Monthly Archives: February 2017

The Oscars: How the voting system won it for Moonlight

La La Land got a plurality of the votes, but Serious Dramas got a majority. When that happens, La La Land will win a prize like Best Director which is decided in the first round, but, happily for Moonlight, it … Continue reading

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The Relatively Nonevil Edition

Slate Money discusses Uber’s continuing public relation woes and Kraft’s attempted takeover of Unilever.

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Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is a gift to violent criminals

More than ever, federal immigration policy is working in direct opposition to the interests of local law enforcement.

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This billionaire’s letter eviscerates the Trump agenda

As Donald Trump does his rounds with billionaires, he should really drop in on Bill Gates at some point.

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The Vanishing Edition

Slate Money discusses Snap Inc.’s upcoming IPO and Airbnb’s future challenges.

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America’s CEOs are acting like total cowards when it comes to Donald Trump

CEOs: It’s time to speak up. The future of America is at stake.

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The Creativity Edition

Slate Money discusses the economics of the film, book, and music industries with Derek Thompson.

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This GOP bill is the perfect example of robbing the poor to pay the rich

Trump voters constitute a huge proportion of the people who will be most harmed by this bill.

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The Cathy’s Dream Edition

Cathy O’Neil hand-picks all of Slate Money’s topics, including how psychometrics helped shape the recent U.S. election and the safety of statistics in the Trump era.

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Impartiality or diversity. Pick one.

A news outlet like Fusion can never be impartial.

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