Between 1920 and 1992, English elites concealed 20-32% of their wealth. Accounting for hidden wealth eliminates one-third of the observed decline of top 10% wealth share over the past century.
Read more...A takedown of the pharmaceutical industry’s assertion that it need to price gouge so it can invest in R&D. Profits go almost entirely to various forms of looting.
Read more...Bad climate news: coal is far from over.
Read more...How we helped CalPERS, despite the fund’s concerted efforts, dodge a BlackRock bullet.
Read more...CalPERS is trying to pretend it is done with the National Enquirer. A pending sale would still have CalPERS subsidizing the Enquirer’s costs.
Read more...The FDA kept a database of medical device malfunctions secret for decades.
Read more...War is America’s new normal, and it’s deadly.
Read more...AOC rebukes Pete Buttigieg on his plan to means test expanded funding for college tuition.
Read more...Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have initiated an investigation that could lead to criminal charges against at least six opiods companies.
Read more...Obama would try and stop Sanders if it looks likely Bernie would get the nomination – regardless of whether that’s the best shot to defeat Trump.
Read more...Private equity grifting meets internet domain names.
Read more...Unpacking the many political and policy contradictions in Bolivia over the past decade.
Read more...Support for right to repair from an unlikely quarter: US military. Military hardware is sometimes shipped back to the states for repair.
Read more...How PG&E came to dominate California’s electricity market, plus discussion of options to fix the fiery mess it has created.
Read more...Another medical data horrorshow.
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