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Three Startups Reinventing Critical Infrastructure

This week, a16z American Dynamism Films premiered three short documentaries highlighting companies tackling some of America's biggest industrial challenges: Ulysses, Mariana Materials, and Radiant. Before watching those films, we're revisiting conversations with the founders behind each company. You'll hear Will O'Brien explain why autonomous underwater robots could unlock a new era of ocean exploration and security, Turner Caldwell discuss rebuilding America's critical minerals supply chain ...

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Politics

Five ways departments can help deliver Andy Burnham’s procurement agenda

Five ways departments can help deliver Andy Burnham’s procurement agenda will.driscoll Wed, 05/08/2026 - 16:47 The government has asked departments to show how they can support its new procurement reforms. 6 Comment Ben Paxton Institute for Government Yes Louise Haig, Burnham's de-facto deputy, has written to departments to explain the government's procurement agenda. Public finances Ministers Public services Regional economic growth Public sector Public spending Infrastructure Science and te...

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Andy Burnham must avoid repeating Keir Starmer’s failed ‘civil service reset’

Andy Burnham must avoid repeating Keir Starmer’s failed ‘civil service reset’ will.driscoll Wed, 05/08/2026 - 10:44 Platitudes and generalisms serve no one: we need an honest conversation about trust. 5 Comment Hannah Keenan Institute for Government Yes Andy Burnham is welcomed into No.10 by the cabinet secretary Antonia Romeo. Civil service Ministers Civil service reform Government reform Civil servants Labour Starmer government Burnham government No “From the get go I want you to know that ...

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Economy

Will U.S. cities face a knock-on fiscal crisis from the feds?

Federal money flows to cities in three flavors: direct transfers, indirect transfers, and what we call fiscal dark matter. Direct transfers are exactly what they sound like — money sent directly from the federal government to various localities. These include funds disbursed through programs like the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), which supports things like […] The post Will U.S. cities face a knock-on fiscal crisis from the feds? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related Stor...

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Economy

Who Pays for Unions?

If unions raise worker wages, who pays? We provide a comprehensive assessment of firm responses to increased unionization, using changes in the tax deductibility of union dues in Norway as a quasi-exogenous source of variation in firm-level union density. In the average private sector firm, higher union density raises labor costs and leads firms to […] The post Who Pays for Unions? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Commentsok, so kind of what an intro econ course would predict using a . ...

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Top Bitcoin Holder: Ask AI To Do THIS, Stop Trying To Out-Work The Robots! | Michael Saylor

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Britain Isn't Ready For A Real War - Col. Hamish de Bretton-Gordon OBE

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