Hookworm Persists as US Public Health Problem
Hookworm, thought to be largely eradicated in the US, persists in Lowndes, County, Alabama, due to poor sanitation and inadequate regulation.
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Don Quijones: ECB Tightens Noose Around Bank Accounts
ECB moves to lock up the money of unsuspecting depositors to prop up collapsing banks.
Read more...Why Trump Opponents Should Be Thrilled That Many Political Appointments Remain Unfilled
Failure to confirm Trump political appointees to run agencies will leave career civil servants to carry on.
Read more...Global Banks Sabotage Uruguay’s Efforts to Legalize Marijuana
A state-owned bank of a sovereign nation just decided to put draconian US legislation before a law adopted by the Uruguayan parliament.
Read more...India’s Demonetization: No Impact on Black Money Despite Huge Costs It Imposed
India’s demonetization exercise was for naught, with the RBI reporting last week a scant 1% of banned notes not converted into new currency.
Read more...Flood Protection: The US Should Go Dutch to Avoid Building Another Houston
Houston and US more generally should embrace a Dutch model of flood protection rather than focusing flood control efforts on post hoc clean-up.
Read more...New America Foundation Head Anne-Marie Slaughter Botches Laundering Google’s Money, Fires Anti-Trust Team at Eric Schmidt’s Behest
Google henchwoman Anne-Marie Slaughter has shown far too openly how Google is throwing its money and weight around in DC.
Read more...Could a Foreign Corrupt Practices Investigation Become a Serious Problem for Uber?
An FCPA case against Uber would be extremely damaging, and there are good reasons why the DoJ would be game to pursue one.
Read more...Brexit Makes Labour Exploitation More Likely in the UK
Negotiations on a future Brexit deal have barely started, yet EU workers across the UK are already finding themselves more vulnerable.
Read more...Nomi Prins: A Decade of G7 Central Bank Collusion – and Counting..
Why central bank snake oil and financier-favoring interventions have done great harm to ordinary people.
Read more...How Much Is Google Willing to Gamble in Its Staredown With the EU Competition Commissioner?
Google is in a tougher spot with its EU antitrust ruling than the press has generally acknowledged. It will make an initial response today.
Read more...Another Privatization Fail: 5 Things You Don’t Know About School Lunches (but Probably Should)
School lunches: yet another area where the privatization fairy has failed to perform a miracle and cut costs while raising standards.
Read more...Trump Treasury Dept Renews Modest Real Estate Anti-Money Laundering Regs
Trump’s Treasury Dept renews and modestly extends real estate money laundering reg– which fails to address the scope of dirty money issues.
Read more...Financial Regulatory Rollback Proceeds
No new legislation is necessary for financial regulatory rollback to proceed. Enforcement priorities fail to target Wall Street.
Read more...Fiduciary Rule: Helps Not Hurts Wall Street, So Full Rescission Unlikely
WSJ says fiduciary rule helps Wall Street, so rescission unlikely. But still may be better for retail investors than previous status quo.
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