More Evidence That Charter Schools Are a Taxpayer Ripoff That Delivers Poor Results
A damning new report from California shows that charter schools are a grift that profits investors at the expense of taxpayers and children.
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Student Debt Bubble Sucks Even More Out of Economy and Ruins Lives, Yet Officials Keep Inflating It
The student debt problem is only getting worse and no one in power has any interest in addressing it.
Read more...Trump’s Idea of Running Government Like a Business is Bad for Citizens
Michael Hudson gives a high level debunking of a pet Republican canard: that government should operate like a business.
Read more...John Michael Greer, James Howard Kunstler, Chris Martenson, Frank Morris, and Dmitry Orlov Discuss Trump, the Inequality Taboo and Other Hot Topics
A lively panel with provocative and colorful views.
Read more...President of Richmond Fed Leaks Insider Information and Gets to Walk Free
Bill Black discusses the travesty of the kid glove treatment of former Richmond president Jeffrey Lacker in a leak of FOMC information.
Read more...Philippines President Duterte Orders Troops to Occupy South China Sea “Islands”
Philippines’ President Duterte decides to hot things up a bit in the simmering South China Sea hostilities.
Read more...Richmond Fed’s Jeffrey Lacker Departs Due to Leak: Defenestration as Coverup?
In a stunning development, Richmond Fed president Lacker resigned over a leak under investigation since 2012. The details are not pretty.
Read more...Why Did CalPERS Pay FTI Consulting $224,625 for a Garbage-In, Garbage-Out Private Equity Whitewash?
Why did CalPERS hire FTI Consulting to cover up for private equity firms?
Read more...Gaius Publius: It’s Not About Gorsuch, It’s About the Democrats
The Gorsuch vote will show if there is any shred of hope that the Democrats intend to woo disaffected voters.
Read more...Wolf Richter: This Economy is Ruined for Many Americans
The lower tier of the two-tier economy is not faring at all well.
Read more...Why Has Italy’s Banking Crisis Gone Off the Radar?
An update on Italy’s festering bank crisis.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Crossing the U.S. Border with Electronic Devices
Ideas for how to protect yourself against border searches.
Read more...Inequality Update: Who Gains When Income Grows?
In a perverse reversal of historical norms, more growth produces more inequality as a result of economic policy and changes in legal rights.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Senate Democrats Will Filibuster Gorsuch…Maybe
Why are Democrats considering a Gorsuch deal? Maybe they can’t execute a filibuster due to too many Senators with big corporate backers.
Read more...Bill Black: Why Did Preet Bharara Refuse to Drain the Wall Street Swamp?
If you still doubt that Bharara and other federal prosecutors could have gone after bank executives but chose not to, this should settle it.
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