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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
“We Interrupt Our Regular Programming for This Important Announcement”
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CalPERS to Announce Loss of JJ Jelincic in Board Election; Dirty, Illegal Tactics Against Jelincic Undermine Legitimacy of Incumbent’s Win
CalPERS’ allies defeated pro-accountability board challenger JJ Jelincic via dirty, illegal tactics and massive dark money spending.
Bad Debts Make Good Profits – But What Are the Social Costs?
As European borrowers choke on debts they can’t repay, due to a significant degree to austerity-induced weak economies, financial profiteers swoop in to take advantage of the distress.
Trump’s Executive Order is a Backdoor Privatization of Medicare
Why Trump’s “expansion” of Medicare Advantage is an insurer boondoggle at the expense of taxpayers and patients.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/3/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Trade, Biden, Sanders to debate, Warren, deliberative democracy, voting machines, factory orders, services, employment, Facebook, Mr. Market, GretaThunberg. fear as messaging, Cuomo and the SEIU, GM strike, science and “the science”
What Gandhi Believed Is the Purpose of a Corporation
Gandhi had a well-developed view on corporate goverance and influenced business leaders.
Naked Capitalism: Integrity, Dedication – and Community
Naked Capitalism’s community rocks, particularly in flyover!
Understanding Why the Green New Deal Won’t Really Work
A sanity check on the Green New Deal.
Brexit: Whither Boris?
It seems likely that Johnson will resign rather than be in office October 31 and risk being held responsible by the Brexit Party for an extension. But when would he pull that trigger?
How Performance Evaluation Metrics Corrupt Researchers
New research shows how citation metrics create perverse incentives for corruption in economics.
Reminder: London Meetup Today (with Jerri-Lynn, Clive, Richard Smith); We Look Forward to Seeing You!
London meetup today with Jerri-Lynn, Clive, and Richard Smith.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/2/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Hunter Biden and China, Sanders stent operation, Trump fundraising, Warren and black voters, ADP employment report, Mr. Market has a sad, Amazon, UPS, WeWork, climate change and the Precautionary principle, mobile herb apothecary, SEIU, datasheets, radio
