Climate Change: “It Depends on How We They Value Time”
Why conventional economic approaches give dangerously misguided answers when applied to climate change.
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Climate Change: “It Depends on How
Despite Wobbles, Theresa May Still Expected to Lead Conservative Win This Week
Despite Theresa May looking at risk in many UK polls, the distribution of seats in play may give the Tories the advantage.
Read more...Starved School Budgets Across the US: A Symptom of Education Funding Crisis
School budgets are in worse shape in many parts of the US than you might have imagined.
Read more...Links 6/3/17
Mark Ames: When Mother Jones Was Investigated for Spreading Kremlin Disinformation
Mother Jones’ sad transformation from target of Kremlin scaremongering to perp in its “evil Putin” reincarnation.
Read more...Theresa May in Election Jitters Caught Lying About Tory Plans to Cut The NHS
Quelle surprise! The Tories are scheming against the NHS!
Read more...Links 6/2/17
The “Market Forces” Behind the Obamas’ Record-Setting Book Deal
The Obamas’ book deal exemplifies the thesis that if a payment is too high for the nominal services, it must be for something else too.
Read more...Pharmaceutical Industry at Risk from Brexit
Yet another potential Brexit casualty….
Read more...Why International Financial Crises?
Despite the high cost of financial crises, the world seems no closer to making needed reforms.
Read more...Who Will Take America’s Place in Asia?
A look at America’s misguided Asia policies.
Read more...Michael Hudson: Are Students a Class?
Students as the new NINJA creditors, and the broader implications of the use of debt as an instrument of social control.
Read more...How CalPERS General Counsel Matt Jacobs Violated California Bar Rules
In other CalPERS posts today, we discuss the legal and IT implications of the fact that Christopher Philips, a member of CalPERS’ legal department, posted comments seeking to undermine our credibility and that of board member JJ Jelincic. We explain how Phillips violated California bar rules. As a result of examining California State Bar Act […]
Read more...CalPERS Legal Department Employee Trolls Naked Capitalism Site, Putting Focus on Violations of Bar Rules
A CalPERS employee appears to have broken state bar rules in a meant-to-be anonymous comment left at Naked Capitalism.
Read more...CalPERS’ Comment on Naked Capitalism Reveals Mid-Level Network Security Deficiency; What Else Might Be Wrong?
An IT professional’s take on a CalPERS security lapse:” It looks like their network security monkey is pretty lazy.”
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