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SEC Continues to Tout Performance of Underwhelming Whistleblower Program

The SEC tends to overstate the performance of its whistleblower program; meanwhile, Congress passes laughable whistleblower legislation.

“The Medical Cost Reduction Act of 2017”

A set of proposed laws targets some of the worst forms of medical price gouging.

Trump Gets Chance to Reshape CFPB

Trump will soon name a replacement for CFPB director Richard Cordray; rule-making and enforcement priorities will become more bank-friendly.

Yet Another Brexit Train Wreck – UK to Fall Outside EU Auto Approvals Regime – and It Doesn’t Even Register With Officials

Parliamentary testimony on the auto industry lifts another Brexit rock, revealing new creepy crawlies.

PG&E and the Causes of the Wine Country Fires

Maps that could have prevented the Wine Country fires are not complete because PG&E and other utilities stalled them.

The Super Wealthy Oxycontin Family Supports School Privatization With Tactics Similar to Those That Fueled the Opioid Epidemic

How the marketing model the Sackler family developed to promote OxyContin is being applied to one of their pet causes, charter schools.

Why Does the Euro Area Have Such Low Growth and High Unemployment?

Why has the Euro area not delivered on its economic promise?

More Signs Brexit Negotiations Coming Apart

More less than encouraging news on the Brexit front.

How to Fight the Global Wall Street Landlords

Local activists are having some success in fighting Big Finance landlords who have become big, ruthless players in rental housing.

What the Paradise Papers Tell Us About Global Business and Political Elites

Some observations about the Paradise Papers and the big business of tax avoidance.

New Potential Credit Risk Bombs: Exotic, ‘Nonlinear’ and Private Transactions

Beware of old CDO risk re-imaged as “nonlinear finance”.

Fragmented Health System Paves Way for CVS-Aetna Merger

UserFriendly recommended this Real News Network report, in which Bill Black gives a high-level view of how structural issues contribute to America’s inflated health care costs. AARON MATÉ: It’s The Real News. I’m Aaron Maté. In what is being called the biggest merger in the history of the health insurance industry, CVS is reportedly making […]