Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – May 4, 2025
by Tony Wikrent
Trump not violating any law
‘He who saves his Country does not violate any Law’
‘We’re Not Stopping’: Trump Border Czar Vows to Ignore Judges
[The Daily Beast, via MSN 03-18-2025]
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Trump’s workplace safety pick turned up the heat on workers, tech companies want to sell your data to fraudsters, and more from The Lever this week.
Let's do a deep dive into Doctor Who S02E04: "Lucky Day" and the trap Russell T. Davies set for us to lure us into a dark, bitter parable.
Coalition backbenchers despairing at the dreadful election loss delivered by their leader, the Dark Lord Peter Dutton, have spent the day googling how to polish a turd in anticipation of shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor challenging for the leadership. ”It was... Read More ›
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This week, Doctor Who: Unleashed features the making of "Lucky Day" and feels even more like a free BBC Open University film school than ever.
Check out an early preview of BBC and Disney+'s Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu-starring Doctor Who Season 2 Ep. 5: "The Story and The Engine."
After being banned from campus buildings following peaceful sit-ins, students said the disciplinary processes broke from school policies.
The post NYU Demands Law Students Renounce Protests or Be Barred From Sitting Final Exams appeared first on The Intercept.
Doctor Who S02E04: "Lucky Day" may look like RTD playing his "greatest hits," but that's merely a front for when the big swings start.
A power player pays up, a city goes all in against sports betting, a soot-free train ride, and student visas get restored.
När man de senaste veckorna följt nyhetsflödet får man lätt intryck av att historierevisionism åter är på modet. Det började med att tyska AfD:s Alice Weidel och vår allas Elon Musk hävdade att Hitler minsann inte var nazist utan i själva verket en fullfjädrad kommunist. Och här hemma kunde vi sedan läsa fyra nyliberala debattörer […]
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Mellan 1930 och 1980 utnyttjade socialdemokraterna statskapaciteten för att främja ett politiskt projekt som var radikalt annorlunda än det tidigare. De använde de register som upprättats för att jämföra inkomster och förmögenheter i syfte att fördela rösträtter i förhållande till grad av rikedom, men nu för att ta ut progressiv skatt så att tillgäng till […]
“I’m not someone who says, ‘History will judge them’ — they will have to be judged before then,” Francesca Albanese said in an exclusive interview.
The post EU President Should Be Investigated for Complicity in Israel’s War Crimes, Says Top U.N. Expert on Palestine appeared first on The Intercept.
Potential pension chief Daniel Aronowitz wants to give retirement fund managers a free pass for price-gouging workers and bungling their savings — and his company stands to profit from it.