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Russians are getting poorer

soleiltropiques wrote in ontd_political Apr 29, 2017 23:21

Russians are becoming poorer

In Russia, governmental statistics show that the country is facing the worst poverty figures in 10 years. The country has been undergoing a recession since 2014, and it is the middle class who is suffering the most as a result of the economic crisis.

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Our Miserable 21st Promises Us Slave Robots For Some of Us.

evildevil wrote in ontd_political Feb 28, 2017 22:44

Conservative Wondering Why White People Aren't Slaving Enough for Capitalism. Soon Bots Will Steal White Collar Jobs.

JPMorgan software does in seconds what took lawyers 360,000 hours
A new era of automation is now in overdrive as cheap computing power converges with fears of losing customers to startupsAt JPMorgan, a learning machine is parsing ( Read more... )

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This Week in The Fall of the Empire News: We are Fucked.

evildevil wrote in ontd_political Feb 20, 2017 16:54

Political System Beyond Saving. Nation is Done Forever.

Why Do So Many Americans Fear Muslims? Decades of Denial About America’s Role in the World.

There’s been lots of attention-grabbing opposition to Trump’s “Muslim ban” executive order, from demonstrations to court orders. But polls make it clear public opinion is much more mixed. Standard ( Read more... )

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Barbarian Chieftain to Run for President in 2120. "Freedom to Bear Stone Axes"

evildevil wrote in ontd_political Jan 29, 2017 02:52

Future Aliens to Study the Cause of The Collapse of Human Civilization. The Cause: Humans.

Federal Reserve Bankers Mocked Unemployed Americans Behind Closed Doors

In 2011, unemployment was at a near crisis level. The jobless rate was stuck around 9 percent nationally, an unusually high number due to the continuing effects of the financial crash.
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Angry Left Ready to Abandon Neoliberal Democrats and Take Over the Fort.

evildevil wrote in ontd_political Jan 24, 2017 15:22

Clinton Democrats Pretending Pitchforks and Torches are Decorative Props.

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The End of Progressive NeoliberalismThe election of Donald Trump represents one of a series of dramatic political uprisings that together signal a collapse of neoliberal hegemony. These uprisings include the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom, the rejection of the Renzi ( Read more... )

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The Left's Hungry Game for Consensus: Reform, Revolution, Betrayal! Safe Spaces!

evildevil wrote in ontd_political Jan 09, 2017 23:48

May You Live in Interesting Times with a Hue of Orangeness.

Economic issues are not separate from “identity” issuesBuilding the largest possible movement to not only tackle the immense, and intensifying, problems facing humanity and the environment but to overcome these problems is our urgent task. Given the position the Left finds itself in today ( Read more... )

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City of Flint Giving Away Brown Water: Flint Cola, It Has E-LEAD-trolites!

evildevil wrote in ontd_political Dec 30, 2016 15:33

State to Spend Millions on PR and Lawyers to Make the Peasants Go Away Fixing The Problem.

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Neoliberalism’s Deadly Experiment

Flint Mom-Turned-Activist Describes City’s Disturbing Declining Health
Melissa Mays tells Mnar Muhawesh on “Behind the Headline” why residents of Flint, Michigan, still depend on bottled water for everything from drinking ( Read more... )

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American Robots Stealing Jobs from Hard Working Mexicans! Bot Promoted for Managerial Position.

evildevil wrote in ontd_political Dec 08, 2016 22:45

"When Megatron sends its Decepticons, they’re not sending their best. They’re sending robots that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems to us. They’re bringing drugs.They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good robots!"

The CEO of United Technologies just let slip an unintended consequence of the Trump ( Read more... )

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National Media Ignored Local Media's Warning: Horde of Trumpian Zombies Takes Over White House.

evildevil wrote in ontd_political Nov 15, 2016 15:57

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Venezuelan Women Reluctantly Opt For Sterilization Amid Economic Crisis

screw_reality wrote in ontd_political Aug 11, 2016 23:19

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