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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Two Senate Democrats Call for Investigation into Smart TVs
Two Senate Democrats seek regulation of smart TVs. Since this is unlikely to happen anytime soon, consumers are faced with not purchasing such devices in the first instance, or attempting to configure them to prevent them from hoovering up personal data.
Read more...From Donald Trump to Theresa May: How a US-UK Network Pushes Climate Science Denial and Lobbies for a Hard Brexit — Mapped
As Trump barrels into the UK, this timely post traces interesting linkages between climate change denialists on both sides of the Atlantic– and extends to Brexiteers.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Which Would Be Harder to Ban, Single-Use Plastic or Money-Bought Government?
Texas Supreme Court strikes down city of Laredo’s plastic bag ban. Real problem is dominance of money-driven politics– which is a far more difficult problem to solve than curtailing the use of plastic.
Read more...UN Reports One-Third of Fish Caught Wasted
One-third of the fish caught are wasted before they ever reach a dinner plate, according to the UN Food And Agriculture Organization’s latest biannual report on the state of the world’s fisheries.
Read more...SEC Knifes Its Whistleblower Program
Just when you think the SEC can’t possibly to more to demonstrate how toothless it is, it reinforces its sorry reputation in by gutting its Dodd-Frank mandated whistleblower, and worse, in a manner that Commission Kara Stein suggest is illegal.
Read more...Fast Fashion: Recycling No Panacea
House of Commons committee launches inquiry into environmental costs of fast fashion, with a misplaced emphasis on recycling rather than reducing consumption outright.
Read more...Bill Black: Fed Lets Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley Off Hook, Investors Profit Billions
Bill Black discusses how even though Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley failed their recent stress tests to determine whether these banks can weather a financial crisis, the Fed allowed them to pay billions in dividends and stock buybacks to investors.
Read more...Richard Murphy: Stock Markets Look Ever More Like Ponzi Schemes
Why is it entirely sensible to regard stock markets as Ponzi schemes.
Read more...As Industry Pushes Billion-Dollar Fracked Petrochemical Projects, State Regulators Struggle To Keep Up
Fueled by fracking in the region, petrochemical and plastics projects in the Ohio River Valley are attracting tens of billions of dollars in investment, overwhelming state regulators who are unprepared and ill-equipped to oversee this next wave of industrialization.
Read more...California Passes Online Privacy Law
California passes privacy legislation, which pre-empts a more sweeping ballot initiative previously scheduled for November.
Read more...Taxcast: How Accountants Broke Capitalism
No matter what the scandal is, when it comes to financial secrecy and tax dodging, the so-called big four accountancy firms are key players. The latest June 2018 Taxcast discusses how accountants broke capitalism.
Read more...China’s Strategic Investments in Europe: The Case of Maritime Ports
The EU is rethinking its policies on foreign direct investment. Recent Chinese investment into ports may impact the final rules.
Read more...Brexit: Chaos Visible
As businesses finally start telling the press they are worried about Brexit, the press is still not coming to grips with key issues.
Read more...EU to Members: Prepare for No Deal Brexit
An official “put on your life jackets” Brexit warning.
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