Russia case was a black job assigned by Republican candidates for president, then the Democratic National Committee, to discredit Trump in favor of Hillary Clinton.
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Increasing Minimum Wages Does More to Reduce Recidivism Than Prisoner Reentry Programs
Sometimes social engineering is easier than you think, as a new study on income incentives and recidivism shows.
Another Brexit Casualty: The Channel Tunnel, aka Eurostar
Why the impact of Brexit on Eurostar will literally be a train wreck.
Draghi’s Membership in Murky G30 Financial Group Under Fire
An official EU compliant about ECB chairman Mario Draghi puts the spotlight on a shadowy influence operation.
Trump Sets Records for Seating Federal Judges
The Trump administration has been disciplined and efficient in seating federal judges, at the Supreme, appeals, and district court levels.
Oil and Gas Company Sues Environmental Activist for Libel over Facebook Comments
War on dissent: oil and gas company plays legal hardball, suing environmental activist for libel for his Facebook comments.
Wolf Richter: What Will Rising Mortgage Rates Do to Housing Bubble 2?
Rising mortgage rate are about to do some damage to the house party.
Climate Change Mitigation Pays Off $6 for Every $1 Invested…As Funds Targeted for Cuts
Why more isn’t being done on the climate change mitigation front.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/19/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Steel, Cory Booker, DCCC follies, partisan brain, DSA strategy, consumer sentiment, government shutdown, Apple, Patreon
Puerto Rico: Post-Hurricane Maria Relief Effort Omnishambles Rolls On
Puerto Rico’s recovery: Grid materiel, the exodus and cheap labor, the relief loan, and oddly trivial disaster capitalism.
SEC Stymies Plans to Offer Bitcoin Funds Anytime Soon
SEC staff letter raises detailed concerns about offering products based on bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies to retail investors.
Does Bitcoin Have a Future?
Lambert here: Prosecution futures, as Yves has always said. By Marshall Auerback, a market analyst and Research Associate at the Levy Institute. Originally published at Alternet. Is the bitcoin craze another in a series of history’s most infamous bubbles, or is it a genuine harbinger of a new global financial architecture? In spite of recent […]
