From JacobinSearch History Microsoft’s own antitrust odyssey is the most instructive. Much like Google Search, Microsoft’s Windows had a near-total monopoly in a crucial tech market — the operating systems that run desktop computers (the entire industry until the mobile era). The company had a … [Read more...] about It’s Going to Take More Than Antitrust Law to Rein in Big Tech
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Arms Sales to the UAE Could Make US Responsible for More Deaths of Civilians in Yemen and Libya
From CommonDreamsWASHINGTON - Ahead of plans by the United States to sell 18 armed aerial drones worth approximately $2.9 billion to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Philippe Nassif, the advocacy director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International USA said: "The startling fact that the United States government continues its unflinching support … [Read more...] about Arms Sales to the UAE Could Make US Responsible for More Deaths of Civilians in Yemen and Libya
Disseminating Preliminary, Incomplete COVID-19 Vaccine Study Results by Press Release Represents Bad Science
From CommonDreamsFor Immediate Release Monday, November 9, 2020Organization Profile: Public CitizenContact: Phone: 202-588-1000Disseminating Preliminary, Incomplete COVID-19 Vaccine Study Results by Press Release Represents Bad Science WASHINGTON - Pfizer and BioNTech announced today that the initial interim analysis of data from the phase 3 study of … [Read more...] about Disseminating Preliminary, Incomplete COVID-19 Vaccine Study Results by Press Release Represents Bad Science
Progressive Message to Joe Biden: Don't You Dare 'Cooperate' With Mitch McConnell
From CommonDreamsPublished on Monday, November 09, 2020 by Common DreamsProgressive Message to Joe Biden: Don't You Dare 'Cooperate' With Mitch McConnell If Biden chooses to 'cooperate' with Mitch McConnell, that choice is likely to set off a political war between the new administration and the Democratic Party's progressive base.byNorman … [Read more...] about Progressive Message to Joe Biden: Don't You Dare 'Cooperate' With Mitch McConnell
Hoorays for the Biden/Harris Victory, But the Battle's Far From Over
From CommonDreamsLate Saturday morning and they had just called it. I was sitting here writing with the TV muted and my back to the windows when I started hearing some yelling on the street. I didn’t know what it was, then looked up at the television and saw the news. Outside, fist pumping and cheers, people dancing, car and truck horns honking, whistles … [Read more...] about Hoorays for the Biden/Harris Victory, But the Battle's Far From Over