How Monopolies Stymie Political Activism: The Case of Black-Owned Businesses
Black businessmen and political thinkers long recognized that monopolies threatened their communities and their ability to serve as activists,
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Bill Black: Why Did Preet Bharara Refuse to Drain the Wall Street Swamp?
If you still doubt that Bharara and other federal prosecutors could have gone after bank executives but chose not to, this should settle it.
Read more...Trump Approves Keystone XL Pipeline, Making Good on Campaign Promise
Although additional regulatory approvals, lawsuits, and protests loom, the controversial Keystone XL pipeline now looks likely to proceed.
Read more...Airline Cabin Laptop Ban: More Security Theater?
US + UK ban laptops and other electronics from cabin baggage on flights from Mid East: Why? Airlines scramble in response, lame jokes ensue.
Read more...Trump EPA Cuts Will Hamper Efforts to Enforce Lead Standards for Drinking Water
TRNN interview with Erik Olson discussing water safety in the US, where 18 million people are served by water systems with lead violations.
Read more...ICCT Skewers Trump Regulatory Rollback Argument: Estimates Lower Costs for Meeting CAFE Standards than EPA
Costs of meeting CAFE standards may be 40% lower than EPA estimates; implementing common standards may reduce uncertainty and help carmakers.
Read more...Taking on Trump’s Agenda: Nine Tough Questions for SEC Chair Nominee Jay Clayton on the Eve of His Confirmation Hearings
Risk your rice bowls! My riposte to pearl-clutching white shoe lawyers calling on Trump SEC nominee to denounce Trump visa ban.
Read more...Will New Required Reporting of $3 Trillion of Debt Crimp Big Cos, Private Equity?
A geeky accounting change in liability reporting may have real world consequences.
Read more...Is Trump Going to Punt on H-1B Visa Reform?
The lack of updates from the Trump Administration about H-1B reform suggests it will miss a key window of opportunity.
Read more...Reader Query: Do You Feel Facebook Ads Target You Accurately?
Facebook advertising metrics and you!
Read more...Deepening EU Banking Crisis Meets Euro-TARP and Taxpayers
As the banking crisis in Europe intensifies, TARP-like ideas are on the table. How realistic are they?
Read more...4 Charts on Wall Street’s Outsized Pay
Wall Street denizens whinge about embarrassingly rich pay packages.
Read more...Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Nine: The 1990s Koch Funded Propaganda Program That is Uber’s True Origin Story
The perception that Uber is a competitive success comes from a recycled propaganda campaign.
Read more...Flint Official Escapes Imprisonment, Only Has to Write Apology Letter
The optics around a Flint water plea deal are not good.
Read more...Trump Fires Preet Bharara and 45 Other US Attorneys, Media Hysteria Ensues
Bharara dismissal: The media spins what was treated as SOP in other new administrations into a harbinger of the decline of the Republic.
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