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This should obviously be a violation of federal law. But of course the vile independent contractor employment status exists to shield employers from liability, responsibility, and of course, not having to give up their 5th ivory-covered backscratcher. Getting paid to watch movies might seem like a pretty sweet gig, but two people who worked for […]

Today in Evil

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On June 2, 2016

Fortune magazine has an advice column. It’s very special. Frank has been with us for more than 20 years. He works in the warehouse and has done a good job for us. I like him. But, to be honest,

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Dayen: A favorite parlour game among the D.C. media is to ponder why Americans seem so angry this election season. Reporters drop themselves into primary states like Marlin Perkins in a Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom episode, trying to decipher these strange creatures who are so frustrated with the U.S. economy that they’d vote for […]

The Corporate Court

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On March 13, 2016

There are two types of Supreme Court justices when it comes to corporate matters. There are those who are virulently pro-corporate. And there are those who are moderately pro-corporate. But there aren

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The Debate on the New Gilded Age

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On February 13, 2016
I have pushed the New Gilded Age as a way to understand 21st century America and what it is reverting to for several years now. I think it is an apt comparison on many levels, with growing income inequality, corporate control over American society and politics, crushing unions, growing racial violence, etc. That said, obviously […]
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