Will Trump Be Rolled by the Republican Establishment?
If Trump is serious about policies like rebuilding infrastructure and reducing foreign conflicts, can he prevail over his party’s establishment?
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Panama Papers: The Role of Western Secrecy Jurisdictions in Looting Africa
Africa, despite having many of the poorest countries in the world, is nevertheless a capital exporter due to bank secrecy and tax gaming.
Read more...The Old Democrat Wall Street Plus Identity Politics Playbook is Dead
The Democrats need to reinvent themselves. Appeals to identity politics will not deliver enough votes.
Read more...Gaius Publius: TPP Is a Monopoly Protection Scheme, the Exact Opposite of a “Free Trade” Deal
Obama is determined to pass the TPP in the lame duck session, so yet another reminder of what this deal is really about.
Read more...Judge Jed Rakoff Throws Down Gauntlet to Judges on Lack of Due Process in America
How the judicial system is failing ordinary Americans and why judges need to address this large and growing problem.
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Read more...The Obamamometer’s Toxic Legacy: The Rule of Lawlessness
Obama’s legal legacy: Those who voted for hope and change got change at the Department of Justice but not the change they were hoping for.
Read more...Wolf Richter: Come on Moody’s, Spare Us These Falsehoods: That $1.3 Trillion “Overseas Cash” Is Already in the US
Moody’s turns into tax lobbyist for its biggest corporate clients.
Read more...A Colorado Ballot Measure Could Make it Nearly Impossible to Ban Fracking
Green groups hope to amend the Colorado constitution so communities can ban fracking. An industry-sponsored amendment could block that.
Read more...Creating a National Security State ‘Democracy,’ Or How the American Political System Changed and No One Noticed
The stealthy rise of America’s new fourth estate.
Read more...How Your State and Local Tax Dollars Paid for Private Equity Firm TPG’s Elton John Appearance
Yet another example of how private equity operates by its own set of self-serving rules.
Read more...CalPERS Plans to Violate California Constitution, Pave Way for Hiring Under-Qualified Candidate, for Critically Important Job of Chief Actuary
CalPERS is up to no good yet again.
Read more...TRIPS: The Story of How Intellectual Property Became Linked to Trade
Why intellectual property rights are a form of private tax, and how they are abusive when applied to IP developed out of public funding.
Read more...Private Equity Consultant Hamilton Lane Trots Out New Excuse, “Evil Populists,” for Already-Flagging Private Equity Performance
Funny how it’s OK for defenders of the 0.1% like Hamilton Lane to blame class warfare on their soon-to-be-fallen standing, but not the 99%.
Read more...Nomi Prins: Hillary Clinton Will Continue the Big Bank Protection Racket
Hillary Clinton has apparently never met a well-heeled banker she didn’t like….
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