003. Peter MacKay selling out to libertarian influence & a desire to

litocoen

litocoen

I am reading a book on the history of the @Visa Payment network (formerly BankAmericard) and I can't stop seeing parallels with crypto1) MemesDee Hock, the founding father of Visa

Lina Khan

linamkhan

1. A few thoughts on the mammoth antitrust complaint filed by 10 AGs against Google for illegal conduct in digital ad marketshttps://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txed.202878/gov.uscourts.txed.202878.1.0.pdf 2. The set of claims

Blaze Maximus | Astrologian 🇪🇨🏳️‍🌈

AstroByMax

Based on the fact from @sjanderson144’s finding that the last time Mars stationed Rx at 28° Aries was in the year 0064 CE, here is my prediction, overlayed with the

⚔️😼🌹Bad Kitty 真相 🌹 😼⚔️

pepesgrandma

Who's countering election fraud claims?Atlantic Council Election Integrity DFRLab, under the Integrity Initiative. US cluster includes Evelyn Farkas and involves Bellingcat, EuVsDisinfo, Buzzfeed, Irex, Detector Media, Stopfake, and LT

Thom Hartmann

Thom_Hartmann

1/ Rebuilding trust in democracy and our American government requires both holding seditious Republicans accountable and restoring the protective functions of government. Here’s what Democrats must do and why. (THREAD)

Matt Stoller

matthewstoller

1. Some resources for the #bigtechbarons hearing. First, a list of recent controversies for each company over the past few years.https://www.economicliberties.us/big-tech-abuse-tracker/ 2. This is the top GOP member @Jim_Jordan's playbo

Matt Stoller

matthewstoller

1. @ShaoulSussman and I wrote about a key scholar named Herb Hovenkamp. It's a story of how corporate power lives not in seedy politics, but in academia, in expert jargon,

Sunset

SunsetStalin

I decided to write a thread about why China ISN’T socialist because dengoids are annoying me even more than leftcoomers.It will be divided the following way:1. What is socialism?2. Why

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