Category Archives: Garrulous insolence

Grenfell Tower Fire: A (Non-)Progress Report

Plus ça change….

Michael Hudson: Trump’s Trade Threats Are Really Cold War 2.0

At stake is whether China will agree to do what Russia did in the 1990s: put a Yeltsin-like puppet of neoliberal planners in place to shift control of its economy from its government to the U.S. financial sector and its planners.

Assange Arrest and Extradition Round-Up

The indictment (for Manning, not DNC email), the theory of the case (not “hacking,” please), the assault on journalism, horrid takes, and details of the arrest.

The UK’s Reform of Limited Partnership Law: Dead on Arrival (II)

Commentary on the inadequacy of the UK’s proposed Limited Partnership Reforms

The UK’s Reform of Limited Partnership Law: Dead on Arrival (I)

Scottish Limited Partnerships and International Crime: NO evidence??

Mark Ames: ShamiWitness: When Bellingcat and Neocons Collaborated With The Most Influential ISIS Propagandist On Twitter

But I want to talk about the western “experts” in Washington and London who cozied up to @ShamiWitness — especially since all of them are still around, many of them bigger and more influential in our political discourse than ever.

Pigs Want To Feed at the Trough Again: Bernanke, Geithner and Paulson Use Crisis Anniversary to Ask for More Bailout Powers

The chief architects of the exercise in looting otherwise known as the post-crisis rescues are back promoting more of the same.

A Rough Guide to the 12 Intelligence Officials Who Condemned Trump for Revoking John Brennan’s Security Clearance

Chutzpah!

Financial Times Goes Wobbly on Brexit; Runs Front Page Stories Claiming Theresa May Charm Offensive Is Winning “Fudges” When No Such Thing Is Happening

The Financial Times has used two lead stories this week to deliver factuall-challenged propagandizing for the Government’s Brexit maneuvers.

Why I Hate Google, Twitter, and Facebook

Google, Twitter, and Facebook are anti-democratic for both readers and writers.

Trump’s Bogus Infrastructure Plan Takes the U.S. Further Down the Road of Rentier Capitalism

The public-private partnerships Trump proposes are a sick neoliberal joke.

Exxon’s Conspiracy Charges Aim To Derail Climate Lawsuits

ExxonMobil is engaged in unprecedented efforts to sue and harass in court those are investigating and suing the company over global warming

Remember, Remember the Eighth of November: India’s War on Cash Assessed One Year Later

One year after India launched its demonetization debacle, the economy remains cash based, and Modi has yet to pay politically.

The Bad Things That Happen When Alternative Views Go Mainstream

Ill-informed, poorly-researched and frankly sloppy writing creates the potential for the progressive anti-neoliberal cause to undermine itself