Category Archives: Media watch

CalPERS Admits to Guilt in Misleading Beneficiaries and Taxpayers About Its Returns by Changing Report After Being Called Out

CalPERS tries to pull a fast one in its claims about its long-term return, and only digs its hole deeper when caught out.

A New Low: The New York Times’ Children’s Bedtime Story of Private Equity

The New York Times wraps up a feeble yet costly series on private equity with a cringe-maknig slide show.

NSA Whistleblower: Not So Fast On Claims Russia Behind DNC Email Hack

Why you should be skeptical of the party line that the DNC was victimized by Russians.

California Treasurer John Chiang’s Peculiar Letter to the New York Times on His Sham Private Equity Transparency Bill

Treasurer John Chiang tries to defend his bill, AB 2833, against an article by Gretchen Morgenson, but only digs his hole deeper.

TaxCast on Panama Papers and Brexit

The latest Tax Justice network podcast covers some hot topics, including key journalist accounts on the Panama Papers.

Did the New York Times Really Need to Let Jamie Dimon Crow About the Measly Raise He Is Granting Employees?

Jamie Dimon throws JP Morgan workers some crumbs.

Private Equity Industry Offers Intelligence-Insulting Defenses for Long-Standing Grifting Due to Refusal to Register as Broker-Dealers

Private equity firms insist that they continue to violate broker-dealer requirements. Why? So they can carry on looting.

Financial Times Picks Up on Irish Growth Blarney Story…. That We Reported Months Ago

Irish growth is even phonier than the media would have you believe.

New York Times Series on Private Equity Misses the Mark

A New York Times series lets private equity investors off the hook.

The Clinton Campaign Continues to Help Trump Ensure That Policy Won’t Matter in This Election

Is the Clinton campaign playing straight into Trump’s lead?

Clinton Loyalist Authoritarianism: Brad DeLong Threatens a Journalist and Economists. Who is Next?

Brad DeLong’s self-assigned role as Team Clinton enforcer reflects poorly on him and the Clinton campaign.

Gaius Publius: “Networks are Colluding” to Declare Clinton the Overall Winner Before California Polls Close

The smell of corruption, Clinton-style.

Neoliberalism’s Press Gangs: How Markets Raise Costs

Neliberalim’s press gangs – forcing citizens to participate in capitalism when even it produces worse outcomes than public ownership would.

The New York Times Bestirs Itself to Report on ObamaCare Problems Naked Capitalism Readers Have Known About for Years

Naturally, the Times suppresses any mention of single payer Medicare for All.