New York Evicts Internet Provider For High-Speed Failure
A rare case of a US regulator getting tough with an Internet miscreant, in this case, Spectrum.
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Missed Visits, Uncontrolled Pain And Fraud: Report Says Hospices Lacks Oversight
Hospices, which were intended to offer a dignified and humane alternative to costly and often painful and distressing end of life “interventions,” sadly often offer substandard care.
Read more...Surprise, Surprise: Energy Department LNG Export Study Draft Ignores Climate Change
The Department of Energy (DOE) missed the mark in its newly published draft Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) study, ignoring economic costs associated with climate change and the growth of the renewable energy industry.
Read more...Taxcast: A Firewall to Protect EU Citizens from the Big Four Accountancy Firms and the Tax Avoidance Lobby
In the Tax Justice Network’s July 2018 Taxcast, Vickie Cann and John Christensen examine a proposal for a firewall to protect EU citizens from the Big Four accountancy firms and the tax avoidance lobby, as well as look at a new report from the Corporate Europe Observatory.
Read more...10 Down-to-Earth Things Powell Said about Cryptocurrencies
The Fed is perfectly content to have cryptocurrencies be the SEC’s problem.
Read more...Brexit Crash Out Virtually Certain
Brexit uglies are only getting uglier.
Read more...Argentina 20 Years On: Has the IMF Really Changed Its Ways?
The IMF is back in Argentina. The fund pretends that it’s moved away from borrower-punitive programs, but the evidence says otherwise.
Read more...(Mis)Adventures in Portland and a Visit to Occupy ICE
My visit last week to Portland was more exciting, in the good and bad sense, than I expected it to be.
Read more...The Missing Profits of Nations
Profit shifting is a key driver of the decline in global average statutory corporate tax rate, which has fallen by more than half
Read more...Marshall Auerback: How Plan to Replace LIBOR Will Cement Fed’s Role as Global Central Banker
How proposals to replace LIBOR will strengthen the Fed’s position in global markets.
Read more...Net Neutrality: FCC’s Scuppering Will Stand; Meanwhile, India Adopts World’s Most Sweeping Protections
US net neutrality advocates hold onto slim hope that Congress might overturn the FCC’s decision to scupper net neutrality provisions; meanwhile, India adopts some of the strongest net neutrality protections in the world.
Read more...Trump Administration Succeeds at Securing Confirmation of US Attorneys
The Trump administration’s success in filling federal judgeships has been widely noted and will have long-term consequences. Filling US attorney positions allows for follow through on implementing Jeff Sessions’ DoJ agenda.
Read more...Good News? Percentage of Americans Who Believe Climate Change is Real Reaches New High
Public seems to be getting the memo about climate change– despite the forces arrayed to fog this issue and Trump’s abysmal policies. Has this shift come too little, too late– and will necessary policy changes follow?
Read more...Four Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and…Repair
The mantra Reduce, Reuse, Recycle should be extended to include Repair, in order to address the worldwide waste crisis. Surprise, surprise, the US lags on this issue, but other countries are showing some progress.
Read more...Trump’s Visit Marks the Start of Shock Doctrine Brexit
As Brexit approaches, the personal enrichment hopes of some of its proponents come into focus.
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