Daniel Ellsberg on the Assange Extradition and Growing Fascism
Daniel Ellsberg, in an interview with Paul Jay, describes the threat the Assange show trial poses for journalists around the world.
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Top Law Firms Called Out for Serving Fossil Fuel Industry Clients in New Climate ‘Scorecard’
Law students call out leading law firms for facilitating policies that promote fossil fuel clients and exacerbate climate change.
Read more...Brexit: Confrontation
The Brexit process is as ugly as ever.
Read more...Shareholder Capitalism’s Ugly Legacy
Debunking some of Milton Friedman’s destructive ideas, such shareholders, who only have residual claims in a company, ought to come first.
Read more...Derision, Disbelief After Iowa Meatpacking Plant Where Hundreds Caught Coronavirus Fined Just $957
Iowa regulators issuer their first deriory $957 fine against a meatpacking plant that was the site of one of Iowa’s first COVID-19 hotspots.
Read more...New Justice Confirmed By Election Day?
Republicans now have the votes to confirm a justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s successor, before the 2020 election. What will Democrats do after?
Read more...Dems Pressured to ‘Pick a Fight for Once’ Over RBG Seat as Collins and Murkowski Oppose Pre-Election Vote
Each side squares off ito fill Ginburg’s seat. Do Democrats have the stomach to use all tools to block another right-wing judge?
Read more...RIP Ruth Bader Ginsburg: What’s Next?
Pancreatic cancer claims Ruth Bader Ginsburg; will Republicans succeed in confriming her replacement, even if Trump loses the 2020 election?
Read more...It’s Time for a Debt “Jubilee”
Households and businesses are overloaded with debt. Richard Vague offers a set of proposals for how to restructure it.
Read more...Brexit: Snake Eyes
Boris Johnson is pressing his Brexit luck, which wasn’t looking all that hot.
Read more...Trump’s Eviction Moratorium Opens the Door for Medicare for All by Executive Order
Since Covid-19 will be with us till at least the end oe 2021 (and I suspect longer), it opens the path for emergency Medicare for All.
Read more...CalPERS Cooks Its Books: Grossly Understated Investment Consultant Meketa’s Expenses in Annual Financials; Made a Criminal False Account by Burying the Cost
CalPERS violates accounting rules by hiding outside consulting costs in internal investment overheads. None of the possible reasons are good.
Read more...Brexit: Pear Shaped
A desperate Government Brexit ploy, perhaps conceived to increase its negotiating options, has quickly become an own goal.
Read more...Another Compliance Failure: CalPERS Discussed Recusal of Ex-CIO Ben Meng but Failed To Enforce It; CEO Marcie Frost Says “Not My Job”
CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost told the press that she’s punting on her compliance duties.
Read more...Influential California State University Council Calls for CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost to Go on Administrative Leave During Investigation by Inspector General
A CSU group has asked Gavin Newsom to put CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost on administrative leave while an inspector general probes governane failings.
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