Heads Up! NC Fundraiser Coming Soon!
The NC annual fundraiser will be starting soon, right after the Columbus Day weekend.
Read more...Author Archives: Yves Smith
CalSTRS Board Chairman Harry Keiley, in Op-Ed Rejected by Financial Times, Gave Inconsistent and Inaccurate Information in Carry Fee Scandal
The Financial Times saved CalSTRS board chairman Harry Keiley from embarrassing himself. We aren’t.
Read more...Links 10/2/15
Fight Over Postal Service Board Heats Up as Labor/Consumer Advocates/Minority Coalition Opposes Payday Lender Lobbyist, Privatization Backers
A broad coalition has taken the unusual step of opposing all of Obama’s five nominees to the Postal Service Board of Governors. But it’s the right move, given how terrible they are.
Read more...Europe’s Refugee “Crisis”
The refugee fleeing from the Middle East to Europe are a small trickle compared to the huge flow of people displaced globally by wars and conflict.
Read more...Nomi Prins: Trump’s Art of the Con – Busted Businesses and Conflicts of Interest
Pieces missing from Trump’s financial story that call into question both his skill as a dealmaker and his business acumen.
Read more...How ‘Competitive’ Tax and Incentive Policies Hurt Small U.S. Businesses
Supposedly ‘competitive’ policies on tax favor multinational firms over smaller, locally-based ones and also reduce market competition.
Read more...Links 10/1/15
Don Quijones: Catalonia Exit Threat Moves Spain Toward Political Breakdown
How the success of Catalonia separatists is threatening the two-party system in Spain.
Read more...John Helmer: M17 – Why the Investigation Will Never End, the Evidence Never Seen
John Helmer describes the latest twists and turns in investigation into the downing of MH17.
Read more...Gaius Publius: What Sanders Can Accomplish by Not Acting
Bernie Sanders, if elected President, could accomplish an enormous amount without Congress.
Read more...Who Needs Balanced Trade? Who Needs Balanced Budgets?
Who needs balanced trade? It’s time to challenge the premises of “trade” deals like the TransPacific Partnership.
Read more...Links 9/30/15
Glencore, Commodities Traders, and Systemic Risk
Mega commodities trader Glencore and its big peers are looking wobbly. How worried should you be?
Read more...Former State Chief Investment Officer Tells CalPERS and CalSTRS to Fire Consultant PCA Over Proposed Fix for Poor Private EquityPerformance
How CalPERS’ and CalSTRS’ private equity consultant PCA has demonstrated that it needs to go.
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