Trump administration continues to follow the self-regulation gospel – this time in the area of rail safety. This case study in corporate capture of American regulation is yet another area where the accidents are just waiting to happen.
Read more...The legislative war to end balance billing moves forward in California.
Read more...Why Trump ‘s narrowly nationalistic trade agenda, combined with his nostalgia for a 1950s style economy, will undermine U.S. economic prosperity and U.S. global hegemony.
Read more...The FAA is a big casualty of the Boeing 737 Max debacle.
Read more...CO2 levels have crossed a threshold that ought to be causing alarms, yet the finding was just another news story. What can be done to cut through the climage complacency?
Read more...Contrary to what the NYT asserts, taxi drivers who can get competent legal advice might find bankruptcy allows them to escape onerous medallion loan burdens – and keep their medallions.
Read more...Medtronic allowed to report in secret the failures of its heart device – concealing information from patients, their doctors, and consumer advocates.
Read more...EPA proposes methodology change to allow states to opt to burn more coal.
Read more...New CIEL study documents how plastic proliferation threatens the climate on a global scale.
Read more...Is Boeing itself on a crash course?
Read more...Why the US needs to embrace an industiral policy to combat climate change.
Read more...A favorite saying of famed short seller David Einhorn is, “No matter how bad it looks, it’s worse.”. This appears particularly true of Boeing these days.
Read more...SEC proposes relaxing internal control attestation requirements for companies with annual revenues of less than $100 million.
Read more...Facebook wants to become a big payments system player. Good luck with that.
Read more...Oregon state regulators dealt a blow to the proposed Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project, refusing to issue a state water quality certificate, delaying the project; meanwhile, Gulf Coast projects proceed.
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