Look at the paradox of this epidemic moment: big corporations are political villains, embedded on the left and right. Still, the main and perhaps only, because the Covid-19 curse is simple, are the vaccines developed by Big Pharma. Few people are more aware of this contradiction than J. Paranson and …
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For the past six years, the NBA has bathed in the congratulations of compromise, the model for communicating with commissioner players. With the removal of racist former LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling, the players and the league could demand satisfaction. The voice was heard so powerfully that for the first …
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Matt Nagy’s phone rang Sunday at 2:51 p.m. For an NFL coach, a call at that hour means trouble. Bracing for the least listened Nagy when Andre Tucker, the Chicago Bears Infection Control Officer, told him that nine members of the organization tested positive for COVID-19. Nagy was damned, he …
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The United Nations announced on Thursday that the United Nations Security Council would impose “snapback” sanctions on Iran for failing to comply with the 2015 nuclear deal. The move will trigger a blow to the UN, but the United States is right to trade. Barack Obama and John Kerry drafted …
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As California becomes one of the first states to take over Big Tech in the ongoing battle over the employment status of Uber and Lyft drivers, the scofflaw ride-hailing companies are now working their political contacts to prevent them from complying with a law that has been on the books …
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