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Resurrecting Countervailing Power (Why American capitalism is so rotten, Part 9)

Robert Reich • 16509 implied HN points • 19 Jan 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Economic System Political Power Policy decisions Political landscape
  1. American capitalism underwent a significant transformation post-World War II leading to economic challenges and inequality.
  2. Countervailing power was instrumental in balancing economic and political control in America after World War II.
  3. The rise of populism calls for establishing a new countervailing power based on progressive ideals to combat the influence of big money in politics and achieve economic and political control for the majority.

China Forecasts and AI

The Good blog • 26 implied HN points • 25 Feb 24
🌍 World Politics China AI Economics Reforms Political Power
  1. China's ability to advance in AI is limited without significant political reforms, but democratic reforms may not be necessary for competitiveness.
  2. Historically, most countries that transition from low-income to middle-income status only need to get a few key factors right, like urbanization and rule of law.
  3. China faces challenges in sustaining economic growth due to factors like rising wages, an aging population, and the need to transition to developing frontier technologies.

The heads-I-win, tails-you-lose democracy

Can We Still Govern? • 202 implied HN points • 15 Sep 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Democracy Elections Impeachment Political Power
  1. Republicans in Wisconsin are using undemocratic means to hold onto power despite losing elections.
  2. Gerrymandering in Wisconsin undermines democracy by allowing Republicans to maintain power without being responsive to majority opinion.
  3. The Wisconsin GOP's actions, like threatening to impeach judges, firing election officials, and proposing new maps, show a pattern of abusing power to protect their political dominance.
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President Milei Gave The #1 Speech At The 2024 WEF In Switzerland.

Global Community Weekly (GloCom) • 19 implied HN points • 23 Jan 24
🌍 World Politics Interventionism Socialism Political Power Economic Policies
  1. President Milei's speech at 2024 WEF highlighted the negative impact of interventionism on small businesses and families.
  2. Big corporations and global leaders support interventionism to maintain power and control over citizens, while the burden falls on the middle class and small businesses.
  3. Acceptance of destructive policies by global leaders is driven by fear, resulting in economic struggles for the middle class and small businesses.