SCOTUS Refuses To Overturn Decision To Block North Carolina Voting Restrictions
m2c4
2:38 PM
In another victory for voting rights, the Supreme Court today split 4-4 on a request from North Carolina to grant a stay from a lower court...
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Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Politics
Politics
Fed Graph Of Future Fed Funds Rate Only Hurts Their Credibility
m2c4
1:59 PM
Sometimes you really have to wonder what is going on at the Fed. They recently released their projections for the Fed Funds rate all the way...
Politics
Politics
Confusing Moves Indicate Fissures In Iranian Leadership
m2c4
8:56 AM
I am not expert on Iranian internal politics but it does seem like there must be some kind of internal battle going on within the government...
Politics
Politics
Industry Contaminates And Taxpayers Foot The Bill
m2c4
7:48 AM
Two unrelated items in the NY Times today show once again that taxpayers continue to have to pick up the tab for the failures of corporation...
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End Of An Era For Grandstand Court At US Open
m2c4
6:47 AM
Yesterday marked the end of an era. It was actually supposed to have ended last September, but we were thankfully given one last brief remin...
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Politics
Politics
Median Household Income Rose In 2015
m2c4
1:40 PM
It looks like 2015 was finally a good year for middle class incomes. Early estimates are that the median household income in the US grew by ...
Politics
Politics
Trump May Be Paul Ryan's Undoing
m2c4
12:34 PM
Donald Trump may end up becoming Paul Ryan's undoing, despite Ryan's continued backing of Trump . A remote possibility would be that...
Politics
Politics
Virtually No One Will Ever Go To Prison For Financial Crisis Fraud
m2c4
11:48 AM
If there was any better indication that there is something seriously wrong with our economic and legal system in this country, it is the fac...
Politics
Politics
EU Fight For Tax Fairness Opposed By Ireland And US
m2c4
9:53 AM
Antitrust enforcement has been a lot stronger in the EU than here in the United States over the last couple of decades. Of course, many beli...
Politics
Politics
TPP Is Not A Trade Deal - It's A Corporate Power Play
m2c4
8:14 AM
The Huffington Post has a long article on one particular aspect of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the huge new trade deal wit...
Monday, August 29, 2016
Politics
Politics
So Far, Clinton Is Running An Almost Flawless Campaign
m2c4
1:35 PM
I have spent a lot of time on this blog going on about the failings of the Donald Trump campaign but I have spent hardly a word on Hillary C...
Politics
Politics
Broadband Firms Use State Law To Deny Citizens Access to Internet
m2c4
11:12 AM
Today's example of corporate power running amok and distorting the political process comes from a ruling by the United States Court of A...
Politics
Politics
The Sordid Past Of Trump's Advisors
m2c4
10:13 AM
Donald Trump sure seems to be surrounding himself with some pretty sleazy advisors these days. First there was the hiring of Steve Bannon of...
Politics
Politics
Another Criminal Scandal At Deutsche Bank
m2c4
8:30 AM
There is a fascinating story in last week's issue of the New Yorker about Deutsche Bank essentially helping Russians expatriate over $10...
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US Open Preview
m2c4
6:31 AM
The US Open tennis tournament, the final major of the year, begins in just a couple of hours here in Queens, NY. And, as usual, the two numb...
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Saturday, August 27, 2016
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More Cat Videos
m2c4
1:19 PM
Because you can never get too many cat videos, can you?
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Connecticut Open - More Photos
m2c4
7:31 AM
Louisa Chirico - forehand, backhand, and serve Caroline Wozniacki serves with partner Klaudia Jans-Ignacik at net One of th...
Friday, August 26, 2016
Politics
Politics
Yellen Signals Rate Hike But Gives No Indication On Timing
m2c4
3:04 PM
Janet Yellen spoke today at the annual Jackson Hole symposium and once again indicated the Fed would be looking to raise rates , perhaps be...
