Kickstarter employees voted to form a union with the Office and Professional Employees International Union, which represents more than 100,000 white collar workers. The final vote was 46 for the union, 37 against, a historic win for...
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How do you make esoteric economic wonkery accessible to the public? That was the challenge facing Paul Krugman, one of the world’s most cited economists in academic papers and research. He and his...
Source: World Economic Forum What matters is not the actual ranking as much as why certain countries are seeing increases (or decreases) on the rankings. Research & Development, patent...
The transcript from this week’s MiB: Paul Krugman, is below. You can stream and download our full conversation, including the podcast extras, on Apple iTunes, Overcast, Spotify, Google, Bloomberg,...
My Two-for-Tuesday morning train reads: • Coronavirus scare has turned Chinese cities into ghost towns (Inkstone) see also Apple Guides Revenue Lower on Coronavirus (Apple) • Inside Berkshire...
As presidential candidates continue to discuss Medicare for All, John Oliver explores how much it might cost, what it will change, and who it will help. Medicare for All: Last Week Tonight with...
@TBPInvictus here: On President’s Day, it is noteworthy that the current President feels compelled to cap the salaries of those employees who work for the government, who perform duties in the...
My President’s Day plane reads: • Charlie Munger: The Strongest Companies In The World Are In China, Not America (Forbes) • ESG Investing Comes of Age (Morningstar) • A Deeper Dive Into New Rules...
My easy like Sunday morning policy reads: • California Capitalism: After years of inaction by the US federal government, state governments like California’s have forged ahead with solutions to...
TV Ratings: Oscars Fall to All-Time Lows I didn’t watch. Who needs to see a throng of self-important lefties revel in their fabulousness while they promote their fatuous work? Yes folks, movies...
This week, we speak with Paul Krugman; he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2008. He has written or edited more than 20 books and 200 scholarly articles, and his most...
The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of French Roast coffee, grab a seat by the window, and get ready for our longer form weekend reads: • The people’s economist: Paul Samuelson’s mathematical...
Succinct Summations for the week ending February 14th, 2020 Positives: 1. Corona virus could have been much much worse; its not fully contained, but it seems to be getting managed; 2. CPI rose 0.1%...
Seeing this chart a lot this morning. What do we think about this, Twitter? Legit “bubble” or not? pic.twitter.com/sdjL491IBp — Cullen Roche (@cullenroche) February 14, 2020 Are we in a giant...