Why Is PBS Airing Right-Wing-Sponsored School Privatization Propaganda?
PBS is promoting an attack on public schools. Quelle surprise!
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Trump Administration Welshes on “Repeal Dodd Frank” Promise, Does Not Back Key Elements of House Bill; Seeks to Give Banks Lots of Other Goodies
Banks are champing at the bit to get Dodd Frank “reform,” when for many, the changes will actually increase their costs.
Read more...Nina Turner: Wall St. Democrats vs. Working Class Democrats
A wide-ranging discussion with Nina Turner from the People’s Summit in Chicago.
Read more...Trump, Republicans Make Bogus Case for Bank Deregulation as Senate Certain to Curtail House Dodd Frank “Reform”
Trump and the Republicans are moving forward with deregulation plans that serve big bank bottom lines, not the broader economy.
Read more...Business Chafes at Uncertainty Created by Unfilled Seats on Regulatory Commissions
Failure to fill chairs at regulatory commissions is stymieing their activities, creating regulatory uncertainty and vexing business.
Read more...Don Quijones: Shock Waves Spread from Spain’s New Banking Crisis
Market consequences of latest banking crisis in Spain, triggered by the collapse of housing prices that caused plunge Banco Popular shares to plunge.
Read more...Why International Financial Crises?
Despite the high cost of financial crises, the world seems no closer to making needed reforms.
Read more...Michael Hudson: Are Students a Class?
Students as the new NINJA creditors, and the broader implications of the use of debt as an instrument of social control.
Read more...Wolf Richter: Dear Fed, It’s Not “Really Hard to Spot Bubbles”
Here are some visual aids to help the Fed spot the housing bubble.
Read more...Two Questions for the Next SEC Director of Enforcement
What is the next SEC director of enforcement’s position on no admit/no deny settlements? Would targeting individuals increase accountability?
Read more...The New New Deal
The myth of the virtues of markets is past its sell-by date. Time for a new guiding principle, and the New Deal may be the place to start.
Read more...Europe’s Faustian Bargain with Big Finance
An overview of the cost of Europe’s failure to rein in its financial institutions and the options for bank and Eurozone reform.
Read more...The White House Flouts Ethics Rules
Even though the Trump Administration is far from a model of probity, it is managing to find new ways to skirt ethics rules.
Read more...The Bank Competition Myth
Why banks should not be considered to be private enterprises.
Read more...Trump Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin Renounces Commitment to Glass-Steagall While Saying He Isn’t
Steven Mnuchin demonstrates that he is a shameless liar even by Goldman standards.
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