Silicon Valley Is Not Your Friend By Noam Cohen @noamcohen is the author of “The Know-It-Alls: The Rise of Silicon Valley as a Political Powerhouse and Social Wrecking Ball,” from which this essay is adapted.Oct 13. 2017 LATE last month, Mark Zuckerberg wrote a brief post on Facebook at the …
Who’s paying for that Facebook ad? Bloomberg
“Ethical Markets fully supports this legislative approach to curb fake Russian ads, fake news, trolls and bots to help assure the integrity of our 2018 elections. A first step! Further, we probably need full hearings on the need to regulate these dominant social media as public utilities, as news organizations, …
The Washington Post: Trump campaign’s embrace of Facebook shows company’s growing reach in elections
At the final debate of last year’s presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton ridiculed Donald Trump as a “puppet” of the Russians and denounced his treatment of women. She was widely seen as the winner that night in Las Vegas and the favorite to win the presidency weeks later.On Facebook, however, a …
PUERTO RICO – PREVENTABLE DEATHS GOING FORWARD
“Ethical Markets honors the courage of our Puerto Rican fellow citizens and the leadership of the Mayor of San Juan. We also appreciate this leadership by our Advisory Board member Dr. Richard Lippin, MD for his role with our US Army. ~Hazel Henderson, Editor.” Hurricane Maria caused a limited number …
‘WINNER-TAKES-ALL’ DYNAMICS IN DIGITAL ECONOMY COULD WIDEN INCOME GAP — UN REPORT
UN News Centre with breaking news from the UN News Service Between 2011 and 2014, global deliveries of small packets and parcels by Posts worldwide increased by some 48 per cent. Photo: Universal Postal Union (UPU) ‘WINNER-TAKES-ALL’ DYNAMICS IN DIGITAL ECONOMY COULD WIDEN INCOME GAP — UN REPORT The benefits …
New Abolitionism on Money Mechanics and a Moral Economy
ANNOUNCING A SYMPOSIUM See attached flyer announcing a symposium: The New Abolitionism on Money Mechanics and a Moral Economy. To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-new-abolitionism-symposium-on-money-mechanics-a-moral-economy-tickets-37921370841 American Monetary Institute, PO BOX 601, Valatie, NY 12184, USA
Ethical Markets’ Dr Carol Spalding , President of Rowan-Cabarrus Community College profiled in AACC Journal Cover Feature Article
“Ethical Markets is proud to count Dr. Carol Spalding, President of Rowan-Cabarrus, a leading national Community College, among our illustrious global Advisory Board. She is a major innovator, not only in education for our common human future, but incorporates many sustainability initiatives that support local development. Dr Spalding is an …
Spark: Blockchain is Reimagining the Rules of the Game in the Energy Sector
BLOCKCHAIN IS REIMAGINING THE RULES OF THE GAME IN THE ENERGY SECTOR Through the Energy Web Foundation, RMI is supporting the commercial implementation of blockchain applications that promote investments in clean, secure, and reliable electricity systems worldwide. Specifically, blockchain technology has the potential to redesign the rules of the game …
Free Press Moves to Stop Disastrous Sinclair-Tribune Mega-Merger | Free Press
Free Press Moves to Stop Disastrous Sinclair-Tribune Mega-Merger Deal would destroy local-TV competition, breaking FCC rules to reward pro-Trump coverage August 7, 2017 Contact Info: Timothy Karr, 201-533-8838 WASHINGTON — On Monday, Free Press filed a formal challenge at the Federal Communications Commission to the proposed merger of Sinclair Broadcast Group …
How Trump’s FCC aided Sinclair’s expansion
How Trump’s FCC aided Sinclair’s expansion Use of a regulatory loophole will allow Sinclair to reach 72 percent of U.S. households after buying Tribune’s stations. By MARGARET HARDING MCGILL and JOHN HENDEL 08/06/2017 07:03 AM EDT Sinclair Broadcast Group got a critical assist this spring from FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, …