Category Archives: Ridiculously obvious scams

The US Biofuel Mandate Helps Farmers, but Does Little for Energy Security and Harms the Environment

Why biofuel is a scam, except perhaps as a subsidy to Big Ag.

Profiting from the Carbon Offset Distraction

Carbon offset markets allow the rich to emit as financial intermediaries profit and undermine efforts to cut greenhouse gasses.

Satyajit Das: Fintech’s ‘Flim-Flam’ Innovation Games

Not surprisingly, fintech looks like a variety of old scams in new bottles.

Foreclosure Looms for Homeowners Who Thought They’d Won, Thanks to Top New York Court Ruling

Foreclosure suits from the financial crisis era get a new life thanks to a ruling by a conflicted New York judge.

Ohio Jury Finds Three Pharmacy Chains Liable in Opioids Trial; Judge to Decide on Damages Award in Spring

This is the first opioids jury verdict yet handed down; thousands of opioids cases remain pending.

Climate Injustice at Glasgow Cop-Out

How the largely optical, pro-business gestures at addressing climate change were an affront to developing countries.

Apple Reverses Course on Right to Repair iPhones: More Concessions to Follow?

Apple announces a Self Service Repair program for iPhones 12 and 13, with broader company right to repair concessions expected to follow.

Public Nuisance or Not? Opioids Litigation Roundup

Plaintiffs seeking justice for opioids victims saw two recent setbacks in California and Oklahoma, with more than 3000 lawsuits ongoing, including trials in Ohio and Washington state.

As Big Pharma and Hospitals Battle Over Drug Discounts, Patients Miss Out on Millions in Benefits

Another ugly feature of drug company grifting: fighting to deny discounts to hospital pharmacies, as required by law.

CalPERS Continues to Violate Law Via Secret Board Discussions; Upcoming Monday Illegal Secret Placement Agent Review Raises Concerns About Bribery

A previous CalPERS CEO went to prison for taking bribes. CalPERS is now illegally hiding the type of fees that generated those bribes.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Ever So Politely, Signals Intent to Cut Private Equity Grifting Way Back

SEC chair Gary Gensler puts private equity in his crosshairs. Will he fire?

Medicare’s Open Enrollment Is Open Season for Scammers

Seniors be warned: This Medicare open enrollment season is setting up to be more treacherous than ever.

Medicare Enrollment Blitz Doesn’t Include Options to Move Into Medigap

How Medicare enrollees are kept ignorant about important options.