Tom Ferguson: Who is Supporting Trump?
Our favorite curmudgeon, political scientist Tom Ferguson, appeared on Real News Network to tease some signal out of the considerable noise on Donald Trump.
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Vulture Capitalists Are the Real Winners of Argentina’s Elections
How Argentina’s former president Kirchner’s loss is vulture fund chief Paul Singer’s big win.
Read more...CalPERS’ Scandal-Ridden Fiduciary Counsel Ducks Jacksonville Subpoena; City Files Suit Alleging Illegal Creation of Gold-Plated Pension Fund
The not-so-savory reputation of CalPERS’ fiduciary counsel, Robert Klausner, took another hit as his criminal attorney ducked a Jacksonville subpoena.
Read more...From G20 to Labour20
Labour20 set forth important goals not just for labor but for the economy and broader society. But does organized labor have the credibility to promote these aims?
Read more...Gaius Publius: Blowback, Money and the Washington War Party
The false premises justifying the operation of the war party.
Read more...CalPERS Hired a Fiduciary Counsel Accused of Serious Misconduct Over More Than a Decade, Including Kickbacks, Failure to Disclose Conflicts of Interest
CalPERS’ board has hired a fiduciary counsel, Robert Klausner, who has been associated with scandals for over a decade, the latest in Jacksonville, Florida.
Read more...Board Member Reveals That CalPERS Engages in Systematic Violation of California Open Meeting Statutes
CalPERS’ CEO and its staff are engaged in systematic, flagrant, and apparently long-standing violations of California’s open meeting law, the Bagley-Keene Act.
Read more...The REALLY ANNOYING Don’t-Wanna-Subsidize-Wealthy-Kids’-College-Tuition Canard
Yves here. Readers know I have a weakness for righteous rants…
Read more...On the Lack of Courage in Regulators
Robert Jenkins, a former banker, hedge fund manager, and regulator, points out that regulatory reform has fallen short on multiple fronts, and perhaps the most important is courage.
Read more...John Helmer: The Barbarians at the Gate of Civilization, but Which Empire is Falling?
Empire-booster-in-chief Niall Ferguson gets yet another well-deserved shellacking, this time on how he falsifies the record in drawing lessons from Edward Gibbon’s The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
Read more...Join Occupy the SEC in Urging the Congress to Oppose H.R. 4002 (“Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015”)!
Support Occupy the SEC in opposing a bill that would give white collar criminals a new, improved “get out of jail free” card.
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The TPP is a Multi-Dimensional Simultaneous Equation
How Japanese Prime Minister Abe’s remarks to the DIet about the TPP reveal a lot about the aims of this deal and its vulnerabilities.
Read more...The GXG Markets Fallout (II): Editwars and FOIA fights
GXG Markets is gone but the dirty dealings continue
Read more...The Disaster of Greek Austerity
Data and on the ground reports on the high cost of Greek austerity.
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