Category Archives: Banana republic

EXPOSED: CalPERS’ Brainwashed Board in Denial that CIO Meng Caused His Own Downfall with Information He Himself Provided

CalPERS’ secret rmeeting after CIO Meng left in a huff shows how staff controls the board, here by falsely claiming internal sabotage.

EXPOSED: Transcript of CalPERS Closed Session on Ben Meng Departure Shows Clear and Extensive Violations of Transparency Laws, Builds Case for Contempt Ruling by Judge Markman (Presiding)

Oops! CalPERS released nearly all of a transcript of a board meeting after Ben Meng’s resignation that it was fighting to keep secret.

Notes on the ‘Loss’ of Afghanistan

Cleaning up some misperceptions about the US operation in Afghanistan, including the idea that it was a country.

50th Anniversary of Powell Memorandum: Neoliberalism Has Wrecked Its Hosts

Commemorating a desructive anniversary, that of the Powell memo that set forth how big business would wage war against ordinary citizens.

School or ‘Russian Roulette’? Amid Delta Variant and Lax Mask Rules, Some Parents See No Difference

A discussion of parents worried about sending their kids back to school curiously contains only red state/nonurban examples.

Why Did the Taliban Take Over Afghanistan So Fast?

How the Taliban outfoxed the US.

Conspiracy Theories Aside, There Is Something Fishy About the Great Reset

The Great Reset is a planned corporate takeover of global governance that affects our food, our data and our vaccines.

CalPERS Comes Dead Last of 34 Public Pension Returns Despite Having Biggest, Best Paid Investment Office

CalPERS can’t manage its way out of a paper bag.

“RLB Can Suck a Dick”: CalPERS Board VP Theresa Taylor Debases CalPERS, Sneers at Workers and Little People in Unhinged, Factually False Attack on SEIU California President

CalPERS Board VP and Investment Committee chair Theresa Taylor has yet another put foot in mouth and chew incident.

The War Nerd: Was There a Plan in Afghanistan?

Trying to make sense of Afghanistan.

Climate Activists Target Banks’ Greenwashing in Nationwide #DefundLine3 Protests

Banks fund new oil pipelines that will generate climate pollution for decades. They are greenswahing their loans as ‘sustainability’ measures

Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: The Threat of War (Nuclear) With China

Lawrence Wilkerson looks at the overly-casual talk in the US about nuclear war with China and does not like what he sees.