Category: Economics/Class Relations

The worst-paying college majors

Hello, Insiders. This week, I’m focusing my notes on the war in Ukraine. Today, let’s dig into American support. It’s been massive — about $76.8 billion in aid. Biden recently made a daring trip to Kyiv to reaffirm US support of Ukrainian efforts against Russia. But will it […]

Norfolk Southern Argued Against “Emotional Evocations of ‘Deadly Chemicals’” After 2005 Derailment

  MOST READ Norfolk Southern Argued Against “Emotional Evocations of ‘Deadly Chemicals’” After 2005 Derailment Daniel Boguslaw, Lee Fang After East Palestine, as in 2005, harmful chemical releases are unlikely to affect the rail company’s stock price or bottom line. READ MORE →   Bristling Under Progressive Mayor, […]

The industry #MeToo forgot

February 26, 2023 Hi, I’m Matt Turner, the editor in chief of business at Insider. Welcome back to Insider Today’s Sunday edition, a roundup of our top reads of the week.   On the agenda today: Allegations of sexual abuse, hard drugs, and violence at a top insurance […]

Student debt’s macroeconomic shock

Click here to view this email in your browser. February 25, 2023 A NOTE FROM OUR EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ALYSON SHONTELL Next week, the Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments in two cases challenging President Joe Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness plan. The outcomes of the cases—Biden v. Nebraska […]

How the state makes you poor

By Tom Woods These days I’ve been encouraged by how many disallowed opinions have been circulating. Yesterday I talked about “national divorce.” But also: we have millions of people now who look askance at the FBI and the CIA, and many of whom even favor abolishing one or […]

How America’s Largest Railroads are Ruining our Supply Chains

Time to scare them with muh “big government” The Armchair Urbanist Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=… Podcast Episode about Batteries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0qcx… My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/alanthefisher Discord here: https://discord.gg/urbanist My Twitter where I shitpost: https://twitter.com/alanthefisher Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alanthefisher Merch: https://armchair-urbanist-2.creator-s… Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 0:42 US Rail History 101 4:00 Class 1’s the Beginning […]

Elite investors are freaking out

February 22, 2023 Hello, Insiders. I want to recognize some of the phenomenal work that Insider has produced this Black History Month. Our Voices of Color team has shared how Black Americans made Mardi Gras their own, examined the 50-year evolution of hip-hop, and traced the 500-year history […]

Why flying sucks

February 20, 2023 Hello, Insiders. I’m James Dean, deputy executive editor for business in the UK, filling in for Nicholas Carlson as the US observes Presidents Day. I’m old enough to have paid for a subscription to London’s Evening Standard before it dropped its cover price. Like many […]

It Is Happening Again

Online Only Erik Baker It Is Happening Again Industrial toxicity without industrial employment Still from footage from the National Transportation Safety Board. February 17, 2023 First there was the fire, the smoke billowing infernally into the Appalachian night. It just kept burning. Days of insatiable flame. A black […]

ChatGPT is for suckers

February 16, 2023 Hello, Insiders! This week, I’m digging into artificial intelligence. So far, we’ve looked at its applications. Today, let’s consider who’s poised to make bank. The short answer: investors. In the public markets, Microsoft’s rally on Bing’s revamp brought its market cap back above $2 trillion. […]

Being single could cost you

February 14, 2023 Hello from London, Insiders! This week, I’m using my notes to explore artificial intelligence. After decades of promise, it feels like it’s suddenly here for real. The topic for today: AI’s threat to you — and your job. It sure seems that AI might be […]