Pluralistic: Retiring the US debt would retire the US dollar (21 Oct 2024)

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Retiring the US debt would retire the US dollar: We don't tax billionaires to fight the national debt. We tax billionaires to fight BILLIONAIRES.
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Pluralistic: Lina Khan's future is the future of the Democratic Party – and America (11 Oct 2024)

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Lina Khan's future is the future of the Democratic Party – and America: Is the Harris administration committed to the American people, or billionaire donors?
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Pluralistic: Sphinxmumps Linkdump (15 Jun 2024)

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Sphinxmumps Linkdump: My weekly declaration of link bankruptcy.
This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2023
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Pluralistic: The super-rich got that way through monopolies (17 Jan 2024)

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The super-rich got that way through monopolies: A report in honor of Davos.
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Pluralistic: Thankful for class consciousness (24 Nov 2023)

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Thankful for class consciousness: Eggs, Teslas, airlines, turkeys, and the roof over your head.
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Pluralistic: Naomi Alderman's 'The Future' (07 November 2023)

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Naomi Alderman's 'The Future': Billionaire preppers vs the end of the human race.
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Pluralistic: Zuck's gravity-defying metaverse money-pit (30 Oct 2023)

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Zuck's gravity-defying metaverse money-pit: $46.5 billion incinerated and he's richer than ever.
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Pluralistic: 11 May 2022

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The (billionaires') case against billionaires: Turns out, we live in a society.
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Pluralistic: 18 Aug 2021

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The Sacklers threaten us all with a good time: "Give us total impunity or we won't accede to the total impunity deal" is a hell of an ultimatum.
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Pluralistic: 11 Aug 2021

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Canada's got the world's worst internet ideas: The Canada Variant is the most virulent "online harms" rule.
IRS leaks reveal billions reaped through ultra-wealthy lobbying on the tax bill: A cast of dozens.
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