Medical bills are so out of hand that despite the power of the health industry lobbyists, some Senators are taking on the worst abuses.
Monday, June 16, 2025
Marcie Frost‘s Poor Job as CalPERS CEO – “The Place is Being Run Like a High School, Not a Business,” IT and Operational Failings
More on Frost’s misrule at CalPERS.
Beating the Tax Gap
The UK focuses on the tax gap, how much tax it ought to be collecting versus what it gets. Why isn’t this a concern in the US?
Florence is the Worst Flood in East Coast History. Here’s How Locals Describe It.
Eyewitness accounts of Florence and its aftermath.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/18/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Open thread
Chevron Arbitration Ruling Against Ecuador ‘Completely Off Base’
A secret corporate arbitration panel in the Hague ruled that Ecuadorean courts’ $9.5 billion judgement against Chevron for environmental damages is illegal and should not be enforced. An expert argues that the decision is a travesty.
Michael Hudson: The Lehman 10th Anniversary Spin as a Teachable Moment
Why you should take conventional wisdom about the Lehman collapse and the crisis with a fistful of salt.
J.D. Alt: Paying for Hurricanes
A reminder that the budgetary “paying for things” framing is a way to deny resources to citizens.
Gaius Publius: Brett Kavanaugh’s #MeToo Moment — Questions Raised As His Accuser Comes Forward
The Kavanaugh row gets messier.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/17/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Open thread
Anticipatory Unease: A Visit to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. During Naked Capitalism’s comment holiday, Yves and I also visited the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG), “Maine’s Premier Botanical Garden,” which it is! From their site: In just ten short years, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens has become one of the largest public gardens in the country, ranking among the top […]
CalPERS’ PR Strategy on CEO Marcie Frost’s Resume Lies Backfiring
How CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost’s media mavens are only digging a deeper hole in the scandal over her misrepresentations before and after her hiring.
