How Economists Distorted Economic Theory to Help Big Companies Get Bigger
Economists had to play fast and loose with economic theory to deploy their merger “efficiency” arguments.
Read more...Economists had to play fast and loose with economic theory to deploy their merger “efficiency” arguments.
Read more...Two new books chronicle the shortcomings of the nation’s health care system, if you can call it that.
Read more...How Medicare Advantage plans raid taxpayer funds and routinely fail to deliver the care that patients expect and deserve.
Read more...Stock buybacks, aka corporate financialization, as a mode of predatory value extraction
Read more...The Biden Adminstration has implemented some modest curbs on drug prices. Big Pharma is fighting a rearguard action in court.
Read more...Yet more evidence that venture capital is good for the fund managers, not so much for anyone else.
Read more...A searching examination of HICPAC’s anti-mask “Evidence Review.” Grab a cup of coffee!
Read more...In his latest paper, investment expert Richard Ennis continues showing how alternative investments destroy value.
Read more...“Direct air capture,” another fossil fuel scam.
Read more...The FDA attempts to distance itself from its earlier hostility to Ivermectin as a Covid remedy, but too many people have good memories.
Read more...Analysts across the political spectrum challenge massive paychecks of corporate chiefs—and whether companies can survive without them.
Read more...Hubert Horan takes another hard look at Uber financials and finds much not to like.
Read more...William Astore provides a cold look at the gap between the cost and overly-ambitious aims of the US military versus results.
Read more...An engaging discussion of science-adjacent scintism, including Theranos. glysophate, Golden Rice, and rewilding.
Read more...Gonzalo Lira is alive after being tortured in prison. He is tryng to flee Urkaine, witih tacit approval of the authorities. Wish him luck.
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