Author Archives: Vincent Van Dinsky

What is Socialism?

Building the Panama Canal – Winning WW II – Building the Interstate Highway System – Inventing the Internet – Putting people on the Moon – Public transportation Fire departments Police departments Public libraries Every branch of the US military Roads … Continue reading

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Vote by Mail Advantages

No standing in line – No taking time off work – No transportation problems – We have a 500 hour window to vote instead of a 12 hour window – Reduces or eliminates weather problems – Ballots are transported not … Continue reading

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Walmart dodged US tax on $2 billion by routing cash through multiple countries

https://qz.com/1756717/whistleblower-alleges-walmart-engineered-2-billion-tax-dodge/

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Google’s secret cache of medical data includes names and full details of millions

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/12/google-medical-data-project-nightingale-secret-transfer-us-health-information

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Uber CEO compares Saudi killing of Khashoggi to their mistakes with self-driving cars

https://news.yahoo.com/uber-ceo-compares-saudi-killing-133941847.html In a TV interview for the programme Axios on HBO, Uber’s Dara Khosrowshahi responded to a question about Saudi Arabia’s investment in the firm by saying, “I think that government said they made a mistake”. “It’s a serious mistake. … Continue reading

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Uber offers payday loans to drivers

What could go wrong? https://www.ccn.com/uber-personal-loans-drivers/

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