Artificial Intelligence: Profit Versus Freedom | naked capitalism
Yves here. Richard Wolff describes why AI does not have to wind up displacing workers; that outcome is the result of capitalist profit imperatives. By Richard D. Wolff, professor of…
Pope Meets With Macron in Marseille Ahead of Giant Mass
Pope Francis met with President Emmanuel Macron of France on Saturday on the second day of a whirlwind trip to Marseille, a port city in the country’s south where the…
Where Fashion Knows No Bounds
Some people in the fashion industry think that London Fashion Week has become less exciting than its counterparts. But you have to wonder if those people pay attention to the…
Gold Bullion and Halal Meat: Inside the Menendez Investigation
It was January 2018, and Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey had just won a huge legal victory. His trial on federal bribery charges had ended in a hung jury,…
Does Robert Menendez Have Enough Teflon to Survive Again?
In a state long attuned to the drumbeat of political corruption — salacious charges, furious denials, explosive trials — Senator Robert Menendez has often registered as the quintessential New Jersey…
Gold, an Investment for Some, Is a Portable Vehicle for Graft
Of all the details in the federal indictment of Senator Robert Menendez, one of the most eye-popping may be the assertion that a sizable chunk of the graft he is…
One Day on the Border: 8,900 Migrants Arrested, and More on the Way
They come from Brazil, Burkina Faso, Uzbekistan, India and dozens of other countries, a moving global village of hundreds of thousands of people crossing the Rio Grande and slipping through…
Hot Temperatures: A New Player in Housing Markets | naked capitalism
Yves here. In the US, at least according to the press, the climate change effect on housing prices has affected properties on flood plains and exposed to storm surges and…
Doing the Marriage Thing Again | naked capitalism
Yves here. Matt Bruenig describes what is wrong with warmed-over analysis about the benefits of marriage for offspring. It’s a fine, compact example of critical thinking. By Matt Bruenig. Originally…
Inside the Manhattan Hotel That Is the New Ellis Island
Inside a once grand but long-faded hotel in midtown Manhattan, dozens of immigrants huddle together beneath large chandeliers as they wait hours to be processed. They give their information —…