Corporate Law Consequences: Amy Coney Barrett Nomination
Quick take on what the Amy Coney Barrett appointment means for various areas of corporate law and why Republicans are so keen to confirm her.
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What Did Billionaire Leon Black of Apollo Get for >$50 Million in Fees to Jeffrey Epstein?
The more we learn about Leon Black’s relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the less there is to like.
Read more...What Should Europe Expect from American Trade Policy After the Election?
Biden promises to go back to an old normal. But how realistic is that on the trade front?
Read more...Citi’s Recidivist Rule-Breaking and Incompetence Shows Persistence of Too Big/Complex to Fail Problem
Citi’s latest run-in with regulators shows why comparing big banks “too big/complex to fail” problems to those of Big Tech is all wet.
Read more...Michael Klare: How the US Plays Nuclear Chicken with Russia and China
eeping tabs on US nuclear provocations of Russia and China.
Read more...Pandemic Erects Barriers for Prized Bloc of Voters in Nursing Homes, Senior Facilities
How voters in retirement facilities are being disenfranchised.
Read more...CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost Says She’s Not in Charge and Lies to the Board About Receiving a Warning from the Fair Political Practices Commission
CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost doesn’t even bother to lie well.
Read more...New York City Seeks to Shortchange Teachers on $900 Million of Back Pay
Another sign of increasing budget problems in New York City.
Read more...Chamber of Commerce Quietly Supports a United Government Led by Democrats
The Chamber of Commerce cozying up to Team Dem is quite a bellweather.
Read more...Daniel Ellsberg on the Assange Extradition and Growing Fascism
Daniel Ellsberg, in an interview with Paul Jay, describes the threat the Assange show trial poses for journalists around the world.
Read more...Why Don’t We Study Countries That Have Had COVID-19 Success?
Hong Kong, Vietnam, Taiwan, and New Zealand have recorded low COVID-19 deaths. Why do we hear so little about the reeasons for their success?
Read more...The Chamber Of Commerce Dems From The Republican Wing Of The Democratic Party Just Undercut Pelosi’s Pandemic Negotiations With Mnuchin
Various corporate interests are tossing around their weight on the latest pandemic stimlus package, pressing for it to be lean and mean.
Read more...As of September 29, 2020, 5 Federal Courts Have Ruled Against the Postal Service
The Postal Service is getting whacked for service degradation that critics believe has a lot to do with upcoming voting by mail.
Read more...How Corruption is Becoming America’s Operating System
A new book by Sarah Chayes shows the US descent into a level of corruption usually associated with places like Nigeria and Afghanistan
Read more...WATCH: Katie Porter, Squad Members Eviscerate Big Pharma CEOs Over ‘Exorbitant’ Drug Prices
ngresscritters go after drug price gouging. But what will it take to make it stop?
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