The E.U.âs Commissioner for Competition and Senator Warren see Big Tech as a threat to competition, consumer choice, and fairness in the marketplace.
Six people who prove capitalism is broken in America (via the Guardian)
Over the last few years, the Guardian talked to many people for whom capitalism isnât working â here are a few of their stories
Benjamin Netanyahu’s reelection underlines Israel’s apartheid reality (via latimes.com)
Israelis voters endorsed a racist campaign and deeper inequality between Jews and non-Jews in Israel and the territories over which it exerts control.
These Syrian women built a female-only village to escape from ISIS and war (via CNN)
Fatma Emin’s life changed forever when her husband died in the Syrian war, killed by ISIS in a land mine attack.
~~ https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/04/middleeast/jinwar-syria-female-only-village-trnd/index.html
“Senseless hate” the far right’s deep roots in southern California (via the Guardian)
The Poway synagogue shooting is far from the first time Californiaâs Jewish communities faced threats, as rightwing groups date as far back as the 1920s
~~ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/05/far-right-southern-california-history
They got it better in other countries (via www.newsweek.com)
Nearly half of Americans earning $100,000 or more think they’re middle class – and it shows that class in America isn’t just about money (via Business Insider)
Edward Berthelot/Getty ImagesWealth is all relative, especially when it comes to class.Class and wealth aren’t the same. A recent survey by INSIDER and Morning
Jobs are growing fastest in “red” counties — trouble is, wages still lag (via www.cbsnews.com)
Counties that voted for Donald Trump in 2016 are now enjoying faster job growth than “blue” counties that favored Clinton
What Do We Call It When the Rich Displace the Middle Class? (via Slate Magazine)
Itâs not gentrification!
~~ https://slate.com/business/2019/05/gentrification-rich-middle-class-define.html
“If you’re not a billionaire in 10 years it’s your own fault,” says 20-year-old bitcoin tycoon (via MarketWatch)
Bitcoin is mounting an uncanny resurgence from the depths of a virtual winter for the cryptocurrency market, with bullish, long-term investors extolling the…
