
Tag: new gilded age

In the Gilded Age, legally spurious injunctions were issued with impunity by courts based on the solid legal principle of fuck unions. That is returning in the New Gilded Age, as we see in Alabama: As
I love this story so much. It’s the most New Gilded Age story possible. “Absolutely stunning” is how the University of California, Santa Barbara, described plans for Munger Hall, a towering

It’s hardly any wonder that Americans are rethinking work whenever they can and trying to not return to their crappy jobs. They are tremendously productive, making enormous profits for their bos
Our Silicon Valley techbros continue to pay so many dividends, if you are a shareholder at least. Otherwise, they see you as a mark for DISRUPTION!!! I was not aware that this included the rental mark

This is disturbing, though not really surprising I suppose. For years, Big Oil has cozied up to American public schools—and now they seem to be cashing in their chips. New emails appear to show that
The ultra rich, of course: A recording obtained by The New Yorker of a private conference call on January 8th, between a policy adviser to Senator Mitch McConnell and the leaders of several promin

If there’s one thing the West really needs, it’s the vultures of private equity messing up the water distribution system even more than they already are. But another controversial vision h
I just see no problem here. Nope, no problem at all. Planned legislation to establish new business areas in Nevada would allow technology companies to effectively form separate local governments. Demo