An HIV-level silent epidemic has hit less-educated, middle aged whites, with death rates rising, contrary to patterns in the rest of the world and in other US populations.
Read more...How has Putin managed to survive, and even arguably prosper from, a US/EU assault on his leadership?
Read more...Even though the struggle over Greece’s bailout has receded from the news, with many countries carrying large debt burdens, the need to restructure sovereign debts is not going away. This Real News Network segment gives an overview of the state of play.
Read more...Foreign Banks Such as Deutsche Using Variant of Lehman “Repo 105” Balance-Sheet Tarting Up Strategy
Read more...The spectacle of the US attempting to influence UK domestic politics through having the US Trade Representative Michael Froman issue a threat is pathetic, overreaching, and unconvincing.
Read more...Why are adult friendships in retreat?
Read more...Hillary Clinton again reveals her inner neoliberal in suggesting that raising the retirement age might not be a bad idea.
Read more...An internationally recognized tax expert told me a few months ago that the widely-mislabeled “carried interest” loophole was on its deathbed. A new PBS video lends some support to this bold call.
Read more...By Nathan Tankus, a writer from New York City. Follow him on twitter at @NathanTankus Wednesday I attended a debate between Yanis Varoufakis and Hans Werner Sinn. I will not summarize the debate (I’m told the video will be up next week), but instead give my reading of the debate and wider impressions of attitudes […]
Read more...A primer on repo, which due to its critical role in funding major dealer banks, is an important component of bank reform efforts.
Read more...Why finance-influenced economic policy in the US has managed to avoid deflation while in Europe, it has stoked it.
Read more...Earlier this month, we excerpted a section of a panel discussion from an SEC securities enforcement conference. It showed the degree to which former senior SEC officials who’ve gone into private practice openly ridicule the idea that the SEC should do its job, for instance, by deriding enforcement as “gotcha”. Today, we’ll look at the […]
Read more...It’s a wonder the US was able to maintain its military dominance as long as it has, given the scale of looting.
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