Are we entering the phase of #Abundance by way of #CronyCapitalism? Contracts given to who you know contrary to the findings of staff who did the vendor evaluations is not the really a good look.

Especially when "staffers raised concerns about OpenGov’s capabilities, saying its features had “gaps so significant” that it “shouldn’t be considered.” "

5 takeaways from The Standard’s investigation into Lurie’s permit project | The San Francisco Standard
https://sfstandard.com/2026/05/13/san-francisco-daniel-lurie-permitsf-opengov-takeaways/

5 takeaways from The Standard’s investigation into Lurie’s permit project

Months of missed deadlines, a no-bid contract, and software workers say is missing critical features.

The San Francisco Standard

📰 India: Processing Capacity and the Limits of Modernization

Explore India's processing power and the limits of its modernization. Analyze bottlenecks, jugaad culture, and reform. See if construction noise is a harbinger of success. Read now.

https://dobrepanstwo.org/szkatulka-kosztownosci/indie-moc-przerobowa-halas-budowy-i-granice-modernizacji

#processingcapacity #constructionnoise #systemiccongestion #jugaadculture #cronycapitalism

Fundacja Dobre Państwo | Polski Smart Tank

Tłumaczymy złożoność współczesnego świata na język zrozumiały dla każdego. Analizy o demokracji, gospodarce i społeczeństwie.

Fundacja Dobre Państwo

We Need to Talk About the National Park Service

We need to talk about the National Park Service. What it does. What it costs. And what gets lost when an administration decides public goods are soft targets.

https://adventureadjacent.com/2026/04/07/we-need-to-talk-about-the-national-park-service/

World : Latest news on Le Monde.fr. | In Hungary, unease grows over Viktor Orban's crony capitalism

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Read more: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/04/06/in-hungary-unease-grows-over-viktor-orban-s-crony-capitalism_6752159_19.html

#hungary #viktororban #cronycapitalism

In Hungary, unease grows over Viktor Orban's crony capitalism

Companies that have thrived on public contracts since the Fidesz party came to power in 2010 have seen their share prices tumble ahead of the April 12 legislative elections, as polls indicate that opposition candidate Péter Magyar could win.

Le Monde

#cronycapitalism
#trump
#IranWar
#iranconflict
#IranUSWar
#corruption
#stockmarketmanipulation
#predictionmarkets

"Experts, market watchers and the authorities in Iran have accused the U.S. President of engaging in market manipulation surrounding the Iran war by timing military announcements around market opens and closes.

On top of that, there have been questions of possible insider trading in connection to Trump’s moves."

https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_FRONTBURNER_P/media/frontburner/frontburner-a6fBdIrg-20260329.mp3

Expose IBC’s Dirty Secret, Resist the Structural Impunity for Cronies!
https://onceinabluemoon2021.in/2026/03/21/expose-ibcs-dirty-secret-resist-the-structural-impunity-for-cronies/
IBC has become a theatre where legality masks extraction.
DHFL shows how law, finance, and silence cooperate.
Justice must move beyond courts into collective action.

#IBCScam, #DHFLScam, #CronyCapitalism, #NonViolentResistance, #RuleOfLaw, #Seize_Cronies_Fairplay_for_DHFL_Victims, #Alleged_Dawood_Mirchi_RKW_DHFL_BJP_Collusion, #Scrap_IBC, #Scrap_RBI_appointed_COC_for_DHFL, #ScrapIllConceivedIBC,