Category Archives: Banana republic

Avoiding Sepsis Death Traps: Nursing Homes and Hospitals

Sepsis is an enormous health problem in nursing homes and hospitals, unevenly distributed by income and geography

Why Dodd-Frank Is a Protection Racket for Banks

How Dodd-Frank left banks’ massive lending and safety-net subsidies intact.

Adam Ashton of the Sacramento Bee Publicizes This Blog (and CalPERS’ Frustration With It)

Adam Ashton of the Sacramento Bee questions why we would want to expose public corruption and incompetence at CalPERS. No, I am not making that up.

California Treasurer John Chiang Calls for an Independent Investigation of CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost’s Hiring Misrepresentations

California Treasurer John Chiang objects to CalPERS efforts to treat documented evidence of CEO Marcie Frost making repeated misrepresentations about her background as a PR problem and calls for a serious investigation.

CalPERS’ CEO Marcie Frost’s History of Embellishment and Poor Management Goes Back to Washington

Yet more confirmation of our findings regarding CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost’s record of misrepresentations.

How CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost’s Efforts to Organize Astroturf Support Are Compromising Her

If she succeeds, the survival efforts of CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost will come at a cost to the giant pension fund.

SEC Enforcement Wanes on Trump’s Watch

SEC co-director of enforcement Stephanie Avakian delivered a speech in Dallas last week defending the agency’s enforcement record, as the number of cases brought and amount of fines collected both continue to drop.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard: It Is Outrageous That the US Is Supporting a Genocidal War in Yemen

Over 5 million children are facing starvation and a cholera outbreak is raging in Yemen, the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, yet the US continues to support the Saudi bombing and destruction of the country, says Rep. Tulsi Gabbard

The Spider’s Web: Britain’s Second Empire

How Britain’s system of offshore finance and tax havens developed and preserved the UK’s role as the largest player in international finance.

On Brexit, UK Negotiators Have Adopted a Hard Bargaining Strategy

A look at the UK’s negotiating stance, charitably assuming that it is by design.

Here’s Why Setting a Maximum Wage for CEOs Would be Good for Everyone

CEO pay needs to be curbed, and a maximum wage is one way to do it.

Senators Unveil Legislation To Protect Patients Against Surprise Medical Bills

Medical bills are so out of hand that despite the power of the health industry lobbyists, some Senators are taking on the worst abuses.

Marcie Frost‘s Poor Job as CalPERS CEO – “The Place is Being Run Like a High School, Not a Business,” IT and Operational Failings

More on Frost’s misrule at CalPERS.

Chevron Arbitration Ruling Against Ecuador ‘Completely Off Base’

A secret corporate arbitration panel in the Hague ruled that Ecuadorean courts’ $9.5 billion judgement against Chevron for environmental damages is illegal and should not be enforced. An expert argues that the decision is a travesty.

Michael Hudson: The Lehman 10th Anniversary Spin as a Teachable Moment

Why you should take conventional wisdom about the Lehman collapse and the crisis with a fistful of salt.