Does “compelled speech law … contribute to a post-truth information economy, in which the public’s ability to engage in truth-seeking, self-fulfillment, & self-government is constrained by its inability to obtain useful … information at all”? https://t.co/y0FZSypnxY #corpgov
— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) July 11, 2018
“Despite near record-low unemployment, a booming stock market, & nearly the longest period of sustained economic growth in U.S. history … The share of Americans living in poverty climbed from 13.8 percent to 15.1 percent between 2010 and 2016.” https://t.co/N6EEokd4Yo #corpgov
— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) July 13, 2018
“Seven national fast-food chains have agreed to end policies that block workers from changing branches — limiting their wages and job opportunities — under the threat of legal action from the state of Washington.” https://t.co/U8SFVXqRMh #corpgov
— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) July 13, 2018
“new classical models assumed away all the ‘imperfections’ that … make the macroeconomy such an ornery beast… And voila! Unemployment disappears! The great depression was really millions of workers taking a spontaneous holiday.” https://t.co/UpYoP58au5 #corpgov
— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) July 15, 2018
“Analysts seeking to curry favor w/ management … lowball … earnings estimates, helping the companies to beat them …. executives, in return, let the analysts & their … investor clients … pick up hints about the future of the business.” https://t.co/Sb4ncGj8dK #corpgov
— Stefan Padfield (@ProfPadfield) July 15, 2018