Gaius Publius: Should Progressives Let Corporate Democrats Lead and Be the Face Of the Resistance?
Why corporate Democrats are not your friends.
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‘Biggest Oil Find’ of 2016 Puts Crown Jewel Texas Oasis in Crosshairs for Fracking
Texas is about to sacrifice one of its few sources of fresh water, as well as the wildlife in the area, to the oil industry.
Read more...Ilargi: Unrest Is The Only Growth Industry Left
Get used to unrest as part of the volatile new normal.
Read more...Scott Pruitt Will Make America Great Again — For Polluters
Among Trump’s cabinet nominees, Scott Pruitt stands out in a bad way. Bill Moyers explains how he has represented energy interests over voters
Read more...CalPERS Tries to Hide Its Dirty Laundry, Threatens Most Effective Board Member: “Quit or Else”
CalPERS has managed to descend to a new low. Its strategy of trying to sweep fundamental problems under the rug has reached the point that the rug is not just lumpy but also starting to move. The latest shocker (and it is shocking) is that the board has launched a plan to strip JJ Jelincic, […]
Read more...Bill Black: CalPERS Seeks to Destroy Its Most Effective Director
Bill Black describes how an attack against a CalPERS trustee violates the board’s and the general counsel’s fiduciary duty.
Read more...Demonetisation: India’s Stress Test
Did India’s sudden removal of 86% of hard currency from circulation achieve its aim of fighting corruption? And how much did it hurt growth?
Read more...Bill Black: Why the Republicans Cannot “Replace” Obamacare
Why the Republicans will kill Obamacare or have to live with it in more or less its present form.
Read more...Things Just Got Serious in Europe’s War on Cash
Latest salvo on cash: European Commission explores setting a maximum limit on cash transactions, to apply cross-regionally from 2018.
Read more...Nomi Prins: Trump Hearts Goldman as the Bank Continues Its Washington Conquest
How Goldman became influential in DC and is likely to influence Trump’s policies.
Read more...Waste Not, Want Not: Right to Repair Laws on Agenda in Some States
Right to repair laws are back on the agenda in five states. These measures would reduce costs and waste, and promote local repair services.
Read more...Do Corporate Democrats Like Charles Schumer Belong in a Progressive Movement Against Trump?
Trump has wasted no time in implementing campaign pledges. How closely should progressives work with corporate Democrats?
Read more...Trumping Capitalism?
Will Trump change capitalism, and if so, how?
Read more...Trade War Threat Grows
Will Trump bumble his way into a trade war?
Read more...James F on Hatred in Our Divided Nation: Anger at Flyover Country
Immigration, free trade, and automation have made Flyover Country people redundant but they’re not going away fast enough for urban elites.
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