How a Gang of Hedge Funders Strip-Mined Kentucky’s Public Pensions
[Economic] How a Gang of Hedge Funders Strip-Mined Kentucky’s Public Pensions by Gary Rivlin Posted November 12, 2018 Kentucky’s willingness to gamble massively on high-risk alternative investments for its pensions has made the state an easy mark for Wall Street...Wall Street Is Spending Big to Protect Its Ability to Jack Up Rents in California
[Economic] Wall Street Is Spending Big to Protect Its Ability to Jack Up Rents in California by David Dayen Posted November 09, 2018 For some on Wall Street, the financial crash of 2008 represented a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Homeowners who’d been walloped by...Anti-Terrorism Laws Increasingly Used to Target Indigenous Activists
[Justice] Anti-Terrorism Laws Increasingly Used to Target Indigenous Activists By Sandra Cuffe Posted November 8, 2018 The images flew around the world. The teepees. The tear gas. The Indigenous water protectors’ camps. The boots advancing in unison as security forces...The People Give the Orders and the Government Obeys
[Community] The People Give the Orders and the Government Obeys by Jeff Thomas Posted November 7, 2018 The sign above is located in the state of Chiapas in Mexico. In English, it says, “You are in the territory of Zapatista in Rebellion. Here, the people give the...How Jury Duty Gives You the Power to Erase Bad Laws
[Justice] How Jury Duty Gives You the Power to Erase Bad Laws By Joe Jarvis Posted November 5, 2018 In the United States, all accused criminals have the right to be tried by a jury of their peers. Adults from the area where an alleged crime was committed are chosen to...Quotable Sayings
Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world.
Hans Margolius