Chaos Theory, Shocks, and Fragility, Australia and Elsewhere
Australia and other countries had the opportunity to reduce financial fragility. They may soon discover the cost of doing too little.
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Why Did 51 American State Department Officials ‘Dissent’ Against Obama and Call for Bombing Syria?
A troubling internal cable signed by a host of U.S. diplomats blames Obama for not striking Syria earlier.
Read more...HR 5424, “Investment Advisers Modernization Act,” a “Get Out of Madoff and Other Frauds for Free” Bill, Passes Financial Services Committee
HR 5424, intended to make life even easier for potential securities law abusers, got considerable support from Democrats on the Financial Services Committee.
Read more...Facing Up to the World’s Health Crises….and the TPP Would Make Matters Worse
The TPP threatens to undermine public health just as the world is on the verge of major health crises.
Read more...British MP Jo Cox Murdered in Presumed Brexit-Related Attack
A British MP, Jo Cox, is dead in a presumed politically-driven murder.
Read more...The New Education Reform Lie: Why Denver Is a Warning Sign, Not a Model, for Urban School Districts
The charter school movement ‘s claims of better results are marketing hype, as Denver demonstrates.
Read more...Mathew D. Rose: Brexit – The End of the Universe
Germany is determined to teach the UK a costly lesson if it dares to defy its hegemony via a Brexit.
Read more...Wolf Richter: These Debt Slaves are the Government’s Largest Asset Class, and It Will Haunt the Economy for Years
Student debt isn’t just a millstone around young people’s necks; it’s weighing down the economy.
Read more...Elizabeth Warren Slams SEC’s Mary Jo White for Putting “Information Overload” Project Ahead of Dodd Frank Rulemaking
Elizabeth Warren and Mary Jo White cross swords again…but how effective can Warren be after she hitches her star to Clinton?
Read more...Now Luxembourg, Switzerland Are Working to Bolster Tax Haven USA
How tax havens cooperate with each other to preserve their perks.
Read more...Mortgage Document Fabrication is Alive and Well…
Sadly, mortgage servicers are still very much in the document fabrication and forgery business.
Read more...The Clinton Campaign Continues to Help Trump Ensure That Policy Won’t Matter in This Election
Is the Clinton campaign playing straight into Trump’s lead?
Read more...Want to Kill Your Economy? Have MBA Programs Churn Out Takers Not Makers.
How MBAs have become negative value added to everyone but themselves.
Read more...TSA as Example of Privatization Playbook: Make an Agency Perform Badly By Underfunding It….
A case study of how privatization vultures weaken public agencies so as to turn them into their prey.
Read more...Vancouver Mayor Mulls Empty Homes Tax
Vancouver ponders a long-overdue measure to target residential real estate warehousing.
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