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Varoufakis Says Zuckerberg Is Stealing ‘Meta’ Name
In a tweet Friday, the Greek economist and Progressive International co-founder called out the tech giant for taking the moniker of a global anti-capitalist think tank.
Corporations Accused of Crimes Get More Rights Than People
The U.S. Labor Department guarantees privacy rights to corporations under investigation, a reasonable precaution not afforded to regular Americans, say Sarah Esther Lageson and Elizabeth Chiarello.
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The Precipitous Barbarisation of Our Times
Roberto Savio confronts an era of greed, fear and “populocracy.”
Reclaiming Billionaires’ Wealth
Looking beyond classical economic models, Vince Taylor sees vast, private fortunes that belong mostly to society at large.
Speeding into the Void of Cyberspace as Designed
Edward Curtin writes about the fabricated world of engineered emergencies and digital alerts.
More Corporate Control of the Internet
The flip side of the Trump administration’s war on government regulations is the expansion of corporate control, which is especially true for media and the Internet, writes Michael Winship.
FCC Delivers a Free Speech Victory
The Democratic majority on the Federal Communications Commission sided with millions of Internet users, voting to prevent the Web from being turned into a high-speed super-highway for some and a slower-speed roadway for many, a victory for free speech and…
Obama Boosts ‘Net Neutrality’
The battle to protect “Net Neutrality” got a boost from President Obama’s strong recommendation to the FCC in favor of reclassifying the Internet as a public utility, but the newly empowered Republicans are demanding that private industry have more control,…