Monthly Archives: August 2014

The Coming Race War Won’t Be About Race

Posted on August 21, 2014 by tokugawa98

writes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Yes, that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. And he simply nails it, by calling out how the racism discussion is/will be a smoke-screen: [U]nless we want the Ferguson atrocity to also be swallowed and become nothing more than an intestinal … Continue reading →

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“Sharing economy” is a euphemism for exploitation

Posted on August 21, 2014 by tokugawa98

CBS has a post up titled 5 ways the “sharing” economy works against workers. For those who don’t know, “sharing economy” refers to companies like AirBnB and Uber that have non-employees rent out private property like appartments or cars, and … Continue reading →

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Of the idiocy of turning algorithms into law

Posted on August 21, 2014 by tokugawa98

Lambert is writing at Naked Capitalism about Algorithmic Regulation, “Code is Law,” and the Case of Ferguson. It’s a good deconstruction and should definitely be read but I had my facepalm-moment at the start of the piece when he quotes … Continue reading →

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Taxing consumers reduces growth – still!

Posted on August 13, 2014 by tokugawa98

So, the Japanese prime minister Abe proposed a bastard-Keynesian program for getting Japan out of its stagflation, nick-named Abenomics. But because he still effectively thinks neo-liberally, the program included a consumption tax increase to “balance the budget” (while at the … Continue reading →

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Collective punishment in Eastern Ukraine

Posted on August 13, 2014 by tokugawa98

Ok, now we see the purpose of the “Russian invasion under humanitarian disguise claims”: the Ukrainian army has already declared that dead civilians in Donezk due to Ukrainian shelling are the responsibility of the rebels for placing rocket launchers in … Continue reading →

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The vegan myth of a B12 Eden

Posted on August 7, 2014 by tokugawa98

I am currently in the process of transitioning to a vegan life style. My reasons are ethical and environmental and those reasons have firmed themselves due to the advocacy of my wife. Nutrition-wise there’s almost no problem with being vegan: … Continue reading →

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