All it takes is one Supreme Court nomination during Trump’s term and we’re fucked for that much longer. There’s a good chance Thomas dies in the next 4 years, do we really want 40 more years of some young right wing radical in that seat?
I think that’s what young people really don’t get. It’s not just 4 bad years (although even that argument is a pretty privileged thing to say).
We care about freedom from hunger, unemployment and poverty — and, as FDR emphasized, freedom from fear. People with just enough to get by don’t have freedom — they do what they must to survive. And we need to focus on giving more people the freedom to live up to their potential, to flourish and to be creative. An agenda...
We’ve now had four decades of the neoliberal “experiment,” beginning with Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. The results are clear. Neoliberalism expanded the freedom of corporations and billionaires to do as they will and amass huge fortunes, but it also exacted a steep price: the well-being and freedom of the rest of society.
Friedman and his acolytes failed to understand an essential feature of freedom: that there are two kinds, positive and negative; freedom to do and freedom from harm. “Free markets” alone fail to provide economic stability or security against the economic vagaries they create, let alone allow large fractions of the population to live up to their potential.
The road to authoritarianism is not paved by government doing too much but too little.
We care about freedom from hunger, unemployment and poverty — and, as FDR emphasized, freedom from fear. People with just enough to get by don’t have freedom
A lot of good criticisms in here but not a lot in terms of proposals. The proposals are a little vague.
Just to take that logic a little farther… should they take a stance on climate change? Like, should they bother to aim for net zero emissions or is that too political?
How about civil rights? If a city bans trans people from using a bathroom that matches their gender identity, is the business obligated to enforce that law? Or any other morally reprehensible law?
It depends on how you look at it. Most business thinking nowadays, at least at the scholarly level, involves some extent of stakeholder theory. Part of that means acknowledging the community’s wellbeing. Similarly, you can look at the rise of Enterprise Risk Management, which forces businesses to think about risks like climate change or en the risk of ignoring vs embracing the LGBTQ+ community
Google is coming in for sharp criticism after video went viral of the Google Nest assistant refusing to answer basic questions about the Holocaust — but having no problem answer questions about the Nakba.
Google, and its parent company Alphabet, have long come in criticism for developing products pushing social justice absolutism. In February, their AI platform Gemini was mocked for generating comically woke creations including a woman as pope, black Vikings, female NHL players and “diverse” versions of America’s Founding Fathers — not to mention black and Asian Nazi soldiers.
Why do I click on NYPost links? Smh
On a serious note, this is a bad look. Google claims it wasn’t a universal issue and that it’s been fixed, so we’ll probably never know the scope or why it only happened with the word “Jew”. Maybe it didn’t recognize religions and only demonyms.
While there is no ethical consumption under capitalism, Chevron and its three associated brands are the only oil corporation for which the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) has called a consumer boycott for its significant complicity in genocide and apartheid....
That’s funny, I made a post like 15 minutes ago that talks about the surge in US asylum requests. There’s no easy solution, politically speaking. You’ll get blowback for almost anything, which is part of the reason the US hasn’t had immigration reform in so long.
Workers for some suppliers of Chinese fast fashion giant Shein are still working 75 hours a week, despite the company promising to improve conditions, a report suggests....
75 hours? What’s with these rookie numbers?! What happened to the good old days of Chinese sweatshops where people worked 14 hours, 7 days per week? What’s next, unions?!
The Ukrainian branch of the NGO Transparency International issued a statement on January 17 warning that ‘attacks on journalists are becoming systematic’...
It’s been a tough conversation since the beginning of the war. The west wants to show support (as we should) but there have obviously been long-standing issues with corruption in Ukraine.
I’m certainly not denying Dems have pushed MAGA candidates (although for slightly different reasons, typically they are easier to beat in a general, not because Dems want them in office). However, the magnitude of the cross-party spending for a house primary here is significant.
And this happened during industrialization too. The world keeps evolving and politicians will always use it to fear monger.
If you told someone in 1850 how many people we’d have employed today as automobile mechanics, airplane techs, computer engineers, etc., they would be so lost. Just like we would be if someone from 2150 tried to tell us about their economy.
