WFD | The Time of Monsters

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Beacon NY | 2019–12–10 | I’m pessimistic in the short term, optimistic in the long-term, and hopeful in the present. But there are times where pessimism seems to swamp me.

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The old world is dying and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.

| Antonio Gramsci

The Fall of The Silos, The Rise of Self-Organizing Teams

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Google under investigation from NLRB | Jennifer Elias reports on the ongoing controversy at Google around anti-union activities, including firing four employees:

The U.S. National Labor Relations Board has started a new investigation into Google’s labor practices.

An agency spokesperson confirmed to CNBC Monday that the probe, which will include whether Google violated labor laws when it recently fired four employees, has officially commenced. It will also look at whether Google discouraged employees from engaging in union…