End the N.S.A. Dragnet, Now
WASHINGTON - THE framers of the Constitution declared that government officials had no power to seize the records of individual Americans without evidence of wrongdoing, and they embedded this ...
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Should the US Copy Switzerland and Consider a 'Maximum Wage' Ratio? - Slashdot
Hugh Pickens DOT Com writes "John Sutter writes at CNN that as Swiss citizens vote on November 24 to consider capping executive pay at 12 times what the lowest-paid worker at a company makes in a ...
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Yep, Being a Young, American Adult Is a Financial Nightmare
Poverty is an astonishingly common experience here in the world's richest country. As I wrote this morning, almost 40 percent of American adults experience it for at least a year by age 60. But you
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While Baltimore attempts to ban the destitute from its streets and those who rely on food stamps to meet their basic needs face cuts, a radical experiment in poverty reduction is being contemplated
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More Cities Consider Using Eminent Domain to Halt Foreclosures
New cities are joining the effort to head off home foreclosures by using a twist on the power of eminent domain, despite threats of financial retaliation from Wall Street and Washington. On ...
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Science proves Louis C.K. is right!
The comedian Louis C.K. has a routine in which he talks about his daughter's understanding of fairness. He begins, "My five-year-old, the other day, one of her toys broke, and she demanded that I ...
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The Argument For Worker-Owned Tech Collectives
For all the tales of gilded startup parties and billion-dollar valuations, tech workers are often the most overworked, misunderstood and undervalued employees. Others struggle as freelancers or ...