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October 14, 2021

Why It’s High Time to Move on From ‘Just-in-Time’ Supply Chains

Kim Moody The Guardian

This logistical model is the engine of breakneck capitalism. But its fragility is now being exposed. Decades of deregulation, privatisation and market worship have left society vulnerable to the unbidden force of “just-in-time” supply chains.

February 17, 2020

How Corporations Are Forcing Their Way Into America’s Public Schools

Jeff Bryant Independent Media Institute.

“We’re not against teaching students career skills” that could eventually help them find employment, Flinn explained. “We’re against corporations writing the curriculum.”

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November 22, 2015

What Obama's Economists Get Wrong About the Cadillac Tax (and Why It's Pissing Us Off)

D. Taylor Huffington Post

Employer provided health insurance with low premium and out of pocket costs is an essential part of a decent job and a stable family. Every penny counts, and people who clean rooms and cook food for a living can't afford $5,000 or $10,000 deductibles and higher copays.

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