Category Archives: Politics

Three Former SEC Commissioners Urge Mary Jo White to Stop Protecting Corporate Cronyism via Inaction on Disclosure of Political Spending

SEC Chairman Mary Jo White is caught out at her corporate crony tricks yet again.

How the China’s New Silk Road is Shifting Geopolitics

Even though China’s Silk Road initiative is in its early stages and still opportunistic, traditional rivalries could impede progress. Even so, the US is concerned about how China has gotten and is making countermoves.

America’s First Black President Throwing Slaves Under the Bus on TPP

The sausage-making on the TPP has gotten messier…..

The Great Land Banking Scam Exposed

It should come as no surprise that real estate kingpins buy political favors on a regular basis. A new study estimates the payoff.

Ilargi: Mario Draghi’s Slippery Downward Slope

Mario Draghi is more and more visibly meddling in politics, yet another reminder that central bank “independence” is a fig leaf.

Gaius Publius: Hillary, TPP, the World of Money, and the Center for American Progress

There is no way that Hillary Clinton is not a strong supporter of TPP and Fast Track

Gaius Publius: The Constant Cost of Carbon — Another California Oil Spill

The climate/political nexus behind the latest California oil spill.

Good News on TPP, as Senate Passes Fast Track Bill with Human Trafficking Poison Pill

Revenge is a dish best served cold. Senator Bob Menendez just served an even bigger plate than he intended via an amendment to Obama’s Fast Track bill that thanks to some Republican help, didn’t get modified into mere symbolism. Ooops!

SEC Commissioner Kara Stein Issues Blistering Dissent on Waivers for Bank Recidivists

SEC Commissioner Kara Stein strikes again, this time to object to the SEC giving waivers to recidivist bank bad actors.

Matt Taibbi on Democracy Now: Banks Admit to Crimes, Pay $5 Billion, And Still No One Goes to Jail

So why shouldn’t banks admit to criminal conduct? They get slap on the writs fines and no one goes to jail.

The Not-Brexit Negotiations as UK Referendum Looms

While virtually no one expects a Brexit, history suggests would be naive to expect the upcoming negotiations between the UK and EU to be a cakewalk.

Barney Frank Denies Earlier Reports That He Called for Weakening Dodd Frank Private Equity Reforms

Barney Frank says that he stands by Dodd Frank registration of private equity firms, walking back a widely-reported earlier remark that gave the industry great cheer.

Wall Street’s Nemesis, Benjamin Lawsky, to Resign in June

Yesterday was a sad day for American citizens. Benjamin Lawsky, the Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, announced that he was resigning in June.

Are The IMF and the EU at Loggerheads Over Greece?

An overview of the history of the economic dispute between the IMF and the Eurozone creditors over Greece, and what that means for the ongoing negotiations.