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• 2013/02/08/Amazon unpacked  + (The online giant is creating thousands of UK jobs, so why are some employees less than happy?)
• 2014/01/03/How I learned to stop worrying and love Amazon  + (The online retailer has reshaped bookselling since it entered the trade in 1995. But [[Amazon.com|Amazon]]'s aggressive and "anti-competitive" tactics, especially for selling ebooks, are raising hackles in an industry under stress.)
• 2018/08/30/Beaten for Autism  + (The person filmed by KGW News on June 4 [[US/OR/Detroit/2018-06-04 police beating|being struck on the head 16 times by a Marion County sheriff deputy while pinned down by three additional officers]] … The person filmed by KGW News on June 4 [[US/OR/Detroit/2018-06-04 police beating|being struck on the head 16 times by a Marion County sheriff deputy while pinned down by three additional officers]] says the incident may be partly understood as the response of uninformed individuals to [[autism|people they don’t understand]].[[autism|people they don’t understand]].)
• 2014/03/05/Kiev snipers hired by Maidan leaders  + (The snipers who shot at protesters and police in Kiev were allegedly hired by Maidan leaders, according to a leaked phone conversation between the EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton and Estonian foreign affairs minister, which has emerged online.)
• 2013-09-10/Technology and the Distribution of Wealth  + (There is a question so important to the mo … There is a question so important to the modern economy that it often hides in plain view. I'm talking about the role that technology plays in the distribution of wealth. This connection between our distribution of societal resources and our rapidly evolving technology centers on two fundamental phenomena: (1) The way [[jobsolescence|technology displaces labor]] (2) The way technology concentrates profits2) The way technology concentrates profits)
• 2009-07-04 Asking for it  + (There's nothing like [[science]] … There's nothing like [[science]] for giving that [[objective]], white-coat flavoured legitimacy to your prejudices, so it must have been a great day for ''Telegraph'' readers when they came across the headline "[http://current.com/items/90259840_women-who-dress-provocatively-more-likely-to-be-raped-claim-scientists.htm Women who dress provocatively more likely to be raped, claim scientists]". Ah, scientists.raped, claim scientists]". Ah, scientists.)
• 2012-09-13/New questions about makers of anti-Muslim film as shadowy details emerge  + (This appears to be the same AP article as [[2012/09/12/California man confirms role in anti-Islam film]].)
• 2011/07/25/1658/link  + (This high-and-low-cortisol reactivity prov … This high-and-low-cortisol reactivity provides different developmental advantages and disadvantages, the authors write. Heightened [[cortisol]] levels characteristic of the doves were related to lower attention problems but also put them at risk for developing anxiety and [[depression]] over time. By contrast, the lower cortisol levels for hawks in aggressive families were associated with lower anxiety problems; however, at the same time, these children were more prone to risky behavior, including attention and hyperactivity problems.ding attention and hyperactivity problems.)
• 2016/03/Gender Ideology Harms Children  + (This is one of several credible-seeming pseudo-scientifi studies often cited by anti-LGBT activists, but its conclusions fly in the face of an overwhelming body of evidence.)
• 2011-04-16 To all Ladies: Free Protection and Safety System  + (This is the [[New York Initiative]]'s Craig's List ad offering assistance to [[New York City]] [[sex work]]ers in defending themselves from the [[Long Island Serial Killer]].)
• Lawrence Lessig/blog/2002/10/26/0914  +
• 2011/07/20/1315/link  + (This week the Center for Media and Democracy released 800 model bills, legislation that is straight out of the corporate playbook and drafted by the American Legislative Exchange Council.)
• 2010/12/09/Voters Say Election Full of Misleading and False Information  + (Those who watched [[Fox News]] almost daily were significantly more likely than those who never watched it to believe that a number of false statements relevant to the election were, in fact, true.)
• 2014/03/06/Why Is Our Government So Incompetent  + (Though many may reckon the U.S. government (and its Deep State) are not so much incompetent as merely evil, I suggest incompetence sows the seeds of evil consequences.)
