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
A few stories from the American West over the last few days: Richard Branson finally got his trip to space on Sunday. It has been a very long wait for Mr. Branson, the irreverent, 70-year-old British
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
The entire neoliberal transformation of the world has been based upon employers hating their own workers and taking back power from them. Yesterday’s labor history post on Carl Icahn and the 198
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
As a public school kid all the way through and now a public university teacher, I am a bit resentful of how all the media attention for higher education focuses on the same elite institutions where al
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
This is an excellent but disturbing story about how the gig company consultants are personally targeting labor activists fighting to support AB5, the bill that gives gig workers employment rights. Dub