Trump Sets Records for Seating Federal Judges
The Trump administration has been disciplined and efficient in seating federal judges, at the Supreme, appeals, and district court levels.
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Climate Change Mitigation Pays Off $6 for Every $1 Invested…As Funds Targeted for Cuts
Why more isn’t being done on the climate change mitigation front.
Read more...Puerto Rico: Post-Hurricane Maria Relief Effort Omnishambles Rolls On
Puerto Rico’s recovery: Grid materiel, the exodus and cheap labor, the relief loan, and oddly trivial disaster capitalism.
Read more...Carillion Must Now Also Face Justice for Blacklisting Trade Unionists
More on Carillion’s bad deeds.
Read more...How Black Businesses Helped Save the Civil Rights Movement
How black business owners helped support the Civil Rights campaign in the US.
Read more...Lawsuit Against Blackstone, KKR/Prisma, PAAMCO, Kentucky Retirement System, and Others Has Major Implications for Public Pension Funds
A case filed at the end of last year, Mayberry v. KKR, hasn’t gotten the attention it warrants. The suit, which we’ve embedded at the end of this post, was filed on behalf of the beneficiaries of Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS), the state’s public pension fund and its taxpayers, against Blackstone, KKR/Prisma, and PAAMCO for […]
Read more...Why Is CalPERS Board Member/Governor Wannabe John Chiang Telling a Big Lie About CalPERS Private Equity Outsourcing Scheme?
Gubernatorial candidate John Chiang looks more loyal to private equity than he does to California voters and CalPERS beneficiaries.
Read more...Carillion Collapse Will Leave Taxpayers With Big Bills, Produce Knock-On Failures; Shows Danger of “Public/Private Partnerships”
A first look at the implications of the failure of Carallion, a top UK infrastructure firm and provider of outsourced services to governments
Read more...What Is The Democratic Party? (and WILDING et al. v. DNC SERVICES CORPORATION et al. Gets a New Lease on Life)
What is the Democratic Party as a legal entity, and institutionally and functionally?
Read more...Labour Scarcity and Labour Coercion: Serfdom in Bohemia
Institutions are widely viewed as a fundamental cause of economic performance. But what are the causes of institutions?
Read more...Social Media, the “Dopamine Loop,” and the Role of the Software Engineer
Thoughts on the social media and the “dopamine loop”, and the role of the software engineer in creating it.
Read more...J.P. Morgan Health Conference All About The Deals Amid Uncertainty For Millions
There’s so much money floating around here this week, you can almost see it wafting through the air.
Read more...Trump’s Gift to the Climate Movement
How Trump’s climate change denialism helps activists.
Read more...How Money Won Trump the White House
Contrary to media reports, Trump made significant contributions to his Presidential campaign.
Read more...Nomi Prins: My Financial Road Map for 2018
Some crystal ball gazing for 2018.
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