• 2014/04/13/Kiev to launch full-scale military op as massive protests grip eastern Ukraine  + (Thousands of pro-autonomy demonstrators rallied across eastern [[Ukraine]], with the coup-imposed president in Kiev threatening to use military against the activists if they don't clear the seized government buildings by Monday morning.")
• 2014/04/07/If 97 Percent of Americans Sold Everything They Owned and Spent It on Congressional Elections  + (To max out on one side of every race inclu … To max out on one side of every race including PACs and parties would take $1,291,400. 97% of the country could not reach this limit if they emptied their bank accounts and liquidated all of their possessions. For [[economic disparity|a few lucky souls]], however, $1.3 million is a drop in the bucket.ver, $1.3 million is a drop in the bucket.)
• 2014/03/04/A New Fake Report On Climate Change  + (Two global warming denialists make a claim which would be important if it weren't totally incorrect, which it is.)
• 2014/03/01/Ukraine alleges Russian invasion of Crimea as Obama warns of costs  + (US President Barack Obama issued a stateme … US President Barack Obama issued a statement Friday evening denouncing "reports of military movements" taken by Russia in Ukraine, warning that "there will be costs for any military intervention." The comments come as the US/European-stoked regime change operation in Ukraine threatens to develop into a conflict between Western powers and Russia.onflict between Western powers and Russia.)
• 2016/03/01/Get Ready to Say President Trump  + (Unless something changes dramatically between now and November, [[Donald Trump]] will be the next president.)
• 2014/02/25/Secrets of the Vatican  + (Video (83:41): "An inside look at the scandals that rocked Benedict's papacy.")
• 2013-01-01/America goes to the brink, but millions already fell into poverty  + (Whatever the outcome of the political haggling, Congress has failed the 50 million Americans below the bread line.)
• 2009-07-18 Today's Question  + (When do we get to stop defining smart, passionate women by the most powerful men in their circle?)
• 2011/07/25/1618/link  + (While they fight the expiration of the bud … While they fight the expiration of the budget-busting [[Bush tax cuts]], Republicans have continually cited a report that shows that [[51 percent of Americans don't pay income taxes]], even admitting that middle- and lower-class Americans need to shoulder a larger burden in deficit reduction efforts.arger burden in deficit reduction efforts.)
• 2017/02/10/Behind the Internet's Anti-Democracy Movement  + (White House chief strategist [[Steve Bannon]] is reportedly a reader of [[neoreactionary]] political theory. A tour through the pro-[[authoritarian]] philosophy gaining visibility on the [[right wing|right]].)
• 2011/12/10/0822/link  + (Would a publisher accept a completely nons … Would a publisher accept a completely nonsensical manuscript if the authors were willing to pay Open Access publication charges? After being spammed with invitations to publish in [[Bentham Science Publishers|Bentham Science journals]] earlier this year, I decided to find out. ... Bentham confirmed receipt of my submission the very next day (January 30, 2009). Nearly four months later, I received a response – the article was accepted.response – the article was accepted.)
• 2014/02/23/Worse than Wal-Mart  + (You might find your Prime membership morally indefensible after reading these stories about worker mistreatment.)

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• 2014/01/13/Amazon Has Jedi Mind-Tricked You Into Forgetting It's Pretty Much Walmart  + ([[Amazon.com]] is the best-loved company in America, despite being very similar to one of the least-loved companies in America: [[Wal-Mart|Walmart]].)
• 2020/09/19/Obama calls for Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s successor to be appointed by the election winner  + ([[Barack Obama]]: “A basic principle of th … [[Barack Obama]]: “A basic principle of the law – and of everyday fairness – is that we apply rules with consistency, and not based on what's convenient or advantageous in the moment. The [[rule of law]], the legitimacy of our courts, the fundamental workings of our [[democracy]] all depend on that basic principle.” basic principle.”)
