Trump’s choices for EPA administrator–Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt– and Secretary of State– ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson–have each worked either for or on behalf of the fossil fuels industry and share a history of considerable scepticism on the subject of climate change.
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Read more...The developer of B.S. Detector apologized for including Naked Capitalism. Unfortunately, his note is revealing, and not in a good way.
Read more...More proof that the Italian rejection of Renzi’s constitutional reform referendum was not a simple “populist uprising”.
Read more...The Democrats abandoned the working classes long ago and like an abusive spouse, never thought their victims would leave them.
Read more...Neoliberal capitalism has led to underinvestment, lowering productivity and increasing inequality. Will Trump make things better or worse?
Read more...Trump turns to billionaires as Cabinet picks: apparently “draining the swamp” means filling it with new layers of golden sludge.
Read more...“Inclusive growth” is economics NewSpeak for pretending to be concerned about the diminished opportunities for the middle and lower classes.
Read more...The Washington Post triesto get itself out of the damage done to Naked Capitalism and other sites by saying accuracy is not part of its job.
Read more...An ignominious decade of UK company registration, illustrated by UK companies formed by Ian Taylor, an old friend from New Zealand
Read more...Naked Capitalism, Consortium News, Counterpunch, Truthout, TruthDig are under another “fake news” attack, this from a browser extension.
Read more...The Sioux have a decent legal case against Trump Administration efforts to revive the Dakota Access pipeline.
Read more...Any plan by Democrats to “Help Working People” should begin with the word “jobs.” But an obsession with austerity makes that impossible.
Read more...Why Uber’s goal is replacing urban car service with a higher cost, less efficient operation that would extract wealth from the public.
Read more...Will the failure of Renzi’s constitutional referendum and resulting political uncertainty finally force Italy’s banking crisis to a head?
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