Understanding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s potential impact on corporate regulation and the climate means looking back all the way to 1890, to the era of Lochner v. New York and the robber barons.
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More Evidence that Private Equity Funds Fail as Investment: No Outperformance v. Stocks, Higher Volatility
Yet more data confirming that private equity is not what it is cracked up to be unless you do it in house.
Democrats Can Block the Kavanaugh Nomination If They Want To
By Gaius Publius, a professional writer living on the West Coast of the United States and frequent contributor to DownWithTyranny, digby, Truthout, and Naked Capitalism. Follow him on Twitter @Gaius_Publius, Tumblr and Facebook. GP article archive here. Originally published at Common Dreams If Democratic votes put Kavanaugh on the Court, the nation will be harmed […]
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/6/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Open thread.
Waste Watch: Burberry Pledges to Stop Burning Unsold Goods
In one small step toward reducing waste in the fashion industry, Burberry has announced it will cease burning unsold goods and using animal fur in its products, with immediate effect.
Before Privilege: Cats, Spaghetti, and Ice Cream
Discussions of privilege have become ubiquitous, and Peggy McIntosh’s 1988 talk has something to do with this. But there are strange contradictions in the chronology of her account of how her views changed. What did she believe earlier? We look at the evidence.
Revisiting Privatization’s Claims
Advocates exaggerate claims that privatization would reduce governments’ fiscal problems while ensuring more efficient, productive, and competitive economies by promoting private entrepreneurship, innovation, and investments.
As Musk Goes Nuts Publicly, Tesla Bondholders Get Antsy
Rising bond yields pose a problem to Tesla’s survival.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/5/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Open thread
A Texas Lawsuit Being Heard This Week Could Mean Life Or Death For The ACA
Another Republican effort to wreck the ACA might succeed.
The Victory of Privilege
Privilege has gone from an idea discussed by a few activists to an entirely mainstream concept enjoying great respect. How does the idea actually work out in practice? What is its history? The focus is on the seminal work of Peggy McIntosh.
Nick Turse: The U.S. Military is Winning. No, Really, It Is!
The US military disproves the notion “the conventional army loses if it does not win,” and now wins simply by not losing.
Witch Hunts in the Western World, Past and Present
Identifying the driving forces behind historical witch hunts and assessing their relevance to today.