• 2012/07/16/Chick-fil-A admits guilty as charged  + ([[Chick-fil-A]] COO [[Dan Cathy]] defends the company's [[anti-gay]] activities on [[Biblical]] grounds.)
• 2020/06/17/Fox News Argues Viewers Don't Assume Tucker Carlson Reports Facts  + ([[Fox News]] argues in court that [[Tucker … [[Fox News]] argues in court that [[Tucker Carlson]]'s audience knows that things which Carlson asserts, no matter how definitively stated as fact, may in fact have been entirely made up by Carlson on the spot and could be completely false, and that Carlson's employer will not only take no action against him for doing so but will in fact defend him. for doing so but will in fact defend him.)
• 2014/03/02/Fox News host calls out Darrell Issa on Benghazi  + ([[Fox News]] host [[Chris Wallace]] on Sunday confronted Rep. [[Darrell Issa]] (R-CA) after he was rated as having the "highest level of falsehood" for his obsession with the [[2012 Benghazi attack|terrorist attacks in Benghazi]].)
• 2012-09-12/Craft Store Chain Sues For Right To Deny Their Employees Contraception Coverage  + ([[Hobby Lobby]], a large chain of craft st … [[Hobby Lobby]], a large chain of craft stores owned by [[US conservative|conservative]] [[evangelical]] [[Christian]]s, filed a federal lawsuit against the [[Obamacare/mandates/contraception|contraception mandate]] today, claiming they should have the right to deny coverage for emergency [[contraception]] to over 13,000 employees across 40 states. Hobby Lobby's owners, the Green family, claim the [[Obamacare]] requirement to provide employer-based coverage for that contraceptive service violates their [[freedom of religion]] and [[freedom of speech|speech]]...[[freedom of speech|speech]]...)
• 2014/03/20/Russia Responding to Years of Hostile U.S. Policy  + ([[Jack Matlock]] argues that Russian President Vladimir Putin is acting in response to years of perceived hostility from the U.S., from the eastward expansion of NATO to the bombing of Serbia to the expansion of American military bases in eastern Europe.)
• 2011/07/27/1124/link  + ([[Jaywalker]]s have migrated to the [[subu … [[Jaywalker]]s have migrated to the [[suburbs]]. They venture across four- to eight-lane roads, often not using crosswalks, pausing on the raised medians or the middle “suicide lanes” to look for a break in traffic as cars whiz by. Sometimes the crossings end tragically, as it did last month for a young mother who watched her 4-year-old son killed in the road."r-old son killed in the road.")
• 2014-02-24/Is the US backing neo-Nazis in Ukraine  + ([[John McCain]] and other State Department members have troubling ties to the ultra-nationalist [[Svoboda]] party.)
• 2016/07/01/The Palestinian Incentive Program for Killing Jews  + ([[Mahmoud Abbas]] may not be able to stop the knife attacks. But he shouldn't [[Palestinian Authority Martyrs Fund|pay the killers' families]].)
• 2019/12/18/Judge rules against researcher who lost job over transgender tweets  + ([[Maya Forstater]], a tax expert who lost her contract at the [[Centre for Global Development]] after tweeting that transgender women cannot change their biological sex, has lost her tribunal case.)
• 2012/09/12/California man confirms role in anti-Islam film  + ([[Nakoula Basseley Nakoula]], 55, told The … [[Nakoula Basseley Nakoula]], 55, told The [[Associated Press]] in an interview outside Los Angeles that he was manager for the company that produced "[[Innocence of Muslims]]," which mocked Muslims and the prophet [[Muhammad]] and may have caused inflamed mobs that attacked U.S. missions in [[Egypt]] and [[Libya]]. He provided the first details about a shadowy production group behind the film. shadowy production group behind the film.)
• 2010-06-04 No mosque at Ground Zero  + ([[Pat Condell]] throws his lot in with the US right-wing media on the issue of the [[Ground Zero Mosque]], warning that it is the first major step towards the [[Islamic cultural invasion/US|Islamic cultural invasion of America]].)
