California nurses are protesting Kaiser's embrace of unreliable AI systems. I've spoken to nurses who have complained about them: They're prone to making incorrect diagnoses and often dangerously expedite patient care.

California Nurses are pushing back today:

nationalnursesunited.org/press/cna-dema…

AI really is smoke and mirrors—in so many more ways than we initially thought.

Latest newsletter:

bloodinthemachine.com/p/ai-really-is…

An absolutely withering assessment of most contemporary fiction: 'In the attempt to have it both ways -- to tell stories about money people w/o mentioning money itself -- they authors end up writing tales that don't make any psychological sense.' lithub.com/contemporary-l…

You’ve seen the mug. Come listen to them speak live at the Anti-Monopoly Summit 2024.

Registration is open: tickettailor.com/events/america…

I am absolutely in love with this initiative. Share your simple, easy and less than expensive recipes!

Finally an explanation for why fancy and expensive restaurants are filled with people in their 20s!

'Since allegations of sexual violence first appeared in the fall, a contingent of anti-Israel activists have sought to disprove them,' Michael A. Cohen (NOT TRUMP’S FORMER FIXER) writes. Why has it proved so hard for so many on the left to acknowledge what happened on October 7? theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

'[H]ere in the United States, we are captives to a turbocapitalist narrative that questions even the most miniscule gains for workers, while giving egregious corporate greedflation a pass.'

Great op-ed from Helaine Olen on CA's new fast food minimum wage: msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-…

Next Tuesday (4/23) FTC will convene an open commission meeting to vote on the final rule prohibiting noncompete clauses.

We received over 26,000 public comments about this proposal. Many thanks to everyone who shared their views and experiences.

ftc.gov/news-events/ne…

A must read if you're interested in staving off a future dystopia of maximum price discrimination.

By Chris Beam via The Atlantic 1/2

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Must read: An important piece on the terrifying economic reality for film and television writers in Hollywood, and why things are getting worse and not better.

BREAKING: The Justice Department plans to sue Live Nation/Ticketmaster for running an illegal monopoly over the ticketing industry.

This corporate monopoly charges too much for tickets, exploits venues, and hurts fans and artists.

The antitrust lawsuit is expected within weeks.

It's that time of year again - Omidyar Network is recruiting for our next class of Reporters in Residence! If you're a freelance #reporter / #journalist interested in going deep on economic issues, apply before May 15th!
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'When companies are not disciplined by competition, they can get away with abusing their customers,' Lina Khan tells Robert Costa on CBS Sunday Morning 🌞.

'Firms become too big to care. This basic indignity of being a consumer in America today, that’s what FTC is trying to fix.”👇🧵

Shout out to ⁦TDF⁩, which somehow gave me what must be unused house seats for this afternoon’s performance of Macbeth An Undoing.

StandUP! w/ Pete Pete Dominick #ListenLearnLaugh Convos not to be missed on StandUP! w/ Pete from Pete Dominick & guests:
E1078 Helaine Olen
E1079 Jonathan M. Metzl E1080 Tim Wise
E1081 Aaron E. Carroll Find at your favorite pod site or standupwithpete.com

I went to bed early last night and woke up to all the amazingly funny Ryan Gosling clips from SNL, which I’ve now been watching for a straight hour and you should too.