Category Archives: Regulations and regulators

Trump to Give CEOs Even More Power Versus Investors Via Ending Quarterly Reporting, Other Anti-Transparency Measures

Trump is again weakening America’s position to the benefit of the privileged few, here public company CEOs

Hoisted from Comments: “Nuclear Waste Is a Myth the US Promoted….”

Why nuclear waste is a choice, not a necessity.

America’s Grid is Nearing Its Breaking Point

In another testament to lack of managerial competence, worries about US grid stabilty rise in the face of AI demand, yet little is being done

Major New Paper in Nature: Climate Change Increase; Intensity and Frequency of Heatwaves; 1/4 “Virtually Impossible” Otherwise; “Carbon Majors” Accounted for Half of Intensity Increase

A new paper in Nature analyzes extreme heatwaves, and not only identifies the human role but even particular perps.

MAHA Report Draws Fire as Critics Say Corporate Pressure Trumps Public Health

More proof that the Adminisration MAHA plans are all hat, no cattle, save for RFK, Jr. collecting licensing fees on the phrase.

More Trump Administration Circular Firing Squad with Investor-Spooking ICE Raid on Hyundai-LG Plant

The fallout from the ICE raid on a Georgia Hyundai -LG startup looks to be serious.

“I’ve Seen States Collapse; Now I See It Happening Here”

A grass-roots persepctive on the collapse of the rule of law in America.

Debate Over Conflicts of Interest at Top Pediatrics Association: What About Corruption in Medicine Generally? And With RFK Jr.’s MAHA Brand?

American medicine is rife with conflicts of interest and soft corruption. Don’t kid yourself that RFK, Jr. and his allies are any better.

Stablecoins Could Crash Our Economy

Finance loves to dress old risks in new language and call them innovation.

Financial Times Study, Finding Blacks Twice as Likely as Whites to Have Mortgage Applications Rejected, Reignites Debate Over Discrimination

A Financial Times study stirs the pot with a new analysis: blacks and other out groups still face considerable discrmination in lending

Trump Floats Idea of Declaring Housing Emergency: Another Self-Sabotage Operation?

Quelle surprise! The Scott Bessent announcement of a possible Trump housing emergency made it sound like a stunt, not a plan.

U.S. Utilities Put in a No-Win Position by Phantom Data Centers

AI players are gaming utilities, and creating high odd of bad outcomes for other customers, by making duplicate orders for power.

Fed Governor Lisa Cook v. Trump: “That Mortgage Document Doesn’t Say What You Think It Says”

More on the holes in the Trump allegations that Fed governor Lisa Cook committed mortgage fraud.

Trump’s Impact on the Financial Sector and Global Dollar System

A wide-ranging review of how unccordinated Trump policies undermine the dollar and the international banking system, and even each other.

Satyajit Das: Weakening Bank Regulations Will Make the Next Financial Crisis Worse

Pressured by banks, US and European officials are loosening regulations to prevent another 2008 which will have predictable consequences