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fromThe Nation
1 week ago

How Silicon Valley and Private Finance Are Reshaping War

War is a racket, he couldn't have imagined that a sitting US president would time announcements about major military operations in order to manipulate the stock market. But as the US economy has been increasingly financialized, so too has the nature of war profiteering, increasingly driven by insider trading, oil speculators, and the portfolio earnings of venture capital (VC) investors, tech billionaires, and private-equity fund managers.
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Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

The Death of the Art School

Corporatization of higher education has transformed students into consumers, undermining their role as participants in knowledge production and public membership.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

We're letting big corporations gamble with our lives. Act now, or the food could run out | George Monbiot

The global food system is fragile and unprepared for potential crises, similar to the financial system before the 2008 crash.
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fromKotaku
5 months ago
Venture

Finance Bro Thinks It Would Be Cool To Turn Your Entire Life Into The Stock Market - Kotaku

fromKotaku
5 months ago
Venture

Finance Bro Thinks It Would Be Cool To Turn Your Entire Life Into The Stock Market - Kotaku

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