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    Month: July 2020

    Supplier fears intensify as major grocer group demands match of any discount given to Walmart

    Supplier fears intensify as major grocer group demands match of any discount given to Walmart
    Group asking for equal treatment after Walmart Canada introduced a controversial plan to charge suppliers more fees
    Posted on July 30, 2020Categories Govt, Society, Wealth, Work

    10 myths about the racial wealth gap

    10 myths about the racial wealth gap
    The gap would not be closed by Black Americans doing any of the things that have been proposed.
    Posted on July 29, 2020Categories Govt, History, Politics, Society

    Op-Ed: One way to shrink the LAPD’s budget: Cut costly and invasive big-data policing

    Op-Ed: One way to shrink the LAPD’s budget: Cut costly and invasive big-data policing
    Deck here
    Posted on July 27, 2020Categories Govt, Technology

    You Can Stop Cleaning Your Mail Now

    You Can Stop Cleaning Your Mail Now
    People are power scrubbing their way to a false sense of security.
    Posted on July 27, 2020Categories Covid-19, Technology
    Op-Ed: Donald Trump, a true Reagan Republican
    Reagan perfected the use of racist, dog-whistle language like “states’ rights,” “law and order,” and “welfare queens” to appeal to white voters. Trump learned those lessons well.
    Posted on July 20, 2020Categories Politics

    Who doesn’t trust Lucy Jones in a crisis? Here’s what she has to say about the coronavirus pandemic

    Who doesn’t trust Lucy Jones in a crisis? Here’s what she has to say about the coronavirus pandemic
    Lucy Jones has gotten us through many a crisis. The coronavirus pandemic may be different from an earthquake, but her analysis of it, in a new podcast, is as steady and clear as ever.
    Posted on July 9, 2020Categories Covid-19, Education, Society

    Analysis | Black families pay significantly higher property taxes than white families, new analysis shows

    Analysis | Black families pay significantly higher property taxes than white families, new analysis shows
    As black Americans are leading protests against police violence in the United States, a new study shows they pay a disproportionate amount of the property taxes that help fund local police.
    Posted on July 8, 2020Categories Education, Govt, Politics, Society, Wealth

    Fever checks can’t catch all Covid-19 cases. Smell tests might help

    Fever checks can’t catch all Covid-19 cases. Smell tests might help
    Temperature checks are a flawed way to catch Covid-19 cases. But a growing body of science suggests adding smell tests to screenings might help.
    Posted on July 8, 2020Categories Covid-19

    Forbes Report on Protest Research

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    Posted on July 2, 2020Categories Society
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