2021-05-24
He is hard on economists, including himself, for long supplying the intellectual cover for hands-off policies and court rulings... “Economists taught, 'It's the market. There's nothing we can do,'” Mr. Romer said. “That's really just so wrong.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
Profile of Paul Romer, once tech's favorite economist and now a critic, who has championed state taxes on the digital ads sold by Facebook and Google
2021-05-16
“So many times when I'm interviewing someone, the women will say to me, ‘No one has ever asked me that,’” Smith said. “Even when Black women are in the spotlight, they're rarely getting the kind of critical attention that they deserve.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
A look at Spotify-exclusive “music and talk” podcasts, which let hosts avoid music licensing fees and fair-use legal fights via free access to Spotify catalog
Music-filled — and Spotify-exclusive — shows like “Black Girl Songbook” and “60 Songs That Explain the '90s” dance around copyright constraints. Tweets: @nytimesmusic , @dariansymo...
2020-06-24
“Amazon stands out bc it has a large percentage of black employees — more than a quarter of its 500K person domestic work force, most of them in hourly jobs at its sprawling logistics operations, where they earn far less than their corporate counterparts.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
Black Amazon employees, many working in warehouses, urge Jeff Bezos to match his rhetoric on racial justice with actions to address “systemic” racial bias
From racist graffiti to missed promotions, employees say a “systemic pattern of racial bias” permeates the company. Tweets: @kyweise , @kyweise , @kyweise , @kyweise , @teamcoworke...