How Bankers Hide Losses
Like master illusionists, bank accountants conceal losses from federal regulators, putting the whole economy at risk
Read more...Yearly Archives: 2020
Update on Federal Covid-19 Data at HHS: Hysteria on TeleTracking Data Manipulation Unwarranted, but Concern on Palintir Surveillance Oddly Muted
The danger in the HHS Protect project on Covid-19 isn’t data manipulation, but what the data will be used for (which almost nobody is talking about).
Read more...Thomas Neuburger: The War Against the War Against the People, or Why You Should Contribute to Naked Capitalism
If the class war becomes more confrontational, Naked Capitalism will continue to see past right and left to right and wrong,
Read more...Links 9/27/2020
Why isn’t Donald Trumpeting His Foreign Policy Record?
The Trump team are more than skilled enough to manipulate their presentation of foreign achievements as successes if not triumphs.
Read more...Ponds, Beaver Ponds, Arctic and Antarctic Ponds, and Walden Pond
“Listen, strange women lyin’ in ponds distributin’ swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.”
Read more...Naked Capitalism: Commentary That Has a Bite
Naked Capitalism’s community needs to be fed! Please chip in.
Read more...Links 9/26/2020
These Secret Safety Panels Will Pick the COVID Vaccine Winners
A small, secret panel of experts is tasked with reviewing crucial data on the safety and effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines that U.S. taxpayers have helped fund, including products from Moderna, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and others.
Read more...Bravo! Hit Our Third Fundraiser Target, On Our Way to the Fourth: Guest Bloggers
Dig deep to help meet our fourth target: rewarding Lambert, Jerri-Lynn, and John Siman.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 9/25/2020
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Read more...The Resilience of Naked Capitalism
Regular reader and sometimes contributor Ignacio describes how much Naked Capitalism meant to him during the lockdown.
Read more...Andrew Cuomo Says NY Officials Will Do Separate Review of Any COVID-19 Vaccine
New York state governor Andrew Cuomo steps into the debate over approval of covid-19 vaccine and will appoint panel to set NY distribution.
Read more...Links 9/25/2020
Continued Tight UK Self-Isolation Rules Continue to Hammer Tourism Sector
UK government unlikely to relax 14-day self-isolation requirement for returning travelers while COVID-19 infections constinue to spike.
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