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I’m OK, you’re not

2 years 6 months ago
Paul Krugman posted this chart today from the Fed's annual survey of economic well-being: There are two interesting things here. First, if you look at the top line it's nearly flat. This is people reporting on their own finances, and COVID-19 had almost no effect at all. None. There's even a slight uptick in 2021, ...continue reading "I’m OK, you’re not"
Kevin Drum

Lobbyists Descend On California To Scuttle Right To Repair Efforts

2 years 6 months ago
While U.S. consumer protection is generally a hot mess, one promising bright spot continues to be the bipartisan traction seen on right to repair issues. For decades, tech giants across numerous sectors have attempted to monopolize repair, making it harder and more expensive to repair things you own due to repair center consolidation, annoying DRM, […]
Karl Bode

Cardinals plan to put more police in parking lots following car break-ins

2 years 6 months ago
Another weekend of car break-ins, a carjacking and groups of armed young adults in downtown St. Louis led Cardinals management to revamp security plans. Baseball fans will see more uniformed police officers and security guards outside the stadium, according to Cardinals President Bill DeWitt III. Police said Sunday they were investigating at least 30 different car break-ins at parking lots around Busch Stadium, with calls to police coming in during Sunday's Cardinals game. “We've been meeting…
Christine Byers