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The Conversation The ‘gateway drug to corruption and overspending’ is returning to Congress – but are earmarks really that bad? Congressional earmarks – otherwise known as “pork barrel spending” – may be coming back. For decades, earmarks paid for pet projects back in lawmakers’ districts, with the tacit aim to earn those lawmakers votes. In turn, the awards encouraged legislators to vote for large spending bills. They have long been seen by many members of the public as well as… Source link

(BLOOMBERG) – Back in November, it was possible to dismiss the Trump administration’s antitrust suit against Google as too weak, too narrow and too late. But now more than 40 states – and the Federal Trade Commission – have filed suit against another tech giant: Facebook. It seems unlikely to be the last major lawsuit against technology giants. Though these cases are ostensibly about antitrust violations, they are a sign of something bigger: the revival of a longstanding anti-monopoly… Source link

Though these cases are ostensibly about antitrust violations, they are a sign of something bigger: the revival of a longstanding antimonopoly tradition in the U.S. This particular view of large, powerful corporations – as threats to the political order – has repeatedly played a significant role in the nation’s history. As the historian Richard John has observed, antimonopoly is often confused and conflated with antitrust. In fact, it long predates antitrust law. In the 17th… Source link

One Patriot, for example, voiced the following objection: “The first Teas may be sold at a low Rate to make a popular Entry, yet when this mode of receiving Tea is well established, they, as all other Monopolists do, will mediate a greater profit on their Goods, and set them up at what Price they please.” Source link

GlobeNewswire Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. and Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc. NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (NYSE: AFT) – Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. and (NYSE: AIF) – Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc. (the “Funds”) announced today that the Board of each Fund has elected that each Fund be subject to the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act (the “MCSAA”), effective immediately. Each Board believes that electing to be subject to the MCSAA protects the… Source link

Australians have been issued an alarming travel warning just days out from the 2020 US election. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade updated its travel warning on Friday for the US, which was already subject to a travel ban due to coronavirus. Anyone who might have been plotting an attempt to get into the country ahead of the election has been strongly advised against doing so “due to the ongoing potential for violence”. “Widespread protests and demonstrations have occurred… Source link

‘You have been identified by our group as being a Trump supporter.” Thus begins the text of threatening letters recently sent to homeowners with Trump yard signs in New Hampshire. The letters continue, “We recommend that you check your home insurance policy and make [sure] that it is current and that it has adequate coverage for fire damage. You have been given ‘Fair Warning.’” The menacing notes are just the latest example of the threats, theft, and electoral shenanigans… Source link

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A household rodent treatment that is readily available in supermarkets has been linked to the sad death of a female possum, leaving her joey an orphan. Wildcare Australia, a not-for-profit wildlife careers organisation in South-East Queensland, responded to a call out for a brushtail possum and her joey sitting in the the middle of a garden bed during the day. The uncommon sight of a nocturnal animal sitting in broad daylight raised a red flag for the carers. While the mother possum was… Source link