Shareholder Capitalism’s Ugly Legacy
Debunking some of Milton Friedman’s destructive ideas, such shareholders, who only have residual claims in a company, ought to come first.
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The IRS Moves to Crack Down on Cryptocurrency Tax Evaders
The IRS is officially in “No more Mr. Nice Guy” mode with respect to cryptocurrency enforcement.
Read more...How Bankers Hide Losses
Like master illusionists, bank accountants conceal losses from federal regulators, putting the whole economy at risk
Read more...Andrew Cuomo Says NY Officials Will Do Separate Review of Any COVID-19 Vaccine
New York state governor Andrew Cuomo steps into the debate over approval of covid-19 vaccine and will appoint panel to set NY distribution.
Read more...Derision, Disbelief After Iowa Meatpacking Plant Where Hundreds Caught Coronavirus Fined Just $957
Iowa regulators issuer their first deriory $957 fine against a meatpacking plant that was the site of one of Iowa’s first COVID-19 hotspots.
Read more...Recycling Isn’t Enough to Tackle the World’s Worsening Plastic Pollution Crisis
Finally the message may be getting through. The recycling fairy alone won’t save us from the plastics crisis. We must confront the pushers.
Read more...Oil Industry’s Shift to Plastics in Question as Report Warns $400 Billion in Stranded Assets Possible
By Sharon Kelly, an attorney and freelance writer based in Philadelphia. She has reported for The New York Times, The Guardian, The Nation, National Wildlife, Earth Island Journal, and a variety of other publications.Originally published at DeSmogBlog. Off Africa’s eastern coast, north of Madagascar, lies Aldabra Atoll, a cluster of coral islands that surround a […]
Read more...Signs of an ‘October Vaccine Surprise’ Alarm Career Scientists
Some scientists fear Trump will try to approve an “October surprise” vaccine before it’s fully tested and ready to be distributed. Yikes.
Read more...Wolf Richter: Nikola Hype Collapses, Shares Plunge Further, Founder/CEO Pushed Out. GM Swoons
This whole Nikola phenomenon was only possible in a market gone willfully blind and nuts.
Read more...Dems Pressured to ‘Pick a Fight for Once’ Over RBG Seat as Collins and Murkowski Oppose Pre-Election Vote
Each side squares off ito fill Ginburg’s seat. Do Democrats have the stomach to use all tools to block another right-wing judge?
Read more...‘Astounding’: Trump Officials Reportedly Bypassed CDC Scientists to Publish ‘Dangerous’ Covid-19 Testing Guidelines
Top Trump HHS officials caught out again on bypassong CDC on COVID-19 testing recommendations for those with possible exposure to virus.
Read more...The “Crew Change” Crisis: 300,000 Seafarers Trapped. Will International Trade Grind to a Halt?
Will governments, unions, international organizations, and ship-owners be able to collaborate to solve the growing “crew change” crisis?
Read more...How Hospitals’ Profit Orientation Led to Covid-19 Unpreparedness
How hospitals set themselves to perform badly in pandemic conditions.
Read more...Trump’s Eviction Moratorium Opens the Door for Medicare for All by Executive Order
Since Covid-19 will be with us till at least the end oe 2021 (and I suspect longer), it opens the path for emergency Medicare for All.
Read more...Political HHS Appointees Demand Authority to Rewrite CDC Reports
Trump partisans and the ongoing war against the CDC; seeking authority to amend Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Reports.
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