• 2018/08/30/Offering a more progressive definition of freedom  + ([[Pete Buttigieg]] is the mayor of [[US/IN … [[Pete Buttigieg]] is the mayor of [[US/IN/South Bend|South Bend, Indiana]]. He is a progressive Democrat, Rhodes scholar, served a tour of duty in Afghanistan during his time as mayor, and is openly gay. In [https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/pete_buttigieg-36-year-old-mayor-south-bend-indiana-2020-713662/ a recent interview with ''Rolling Stone''], Buttigieg talked about the need for [[progressive]]s to recast concepts that [[political conservative]]s have traditionally “owned” – like [[freedom]], [[family]], and [[patriotism]] – in more progressive terms.iotism]] – in more progressive terms.)
• 2014/04/06/Threat of armed conflict subdues in Nevada  + ([[Rachel Maddow]] provides considerable ba … [[Rachel Maddow]] provides considerable background on recent US [[anti-government violence]], from Clinton-era incidents including the [[Sagebrush Rebellion]] through [[Ruby Ridge]], Waco, and [[1995-04-19 Oklahoma City bombing|Oklahoma City]] up to the recent [[Cliven Bundy/BLM dispute/standoff|armed confrontation]] at [[Bundy Ranch]].[[Bundy Ranch]].)
• 2014/05/05/Rand Paul says 40 times more Kentuckians have gotten health-insurance cancellation notices than signed up for Obamacare  + ([[Rand Paul]] email: "Since the implementa … [[Rand Paul]] email: "Since the implementation of [[Obamacare]], hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians have received cancellation notices from their current health care providers. For every Kentuckian that has enrolled in Obamacare, 40 have been dropped from their coverage." Rated [[lies|pants-on-fire]].[[lies|pants-on-fire]].)
• 2019/09/30/Richard Dawkins Loves Evangelicals if They Hate Social Justice  + ([[Richard Dawkins]] is uncompromising in his opposition to [[religion]] – except when it happens to oppose something that he thinks is worse, like [[social justice]].)
• 2004-09 Ronald Reagan's Effort to Prevent the Enactment of Medicare  + ([[Ronald Reagan]] may have crystallized, i … [[Ronald Reagan]] may have crystallized, in the minds of [[US Republican|Republican]] strategists, the political ability of [[popular myth]] to be more powerful than the [[truth]] – as exemplified by his well-documented history of working against [[social program]]s ([[Medicare]], [[Social Security]]) while convincingly denying it in debates with [[Jimmy Carter]].Jimmy Carter]].)
• 2014/03/17/Somali traffic cops battle gridlock and chaos  + ([[Somalia]]'s new traffic police tackle illegal parking, speeding drivers and temperamental street lights in Mogadishu.)
• 2007/04/16/New Research Shows Wal-Mart Rigs the System  + ([[Wal-Mart]] appears to be skipping out on … [[Wal-Mart]] appears to be skipping out on its fair share of taxes that most Americans have to pay to help support state governments. New research conducted in part by a leading non-partisan, non-profit tax organization reveals that Wal-Mart avoided $2.3 billion in state income taxes, cutting its payment to state governments almost in half between 1999 and 2005.ents almost in half between 1999 and 2005.)
• 2007/02/01/Wal-Mart pays itself rent, gets large tax breaks  + ([[Wal-Mart]], the nation's largest employe … [[Wal-Mart]], the nation's largest employer and the world's biggest retailer, is regularly paying itself rent and using the transaction to decrease the taxes it pays to state governments, according to a report in this morning's ''[[Wall Street Journal]]''.[[Wall Street Journal]]''.)
• 2015/01/16/Draft of new Thailand constitution offers protections for gay, transgender people  + ([[sexuality/rights|Gay rights]] activists are welcoming a clause in a draft of [[Thailand]]’s new constitution that is aimed at protecting the rights of gay and transgender people.)
• Lawrence Lessig/blog/2002/10/22/1838  +
• Lawrence Lessig/blog/2002/11/08/1514  +