Category Archives: Guest Post

Tax Astroturf: The B-Team Lowers the Bar for Tax Transparency

Quelle surprise! The B Team, a supposed top group for “responsible business,” punts on tax transparency.

2:00PM Water Cooler 2/19/2018

Today’s Water Cooler: Open thread.

Andy Slavitt’s United States of Care: A Second “Undertaking” (and What We Can Expect From It)

@USofCare, accounting control fraud, financial predation, conflict of interest, and abuse of workers.

Links 2/19/18

Another Brexit Mess: “Grandfathering” Existing Free Trade Agreements Looks Unlikely

Another item on the Brexit problem list: what to do about free trade agreements that will cease to apply to the UK on Brexit day.

Growth-Equity Trade-Offs in Structural Reforms

There is a fear that certain reforms could further exacerbate inequality….

Wolf Richter: “Blockchain” Stocks Completely Disintegrate

Blockchain plays have collapsed at an astonishing speed.

Andy Slavitt’s United States of Care: A Second “Undertaking” (and It’s Bipartisan!)

A close reading of the marketing collateral provided by United States of Care, and two interviews with Andy Slavitt

Links 2/18/18

Gaius Publius: Obama Energy Secretary Named to Board of Utility Giant

Obama alumni taking revolving door Big Energy jobs puts paid to the idea that Dems are less beholden to corporate interests than the GOP.

2:00PM Water Cooler 2/16/2018

Today’s Water Cooler: NAFTA, Oprah, Mueller indicts Russkis, Dem rigging, consumer sentiment, retail, Barnes and Noble, scale-free networks

Polar Ice Is Lost at Sea

An update on polar ice loss and its implications.

Links 2/16/18

Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Thirteen: Even After 4Q Cost Cuts, Uber Lost $4.5 Billion in 2017

How the business press got the story on Uber’s latest financial report wrong.