The Trump-Media Logrolling
Looking at who the media has silenced in the Trump era, such as critics of America’s wars and of Israel.
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Half-Baked Plan to Institutionalize CalPERS’ Kangaroo Court by Board President Priya Mathur and General Counsel Matt Jacobs Suffers Embarrassing Rejection by Board; Instigators Unduly Eager to Revive It
CalPERS General Counsel Matt Jacobs and Board President Priya Mathur get well-deserved black eyes.
Read more...Tom Engelhardt: America’s Groundhog Day Wars
A look at how long and how deeply the US has been mired in its many wars.
Read more...Ten Years After the Crash, Some Progress, But Much More Remains to be Done
A reading of what has changed since the crash and what problems remain.
Read more...Links 8/16/18
Hubert Horan’s Quick Take on Uber’s Second Quarter Results
Uber’s latest financial report confirms Hubert Horan’s predictions.
Read more...Why Elizabeth Warren’s Accountable Capitalism Act Will Be Good for Shareholders
Why shareholders are getting a raw deal out of the misguided corporate fixation on “maximizing shareholder value,” and Elizabeth Warren’s new bill is therefore good for them.
Read more...Sacramento Bee Fingers CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost, General Counsel Matt Jacobs, and Board President Priya Mathur in Asubonten Resume Fabrication Scandal
Even the Sacramento Bee is compelled to call out CalPERS executives for their failure to do basic checking when hiring former CFO Charles Asubonten.
Read more...France Could Lose Billions In Brexit Trade Route Redirection
How French ports and hence France look set to lose in Brexit.
Read more...The CFA Franc Zones: Neocolonialism and Dependency
How France still exerts influence over the CFA franc zone.
Read more...Links 8/15/18
Rethinking Social Progress in the 21st Century
A new report examines the path to global social progress. Unfortunately, there are no easy answers.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Progressives Ask Why So Many Unions Seem Anti-Progressive
Progressives are waking up to the fact that most unions are not on their side.
Read more...Donald Trump, Gun-Runner for Hire
Not only does America love guns but the Administration really loves gun merchants.
Read more...Emerging Markets Swoon as Turkey Wobbles
A high level look at the upheaval in Turkey.
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