PinnedPublished inThe PubUmberto Eco Defined Fascism and Trump Is OneApplying Eco’s 14 characteristics of ur-fascism to Donald Trump and the Republican PartyNov 35Nov 35
PinnedPublished inCurated NewslettersCapitalism Uses High Tech To Mire You In Lifetime DebtAn oligarchy of billionaires, corporations, banks, high tech, and the government conspire to take all your wealthApr 2341Apr 2341
PinnedPublished inCoping with CapitalismIn the Rental Economy, We Won’t Own Anything AnymoreThe rentier class will own everything and the rest of us will be poorerSep 2218Sep 2218
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Published inCoping with CapitalismOne Number Is Why Harris Lost — NOTWe look at a theory that predicts the exact percentage of votes received in presidential electionsNov 182Nov 182
Medium Staff Promoted A Story They Didn’t UnderstandA critique of a story where the author cheated and called it Data ScienceNov 15Nov 15
Published inBouncin’ and Behaving Blogs TOOThe Economy, Jobs, and Inflation ExplainedA rebuttal to a borderline unethical article from Pardee RANDOct 78Oct 78
Published inCoping with CapitalismRental Housing Cooperatives Can Help Solve The Housing CrisisRental cooperatives, community land trusts, creative financing, and proactive zoning make a turnaround possibleSep 188Sep 188
Published inCoping with CapitalismAI Reality Distortion in Story CreationDissecting an AI generated story to demonstrate the folly of removing the human from the equationSep 102Sep 102