Credit Reporting Giants Caught Defrauding Their Customers
Today’s edition of corporate crime comes from the credit reporting giants Equifax and TransUnion. The two have been fined a combined...
Tagged: Politics
Will North Carolina Ever Have A Real Democracy Again?
Democracy in North Carolinastan possibly took another hit today as Chief Justice John Roberts requested a delay in the last minute emergency request...
Three Lessons From GOP Backing Down On Gutting Ethics Oversight
After an eruption of protest and outrage, the House Republicans have decided to drop their plans to gut Congressional oversight. One...
The Kleptocracy Officially Begins As Congress Is In Session
It was nice to see Republicans in the House make sure their very first act in the new Congress was to...
Driverless Cars Will Just Add To Traffic Congestion
Kevin Drum believes in the future of driverless cars, trucks, and buses. Atrios thinks otherwise. I have my doubts that they...
Wall Street Fleeces Pension Funds As Workers Pay Twice
Gretchen Morgenson had an interesting article on Friday that illustrated how Wall Street firms are fleecing pension funds as those funds...
More Two-Tiered Justice In The American Legal System
We all know that we have a two-tier justice system here in the US, one for corporations and the rich and...
Nixon's Treason Set Pattern For All GOP Presidents; Trump Is No Different
John Farrell in the NY Times has an article that shows that recently discovered notes from H.R. Haldeman show conclusively that...
Oligopoly Control Of Food Production And Retailing Keep Prices Higher Than They Should Be
Leonard Lopate on WNYC had a interesting segment this week on what are called “slotting fees”. I had never heard the...
Uber Drivers Try Unique Lawsuit Challenging Their Contractor Status
Reader CDW passes along another challenge to Uber’s assertion that its drivers are just contractors. A federal judge in eastern Pennsylvania...