Trump administration continues to follow the self-regulation gospel – this time in the area of rail safety. This case study in corporate capture of American regulation is yet another area where the accidents are just waiting to happen.
Read more...Why the foundations of conservatism are crumbling.
Read more...The US has added new charges againat Julian Assange that represent a threat to journalists.
Read more...The FAA is a big casualty of the Boeing 737 Max debacle.
Read more...Contrary to what the NYT asserts, taxi drivers who can get competent legal advice might find bankruptcy allows them to escape onerous medallion loan burdens – and keep their medallions.
Read more...Trump budget proposal incorporates an attack on Social Security, advocating a switch to the chained Consumer Price Index (CPI) to index the federal definition of poverty, a step that would result in lower benefits.
Read more...After the failure and abuses of privatization became apparent, public-private partnerships have since been promoted to mobilize private finance for the public purpose. PPPs have socialized costs and losses while ensuring private financial gains.
Read more...Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders introduce legislation: they call it Loan Shark Prevention, which would allow post offices to act as banks and cap interest rates at 15%, but credit card companies claim it would hurt the poor.
Read more...New CIEL study documents how plastic proliferation threatens the climate on a global scale.
Read more...Five states have enacted draconian laws after protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline generated national attention and inspired a wave of civil disobedience.
Read more...This column shows that white, less-educated Americans born in the 1960s are worse off than the generation born 20 years previously, based on wage changes, increased medical costs, and shorter life expectancy. This disparity could be worth as much as $132,000.
Read more...Is Boeing itself on a crash course?
Read more...A favorite saying of famed short seller David Einhorn is, “No matter how bad it looks, it’s worse.”. This appears particularly true of Boeing these days.
Read more...SEC proposes relaxing internal control attestation requirements for companies with annual revenues of less than $100 million.
Read more...Keep your eye on what Assange’s real offenses are in the minds of the officialdom.
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