Gaius Publius: In Surprise Move, Norway’s $1 Trillion Sovereign Wealth Fund May Divest From Fossil Fuels
Would a Norway sovereign wealth fund divestiture from fossil fuels be a tipping point among investors?
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New Study Undermines Rationale for Investing in Private Equity and CalPERS Strategy in Particular, as Oregon CIO Demonstrates that Public Pension Funds Are Dumb Money
A top private equity scholar finds her earlier work on persistence no longer holds, consigning a key industry defense to the dustbin.
Read more...“The Medical Cost Reduction Act of 2017”
A set of proposed laws targets some of the worst forms of medical price gouging.
Read more...Hope to See You at Our Birmingham Meetup Today!
A reminder: if you are in or near central Alabama, don’t miss our Birmingham meetup today!
Read more...Links 11/18/17
A New Supreme Court Case Could Cripple Public Employee Unions
A case before the California Supreme Court poses a fundamental threat to public employee unions’ funding.
Read more...How Despair Helped Drive Trump to Victory
Trump did well in places that have borne the brunt of declines in manufacturing, mining, and related industries since the 1970s.
Read more...Yet Another Brexit Train Wreck – UK to Fall Outside EU Auto Approvals Regime – and It Doesn’t Even Register With Officials
Parliamentary testimony on the auto industry lifts another Brexit rock, revealing new creepy crawlies.
Read more...Gaius Publius: New Study – “Natural Gas” Has No Climate Benefit, Will Make Things Worse
Debunking the myth that natural gas will reduce carbon emissions.
Read more...Scientists: Population Growth “Primary Driver Behind Ecological and Societal Threats”
A bit late in the game, experts are finally depicting population growth as the driver of threats like climate change.
Read more...The Struggle in the Democratic Party
The fight for control over the Democratic party continues….
Read more...Reminder: Hope to See You at Our Atlanta Meetup Today, or Our Birmingham Meetup Next Monday
Hope you can make it to our first ever Atlanta meetup!
Read more...Links 11/14/17
Powell’s Federal Reserve
Economists wring their hands over what it means to have a mere lawyer, Jerome Powell, as Fed chairman.
Read more...Is the Sacramento Bee in the Business of Protecting CalPERS?
So why did the Sacramento Bee do CalPERS a big favor, particularly when CalPERS is clearly in the wrong?
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