“…UBI has the most yield when it is linked to a broader radical redistribution of productive property.” This post was originally published on the criticallegalthinking.com website: Universal Basic Income and the Politics of Production by Scott Timcke • 25 April 2016 Of late there have been a growing number of people who take seriously the promise of […]
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Reactionary Forces
Reactionary forces are those forces in a society which seek to preserve the status quo or to return to a previous state of political economy and order. They are generally conservative and authoritarian and attempt to thwart progressive advances. During the time of social transition precipitated by the Rise of the Robots, we can be certain these […]
CIA Investing in Firms to Monitor Twitter and Instagram
The CIA’s venture capital arm, IN-Q-TEl is investing in companies which monitor social media sites. (Wait, what? The CIA has a venture capital arm?) Nothing to worry about here… https://theintercept.com/2016/04/14/in-undisclosed-cia-investments-social-media-mining-looms-large/