Pluralistic: 06 Feb 2022

Today's links

Explaining UK Fair Dealing with Simpsons clips: An update to the classic "Fair(y) Use."
Woody Guthrie, Songs and Art * Words and Wisdom: 332 pages of inspiration, joy and fascinating tales of a true American hero.
This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
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Pluralistic: 05 Feb 2022

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How to design an anti-monopoly interop system: On the colossal bad faith of Subaru and Kia.
This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2021
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Pluralistic: 04 Feb 2022

Today's links

A covid vaccine for your airways: The promising science of nasal spray vaccines.
Rail monopolies destroyed the American supply chain: Heads they win, tails we lose.
This day in history: 2012, 2017, 2021
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Pluralistic: 03 Feb 2022

Today's links

Money is power: A political economy parable (with a side of environmental racism).
When crypto-exchanges go broke, you'll lose it all: The fatal flaw in the "neither fish nor fowl" gambit (there is such a thing as society).
This day in history: 2017
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Pluralistic: 02 Feb 2022

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To fight inflation, fight monopolies: Cartels raise prices using supply chain and "generous" benefits as cover for price-gouging.
How noncompetes shackle workers to dead-end jobs: "You can't work for anyone who competes with Amazon for the next 18 months."
Agricultural right to repair law is a no-brainer: Farmer-tinkerer solidarity.
This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
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Pluralistic: Feb 01 2022

Today's links

The Mafia hires good accountants: Honest cheaters enable the mob.
This day in history: 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
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