Misunderstanding Public Pension Fund Implications of Thole v. US Bank and Mayberry v. KKR
How some commentators are misreading two recent court cases on pensions: Thole v. US Bank and Mayberry v. KKR.
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US Corporations a Driving Force Behind ‘Unprecedented Wave’ of Global Land Privatization: Report
This Oakland Institute study documents how the neoliberal project proceeds, with US interests pushing to privatize land in the Global South.
Read more...Next Showdown in Congress: Protecting Workers vs. Protecting Employers in the Pandemic
Next showdown in Congress over CoVID-19 relief legislation: protecting workers or shielding employers from lawsuits.
Read more...Federal Judge Nixes Part of Glyphosate Settlement That Would Allow a Panel of Scientific “Experts”, Rather Than Juries, to Decide Whether the Chemical is Carcinogenic for Future Claims
Judge skeptical over Bayer’s proposal to replace a jury decision on whether glyphosate causes cancer with that of a scientific panel.
Read more...NY Department of Financial Services Fines Deutsche Bank Over Jeffrey Epstein Abuses; Where Are the Feds?
Deutsche Bank revealed again as being overly accommodating to clients who play fast and loose….this one Jeffrey Epstein.
Read more...Brexit: Running Down the Clock?
Brexit is not going much of anywhere, and it still isn’t clear if this is by accident or design.
Read more...New Complaint With California Watchdog Charges CalPERS Board Member Theresa Taylor With Perjury for Filing False Declarations That Hid Over $30,000 of Income; Follows Fines of Board President Jones for Campaign Violations
CalPERS vice president and Investment Committee chairman Theresa Taylor had engaged in an apparent clear cut perjury by failing to disclose income.
Read more...The Federal Government Always Money-Finances Its Spending: A Restatement
An explanation of the mechanics of Federal spending, with emphasis on the role of the Fed and Treasury.
Read more...WSJ Says Banks Can’t Determine Who Is Credit-Worthy: More COVID-19 Fallout
WSJ says banks can no longer determine who is credit-worthy using existing models – more COVID-19 fallout, this of uncertain magnitude.
Read more...Wall Street Journal’s Apologia for Private Equity Letting Companies Go Bust
The Wall Street Journal unwittingy defends private equity destructiveness.
Read more...The Best Law Capital Can Buy
A review of the important new book “The Code of Capital: How the law creates wealth and inequality.”
Read more...Bayer Agrees to $10.9 Billion Glyphosate Settlement
Bayer agrees to $10.9 billion glyphosate settlement, resolving much pending US litigation. The company still faces European woes.
Read more...LA Times’ Michael Hiltzik Shellacks CalPERS for Trumped-Up Attacks on Board Member Margaret Brown, Toadying to Staff Instead of Providing Oversight
Mike Hiltzik gives the CalPERS board yet another well-warranted dressing down.
Read more...Minnesota, Ellison Announces Climate Lawsuit Against Exxon, Koch, and API
Minnesota launches a bold climate lawsuit. What are its odds of prevailing?
Read more...Board Member Margaret Brown Sues CalPERS, Board President Over Gang-Style Retaliation for Efforts to Oppose Its Incompetence
Board member Margaret Brown has finally had it with CalPERS’ dirty tricks.
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