Bob Lucore
@boblucore.bsky.social
Retired. Web tech support for iSchool at San Jose State U for 9 years. Former Research Director of United American Nurses (AFL-CIO). Econ Research for Teamsters. Research Dept at AFL-CIO. Taught Econ for 8 years at Colorado State U & Centre College.
The New SCOTUS Term Begins Today. But Let’s Not Move on Too Quickly From What SCOTUS Did Last Week sherrilyn.substack.com/p/the-new-sc...
The New SCOTUS Term Begins Today. But Let’s Not Move on Too Quickly From What SCOTUS Did Last Week
The new Supreme Court term begins this week.
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This is a remarkable interview. It takes about an hour to watch, but it was probably the best hour I have spent this year. Yanis Varoufakis, former finance minister of Greece, is remarkably cogent about how democracy is undermined by the insiders who run the economy.
'There’s no such thing as democracy' – Yanis Varoufakis | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty
In the first episode of Radical Thinking, a new series from the Guardian, senior economics commentator Aditya Chakrabortty speaks to the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis. What does he ma...
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ALEC strikes again: The Right-Wing Plot to Make It Harder to Sue Corporations newrepublic.com/article/2154... via @newrepublic.com
The Right-Wing Plot to Make It Harder to Sue Corporations
Oligarchs and their Republican lackeys are working together to shield corporations from accountability for the widespread harms they do to the American people.
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More than half of a typical worker’s raise goes to debt payments. tcf.org/content/repo...
Half of Every Dollar: How Household Debt Eats Into Workers’ Income Gains
Executive Summary For years, the headline economic data describing workers’ well-being have been weak: over the year ending in August, the most recent
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Consequences of austerity: How reductions in BLS funding threaten the credibility of our statistics www.epi.org/blog/consequ...
Consequences of austerity: How reductions in BLS funding threaten the credibility of our statistics
Government funding cuts are undermining the Bureau of Labor Statistics' ability to provide the reliable information that businesses and policymakers need to make sound decisions about the economy.
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Agreed. Don't bail out the tech bros.. Investigate exactly what they are doing. Enforce existing laws. If AI Is Crashing, the Story Should be Jail In, Not Bail Out deanbaker22.substack.com/p/if-ai-is-c...
If AI Is Crashing, the Story Should be Jail In, Not Bail Out
We shouldn’t get fooled again
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/o...
Opinion | Dear Congress: Here’s What You Should Ask A.I. Leaders (Gift Article)
This is what Congress needs to do to rein in frontier A.I. development.
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AFT Urges Treasury Secretary to Protect Trillions in Public Workers’ Retirement Before AI Bubble Bursts—Warning of Hidden Debt, Circular Financing & Perils of a Taxpayer Bailout AFT Demands Financial Regulators Investigate AI Bubble Risks to Workers’ Retirement Security www.aft.org/press-releas...
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Even when they have insurance, people in the US have a difficult time paying for medical care. www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
How Medical Bills and Debt Impact Americans with Private Insurance
Americans with private insurance are often frustrated in attempts to get and pay for care through their health plan, leaving them with bills they didn’t expect.
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A new plan for North American trade should include: --labor rights --migration and human rights --environmental standards --continental industrial strategies --limiting corporate and investor ‘rights’; and --regulating digital trade and tech. peri.umass.edu/publication/... [5/6]
Democratizing North American Trade
The Problem Corporate-dominated trade deals Corporate-driven free trade agreements have distorted global trade and investment relationships over the past 40 years – including in North America. The…
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I think I'm understanding this right? The Trump appointed Kennedy Center board is voting to close down the Kennedy Center because it can't be named after Trump. apnews.com/article/kenn...
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Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin appeared in a campaign video for United Russia, the country’s governing party, which supports President Vladimir Putin — using his star power to endorse the forces responsible for Russia’s war in Ukraine.
NHL star Alexander Ovechkin campaigns for pro-Putin party in new ad
Ovechkin appeared in a video for United Russia, the country’s ruling party, as the country heads into key parliamentary elections this weekend.
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The United States has fallen to 64th place among 180 countries and territories in Reporters Without Borders’ 2026 World Press Freedom Index, immediately behind Botswana and ahead of Panama. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/us-falls-t...
U.S. Falls to 64th in Press Freedom, Behind Botswana, Down 7 Places
In its 2026 World Press Freedom Index, Reporters Without Borders ranks the United States 64th, behind Botswana and down seven places from 2025, citing Trump administration actions in the decline.
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A touching essay. Read it. A Letter to Myself on 9/11 open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
A Letter to Myself on 9/11
No man—and no country—can live life in reverse.
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Superintelligence is a Fairy Tale. But Chasing It Can Still Cause Harm. - Cal Newport
Yesterday, multiple Anthropic employees casually announced online that they thought the types of AI they’re building could kill billions of people. Not in some distant ... Read more
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Read this book! Paulina Borsook's Cyberselfish Republished in 2026 www.thenerdreich.com/the-ghost-wa...
Paulina Borsook's Cyberselfish Republished in 2026
Paulina Borsook's masterpiece, Cyberselfish, will be republished on September 17, 2026, with a foreword by Gil Durán of The Nerd Reich.
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New York Times editors don’t get how close we are to autocracy criticalread.substack.com/p/new-york-t...
New York Times editors don’t get how close we are to autocracy
On a 10-point scale, how close are we to autocracy? More than a 4, that’s for sure.
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You’re Not Hallucinating: The Amount of Recalled Food Is Skyrocketing newrepublic.com/post/214946/... via @newrepublic.com
You’re Not Hallucinating: The Amount of Recalled Food Is Skyrocketing
Here’s a list of every food item that faced a recall in August.
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Denver library workers unionize (CWA) with overwhelming vote denverite.com/2026/09/01/d...
Denver library workers unionize with overwhelming vote
It's the city's first big union move in decades.
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i think the "flyover country deserves representation" is a low-key strong talking point. "we don't want a court dominated by harvard and yale."
Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast@irhottakes.bsky.social · last mo.I think the "thirteen districts, thirteen justices" thing is a good talking point to counter, particularly if Dems promise to only nominate justices from districts with no representation. blah blah blah good hardworking Americans in flyover country deserve blah blah blah, etc.
