Category Archives: Banana republic

Monetary Sovereigns, Monetary Subjects: Modern Money & The Criminal Legal System

On the connection between money, and in particular monetary sovereignity, and the criminal justice system.

Bill Black: The CFPB Arbitration Rule is Pro (Honest) Businesses

The CFPB takes a modest but important step to rein in fraud against consumers, which has banks hoppin’ mad.

Lee Camp: Enjoy the Trump Show While Wall Street Pillages the Country

Trump’s Wall Street allies are pleased that the press isn’t paying much attention to market froth and rising debt as he pushes deregulation.

Aiding and Abetting Trump as Tweeter-in-Chief

The media fixation with Trump’s tweets is leading them to shirk real reporting on what Trump is up to.

18 States Sue Betsy DeVos to Reinstate Rules Protecting Students from Predatory Private Colleges

More pushback against Betty DeVos’ support for educational profiteering.

Quelle Surprise! Study Confirms that ACA Narrow Networks Exclude Top Cancer Doctors

A new study confirms NC’s longstanding observations of the dangers that narrow networks pose to participants in ACA plans.

CalPERS CIO Sings Out of Tune, But Board Applauds His Poor Performance

A former chief investment officer critiques a remarkable, and not in a good way, performance by CalPERS’ CIO Ted Eliopoulos.

Stadiums or Schools: An Analysis of Public Expenditures

A look at yet another sop to the rich, in this case sport franchise owners: government-supported stadiums.

Gaius Publius: An Investigation in Search of a Crime

How one element of the investigation into Trump is a nothingburger even if it pans out.

CalPERS’ Massive Copyright Infringement Strongly Resembles Case That Awarded $19.2. Million in Damages

An key precedent confirms that CalPERS’ massive copyright infringement could generate over $10 million in damages to both the NYT ad and WSJ.

Inequality: How We Got Here, and What Should Be Done

More discussion of the causes of rising inequality and possible remedies.

Follow the Money: Non-Profit Hospital CEOs Quietly Collect Their Millions While US Health Care Reform Battle Rages

The gravity defying pay given to top health care managers, particularly the top managers of non-profit hospital systems.

Norman Solomon: Is ‘Russiagate’ Collapsing as a Political Strategy?

Russia scaremongering is losing its punch as a political rallying call, but the Democrats aren’t giving up on it.

Bill Black: Bank Whistleblowers United Makes Its Latest Lemon Award – to the UK

The UK rejects the idea of rewarding whistleblowers, despite the fact that the US experience shows it to be a sound way to catch abuses.