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Trump Leads in 5 Key States, as Young and Nonwhite Voters Express Discontent With Biden ( www.nytimes.com )
Time is up for neoliberals | Democracy requires a new, progressive capitalism. ( www.washingtonpost.com )
We care about freedom from hunger, unemployment and poverty — and, as FDR emphasized, freedom from fear. People with just enough to get by don’t have freedom — they do what they must to survive. And we need to focus on giving more people the freedom to live up to their potential, to flourish and to be creative. An agenda...
Michael Cohen Was Paid to Fix Trump’s Problems. Now He’s One of Them. ( www.nytimes.com )
Putin Replaces Defense Minister in Rare Cabinet Shake-up ( www.nytimes.com )
A car-free town in the Amazon serves lessons for pedaling to net zero emissions ( www.npr.org )
Montana’s Tribal Voters Could Determine the Makeup of the Senate ( www.politico.com )
French government says Kristi Noem lied about cancelling meeting with Macron ( www.theguardian.com )
Team Trump Says Classified Docs Judge Aileen Cannon Is a 'Godsend' ( www.rollingstone.com )
‘Strategic and moral mistakes’: US politicians step up condemnation of Israel ( www.theguardian.com )
Students walk out during Jerry Seinfeld’s commencement speech at Duke ( www.independent.co.uk )
Bud Light says it will avoid more boycotts by never standing for anything ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
Libs of TikTok and its dark influence on LGBTQ+ hate ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
Sen. Lindsey Graham Suggests Nuking Gaza, Calls Hiroshima ‘the Right Decision’ ( www.thedailybeast.com )
UN officials describe "absolutely catastrophic" conditions in Gaza ( www.motherjones.com )
Medical residents are increasingly avoiding states with abortion restrictions ( kffhealthnews.org )
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Google blasted for AI that refuses to say how many Jews were killed by the Nazis ( nypost.com )
Google is coming in for sharp criticism after video went viral of the Google Nest assistant refusing to answer basic questions about the Holocaust — but having no problem answer questions about the Nakba.
boycott for a #FreePalestine ( lemmy.cafe )
While there is no ethical consumption under capitalism, Chevron and its three associated brands are the only oil corporation for which the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) has called a consumer boycott for its significant complicity in genocide and apartheid....
Canada: Quebec warns of 'humanitarian crisis' amid surge in asylum requests ( www.france24.com )
Sudan conflict: Two children killed as bomb falls near Darfur hospital ( www.bbc.co.uk )
The unravelling of the New York Times ‘Hamas rape’ story | TV Shows | Al Jazeera ( www.aljazeera.com )
The U.S. Felon Succeeding Putin’s Notorious ‘Chef’ ( www.thedailybeast.com )
Parishioners Report Priest for Saying Jesus Died With Erection ( www.thedailybeast.com )
Shein suppliers still working 75-hour weeks, report says ( www.bbc.com )
Workers for some suppliers of Chinese fast fashion giant Shein are still working 75 hours a week, despite the company promising to improve conditions, a report suggests....
The risky task of investigating corruption in wartime Ukraine ( english.elpais.com )
The Ukrainian branch of the NGO Transparency International issued a statement on January 17 warning that ‘attacks on journalists are becoming systematic’...
America’s misunderstood border crisis, in 8 charts ( www.vox.com )
Critics accuse pro-Israel Republican mega-donors of trying to tip the scales in a Democratic primary ( www.salon.com )
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India's Hindu nationalist regime is a threat to Muslims — and bad news for the U.S. ( www.salon.com )
Where we find ourselves: Rural LGBTQ+ Americans in the legislative crosshairs ( www.salon.com )
Sony reportedly forms studio with former Deviation Games devs ( www.videogameschronicle.com )
Report: In Western Countries, 41% of the Jobs Done By Young People are at Risk Disappearing Due to Automation ( medium.com )
USA Lemmies: Where do you live?
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Donald Trump says he'll revoke Joe Biden's protections for trans people 'on day one' ( www.advocate.com )
Alabama sets nitrogen-gas execution for man who survived botched 2022 effort ( www.theguardian.com )