‘Father Is Surgeon’: How Money Talked in USC Admissions Scandal
Defense attorney releases emails documenting just how seriously USC officials weighed family donations in making admissions decisions.
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Brexit: Thar She Blows
Does Parliament’s revolt agaist Boris Johnson on Brexit amount to progress?
Read more...Why Does Teen Vogue Need a Labor Column?
Why indeed? Labor issues are certainly as important to the interests of its readers as are many – if not most – of the issues Teen Vogue regularly covers.
Read more...Starving Seniors: How America Fails To Feed Its Aging
Nearly 8% of Americans 60 and older were “food insecure” in 2017.
Read more...CEO Compensation Increased 940% Between 1978 and 2018, Workers’ Only by 12%
An Economic Policy Institute study shows that the dramatic increase in CEO compensation has a large impact on increasing inequality. Absent the explosive rise in CEO compensation, worker pay could have doubled.
Read more...AOC Calls Out Barbara Boxer for Helping Lyft Fight Against California Labor Bill
AOC: Former government officials “should not become corporate lobbyists, in letter or spirit.”
Read more...Bill Black: Is it Cynical to Believe the System is Corrupt?
Bill Black presents evidence the system is corrupt and rigged against ordinary people – a sentiment with which a new poll shows many agree.
Read more...Reminder: DNC Lawyers to Court, “We Do Not Owe Voters an ‘Impartial’ or ‘Evenhanded’ Primary Election”
The DNC is a club and if you are reading this post, you are probably not in it.
Read more...A European Perspective on Boeing’s 737 MAX Debacle: An “Existential Crisis” for a National Champion
Four existential threats to Boeing: Adverse court judgments, losing insurance retroactively, new competitors, and the end of today’s regulatory regime.
Read more...Flood the Market
Buyouts can save Houston’s flood-soaked homeowners — if they can get one. Instead, ordinary homeowners fail to qualify, and real estate speculators make out.
Read more...Robocalls: Your Number, Please
The players change, but the game remains the same: telephone companies agree to empty agreement intended to combat robocalls.
Read more...A National Public School ‘Leadership’ Disaster: Private Firms Vetting Candidates for Superintendent
How search firms engaged to find and vet candidates for public school superintendent regularly endorse individuals who have fabricated credentials and skeltons in their closets.
Read more...The Amazon is Burning at a Record Rate
This Real News Network interview with Amazon Watch’s Christian Poirier discusses Bolsonaro’s policies that prioritize agribusiness over people – especially indigenous people.
Read more...Influential CalPERS Beneficiaries Charge Sacramento Bee With Biased Coverage
The sad decline of the Sacramento Bee, as demonstrated through its one-sided CalPERS reporting.
Read more...A Brush With A Notorious Cat, My Rabies Education And The Big Bill That Followed
A rabies ripoff.
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