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GOP Voting Rights Act Position Falls Apart in SCOTUS Arguments
The GOP scored an own goal in its Supreme Court arguments on a closely-watched Arizona voting rights case.
Bad Stimulus: Government Payments to Individuals Are a Terrible Way to Solve America’s Structural Economic Problems
Why the Biden stimulus program is fundamentally wrongheaded.
How the NATO Alliance Is Fighting Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine With Subsidies From State Budgets and the Gates Foundation, Hidden by bhe Financial Times
The Financial Times runs dodgy numbers to claim that Russia is vaccine price gouging to poor countries, when that's Big Pharma's gig.
The Bullshit Economy: Homebuying “Help”
Introducing "The Bullshit Economy" from Jared Hoist, on products and companies that exist solely to exploit policy failures, in a bad way.
Recent Judge Rakoff Decision May Curb Private Equity Leverage Abuses By Pinning Liability on Directors of Selling Company
Some of the worst private equity practices, like buyers pulling out more cash at closing than they put in, were targeted by a recent ruling.
The Oil Industry Is Ready To Fight President Biden In Court
The oil industry is ready to brawl to keep the Biden Administration from halting new Federal energy and mineral leases.
A Less Trumpy Version of Trumpism Might Be the Future of the Republican Party
The Republican Party is already repositioning itself.
“I’m Sorry,” Says Ro Khanna, “An Unelected Parliamentarian Does Not Get to Deprive 32 Million Americans the Wage Raise They Deserve.”
The Biden Administration proves it cares only about the donor classes by standing pat as its own $15 minimum wage proposal founders.
Eviction Moratorium Deemed Unconstitutional by Federal Judge in Texas
The Trump and Biden stimulus on the cheap, of having landlords support income-starved renters in lieu of subsidies, is now in trouble.
Deathbed Confession: FBI and NYPD Responsible for Malcolm X Assassination
US police forces at a minimum set up the conditions that allowed for Malcolm X to be killed. How far does their culpability extend?