A Racket of Rackets

It is getting to the point where we have to ask ourselves if we're capable of being a serious people anymore. By James Howard Kunstler.
Read more: http://kunstler.com/clusterfuck-nation/racket-of-rackets/?source=Snapzu

Jerks and the Start-Ups They Ruin

Bro C.E.O.s like the head of Uber will keep destroying companies until people stop paying them.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/01/opinion/sunday/jerks-and-the-start-ups-they-ruin.html?source=Snapzu

Why Bargain Travel Sites May No Longer Be Bargains

Last August, Andrea Giacobbe logged on to Skyscanner, a European metasearch engine like Expedia and Travelocity that scans multiple travel websites and surfaces the cheapest fare. Giacobbe, a 52-year-old management consultant, was looking to book a flight from New York City to Genoa, Italy—a trip he’s made numerous times for family visits. He’d always relied on Skyscanner for a discount.
Read more: https://backchannel.com/why-bargain-travel-sites-may-no-longer-be-bargains-979e8bbf47a8?source=Snapzu

The Hidden Monopolies That Raise Drug Prices

How pharmacy benefit managers morphed from processors to predators. By David Dayen.
Read more: http://prospect.org/article/hidden-monopolies-raise-drug-prices-0?source=Snapzu

How a Cruel Foreclosure Drove a Couple to the Brink of Death

A married couple resorted to self-harm after being physically and psychologically terrorized by Bank of America over their house—until a judge fined the bank $46 million. By David Dayen.
Read more: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/how-a-cruel-foreclosure-drove-a-couple-to-the-brink-of-death?source=Snapzu

Nintendo Switch Sells A Half Million Units In Japan Faster Than The PS4

The Nintendo Switch is doing very well indeed in North America, breaking launch records and moving over 1.5 million units at last count. Things are going so swimmingly, Nintendo has doubled production of their new console. Not bad! But how are things going in Nintendo’s homeland of Japan? When we last checked in, the Nintendo Switch had sold over 330,000 units in its first two days on the Japanese market. That puts the Switch launch above the releases of both the Wii U and PS4, but below the original Wii. In other words, the Switch is popular across the Pacific, but it isn’t breaking records like it is here.
Read more: http://wwg.com/2017/03/29/nintendo-switch-sells-a-half-million-units-in-japan-faster-than-/?source=Snapzu

The naked truth

She was the perfect hero: a cancer survivor baring her double-mastectomy scars on a 1,000-mile walk to Washington. Until her own words got in the way.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/31/health/hfr-paulette-leaphart-naked-truth/index.html?source=Snapzu