Bernie Sanders by all objective measures “won” the first Democratic party debate. Yet pundits almost universally said the reverse. What does that tell us about the state of American politics?
Read more...More on the appalling dereliction of duty of pension fund officials when they failed to act after Blackstone told them it was cheating them.
Read more...The Billion Dollar Moldova Bank Scam: gateway to the UK’s money laundering mess
Read more...Yet another damming take on the TPP.
Read more...Paying a visit to payday lenders at one of their conferences.
Read more...A European Court of Justice’s tough ruling on privacy may have tanked a toxic “trade” deal.
Read more...The current US lifestyle needs to go if the world is to succeed in limiting climate change.
Read more...The big problem with Hillary is it is hard to believe she stands for anything other than her desire to exercise power. Her latest bout of opportunism only reinforces that notion.
Read more...This post is written from the perspective of Australia, and assesses the risk of Investor-State Dispute Settlement litigation. And one has to wonder how well those cheery assurances of “Nah, the US is never a target of these investor suits” will hold up in practice.
Read more...Gawker caught out Urban Outfitters attempting to violate labor laws.
Read more...More discussion of the state of evidence, plus legal and political maneuvering, in the MH17 downing investigation.
Read more...The Obamas lend their name to a private equity brand-building exercise.
Read more...Every time I read a new, improved set of excuses from people like Bernanke, I feel like I’ve walked into my kitchen and turned on the lights after the exterminator paid a visit, only to find cockroaches all over my counter yet again.
Read more...Yes, Virginia, the Post Office is cash flow positive and deserves to carry on as is.
Read more...An interview with Michael Hudson on his latest book, Killing the Host, which focuses on the destruction wrought by financial capitalism.
Read more...