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Arbitration IS the Best Dispute Resolution Tool

The title of this blog post is, in my opinion, a solid myth.  Good proof of that are recent bills in Congress intending to end binding arbitration because, in general it is:  Unfair.  The process is heavily biased in the industry’s favor  Which is probably why the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) is against reforms.  […]

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The Power of Peace

There is a surplus of anger, desperation, futility, depression, fury and isolation in our country right now.  It’s the worst I remember, even during the Vietnam debacle.I’ve advocated- rather unpopularly -that peaceful resistance is the most powerful and effective response to the sources of these intense emotions.  Steeped in affluenza, racism, fascism, nationalism and all

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Universal Basic Income is Welfare

The idea of a universal basic income has found growing support in Silicon Valley as robots threaten to radically change the nature of work. Ebay founder Pierre Omidyar is the latest tech bigwig to get behind the concept. His philanthropic investment firm, the Omidyar Network, announced Wednesday that it will give nearly half a million dollars to a group

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