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Software Ate the World and Now Has Indigestion – Charles Hugh Smith

As for all those automated systems we have to navigate--do any of them work so well that those profiting from them actually use them?...

New Single-Family Home Sales Rose in September as Prices Continue to Surge – Robert...

Sales of new single-family homes posted a strong gain in September, increasing 14.0 percent to 800,000 at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate from a 702,000...

A Central Banker Discusses Data Manipulation – Robert Aro

It's not often that a member of the Federal Reserve’s inner circle ditches Fedspeak in favor of something more honest. Governor Christopher J. Waller...

What did billions in aid to Afghanistan accomplish? 5 questions answered – Mohammad Qadam...

Mohammad Qadam Shah, Seattle Pacific University The government of Afghanistan and that country’s economy relied heavily on foreign aid until the U.S. withdrawal. That support...

House Introduces a Sweeping Booster Seat Safety Law to Protect Children in Car Crashes...

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The Facebook Papers Spur More Calls to ‘Break Them Up!’ – Jessica Corbett

"The Facebook Papers" on Monday prompted longtime critics of Big Tech to renew demands for policymakers within and beyond the United States to crack...