The UK’s Dubious Role in the New Tanker War With Iran
Unpacking the issues in the seizure of an Iranian tanker.
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CalPERS’ Long-Term Care Policy Train Wreck – Is Bankruptcy the End Game?
CalPERS’ long-term care policy mess is even worse than industry norms, which is saying quite a lot.
Read more...Climate Change Lawsuits Increase Globally
Climate change litigation is increasing globally from initial US origins. These legal actions will continue to grow as the crisis accelerates.
Read more...How Judges Kill: Sealing Corporate Records Showing Destructive Behavior Based on Dubious “Trade Secret” Claims
Judges who are unduly deferential to corporate secrecy demands are literally killing Americans.
Read more...The Sham of Shareholder Capitalism
The mythology of shareholder capitalism does not stand up to scrutiny.
Read more...Facebook’s New Libra Digital Currency, Trust Issues (Many), and Sovereignty
Trust issues with Facebook’s Libra for users, regulators, and technically. And is Facebook seeking to become a sovereign?
Read more...Why Is CalPERS Still So Afraid of Elisabeth Bourqui?
CalPERS is acting awfully guilty.
Read more...Climate Change: Judge Allows New York’s Martin Act Lawsuit Against Exxon to Proceed
New York state judge allows climate fraud lawsuit brought under the Martin Act to proceed, rejecting defendant Exxon’s claims for dismissal.
Read more...Leaked Messages Confirm: Imprisonment of Brazil’s Lula da Silva was Politically Motivated
Real News Network interview with Mike Fox discussing ramifications of documents released by the Intercept, revealing political motivations behind former Brazilian president Lula da Silva’s prosecution and conviction.
Read more...Privacy Watch: US Visa Applicants Must Provide Social Media Details
The US will now require applicants for visas to share social media details, thus formalizing an existing policy of government monitoring of such traffic.
Read more...Consumer Contracts Restatement Delayed: Consumers Win…For Now
Following pushback from Elizabeth Warren, state attorneys general, and both consumer advocates and business groups, consumer contracts restatement delayed – for now.
Read more...Glyphosate Use Surges in Midwest, Lawsuits Mount: What Will the Supremes Say?
Glyposphate use increases throughout the Midwest, and Bayer loses its third Roundup case. The company appears confident that higher US courts will reverse pro-plaintiff verdicts.
Read more...AOC Calls for Ban on Revolving Door as Study Shows 2/3 of Recently Departed Lawmakers Now Lobbyists
AOC outs an unlikely ally after tweet calling for a lifetime ban on former members of Congress becoming lobbyists: an attempt to stop the revolving door between “public service” and personal profit.
Read more...Trump Admin’s Latest Rail Safety Rollback Sets up Industry to Make Its Own Rules
Trump administration continues to follow the self-regulation gospel – this time in the area of rail safety. This case study in corporate capture of American regulation is yet another area where the accidents are just waiting to happen.
Read more...Daniel Ellsberg on Julian Assange’s Espionage Charges
The US has added new charges againat Julian Assange that represent a threat to journalists.
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