Sunday, November 2, 2025
Behold the Watered Stock’s New Variant!
Back to the future! Welcome to the successor to a 19th century favorite, watered stock.
Michael Hudson v. George Soros on China’s Rejection of “Market” Capitalism
Soros has a hissy over China’s Xi no longer wanting to play nicely with foreign investors.
Prominent CalPERS Retiree Group Warns California Secretary of State About Illegal, Hacking-Friendly Voting Methods
An important CalPERS beneficiary group calls out the fund’s use of illegal, insecure, fraud-friendly internet and phone voting.
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/31/2021
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Afghan Crisis Must End America’s Empire of War, Corruption and Poverty
The US “lost” AFghanistan by enriching military contractors and grifters, um, mercenaries, and plans to continue to punish the Afghan people
“We Will No Longer Sell Crude Abroad”: Mexican President AMLO
This is good news for Mexico’s long-beleaguered state-owned oil company, Pemex, but not such good news for the US’ refinery industry.
EXPOSED: How CalPERS Tried and Continues to Try to Cover Up Former Chief Investment Officer Ben Meng’s Misconduct
A CalPERS case study in “The cover up is worse than the crime,” Ben Meng edition.
‘Net Zero Emissions’ and the Carbon Offsetting Scam
Big Polluters are advancing a “net zero” climate agenda to delay, deceive, and deny. The IPCC is inadvertently helping them.
The Fragility of the New York City Subway System
What if Hurricane Sandy was only the beginning?
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/30/2021
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Global Weather Disruptions, Food Commodity Prices, and Economic Activity: A Global Warning For Advanced Countries
Examines the macroeconomic effects of global food commodity price increases that are caused by global harvest and weather disruptions, and finds that the decline in economic activity is substantial and greater in advanced than in low-income countries.
Board Member David Miller Takes CalPERS-Paid Vacation by Abdicating Oversight, Obstructing Board Members Doing Their Job
Why David Miller deserves a special place in the CalPERS board member Hall of Shame.