Politics
Politics
EpiPen Maker Price Gouges Before Monopoly Ends
m2c4
9:06 AM
Another quick follow up to the outrageous price hikes for EpiPens . It appears that Mylan, the company that makes EpiPens, settled a lawsuit...
Politics
Politics
Uber Spends A Fortune To Build A Monopoly
m2c4
8:44 AM
I've certainly made my antipathy toward the gig economy and Uber in particular well known. Uber's basic business plan is to go into...
Politics
Politics
Jorge Ramos Reminds Us That We Will Be Judged
m2c4
8:04 AM
I have been giving a lot of what I think is deserved flak to the media for not aggressively pursuing Trump's refusal to release his taxe...
Thursday, August 25, 2016
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The Deck View
Connecticut Open - Kvitova And Wozniacki
m2c4
4:19 AM
A few pictures of Petra Kvitova and Caroline Wozniacki from Monday at the Connecticut Open.
Politics
Politics
Does Mayor Ganim Actually Live In Bridgeport
m2c4
3:18 AM
Inquiring minds want to know if Mayor Joe Ganim actually lives in Bridgeport. Apparently Joe was recently caught renting his newly owned pro...
Politics
Politics
The Importance Of Trump's Taxes
m2c4
3:18 AM
Eric Trump says it would be foolish for his father to release his tax returns while he is supposedly under audit by the IRS. "There i...
Politics
Politics
Cost Of Insulin Reflects Runaway Capitalism
m2c4
3:17 AM
On Monday, we had the story of the skyrocketing price of EpiPen. Today's news is that even the cost of insulin has tripled between 2002...
Politics
Politics
Court Rules Many Missouri Felonies Be Reduced To Misdemeanors Due To Error
m2c4
3:17 AM
Missouri has a real mess on its hands. On Tuesday, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that, because of poor wording, the state's criminal ...
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Politics
Politics
Today's Trump Lie
m2c4
2:10 PM
Yesterday on the O'Reilly Factor, Donald Trump claimed he had spoken to a top guy in the Chicago police and was told that he could stop ...
Politics
Politics
California Court Affirms Teacher Tenure Rules
m2c4
1:50 PM
In more good news for workers , the California Supreme Court refused to hear a suit that challenged the tenure rules for state teachers. The...
Politics
Politics
White Collar Workers Push To Unionize
m2c4
1:01 PM
Workers got a couple of pieces of good news today, courtesy of the Obama administration and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). I...
Politics
Politics
Tantaros' Suit Expands Problems For Fox And Murdochs
m2c4
12:14 PM
I have been skeptical that Fox News could endure the Roger Ailes' scandal without a thorough house-cleaning as is it was pretty clear t...
Politics
Politics
Follow Up On EpiPen Price Hikes
m2c4
8:37 AM
A quick follow-up to yesterday's post about the rising cost of EpiPens . It turns out that the CEO of Mylan, the company that currently ...
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Politics
Politics
EpiPen Prices Result Of Near Monopoly Power
m2c4
7:45 AM
While I'm going on about the corruption in the US economy, I guess I should also mention the patent and copyright protections that many ...
Politics
Politics
Conservative Dream In Kansas Is Reality Nightmare
m2c4
6:22 AM
The conservative dream world that Sam Brownback has built in Kansas has turned out to be a nightmare for the people who actually have to liv...
Politics
Politics
GOP Is Responsible For White House Reality Show
m2c4
6:20 AM
Since I seem to be on a rant today , I might as well just keep on going. Donald Trump is not an aberration who somehow managed to come in an...
Politics
Politics
The Corruption Of The US Economy - A Rant
m2c4
6:20 AM
Last Wednesday, I had four posts that illustrated various problems with our economy. The first post was about Aetna withdrawing from Obamaca...
Monday, August 22, 2016
Politics
Politics
Elite Universities Allowed Employees To Be Ripped Off In Retirement Plans
m2c4
2:46 AM
For educational institutions of higher learning, some of our elite colleges seem to have a pretty difficult time making sure their employees...
