The Biden DOJ closed a price- and wage-fixing loophole from the days of Clinton. Is Trump about to reopen it?
Sunday, November 16, 2025
Chasing Down Old Nazis in New York Court: Suit Against Volkswagen Controlling Shareholders and Key Managers Over Massive Clean Diesel Fraud
A running battle in New York sees to hold Volkswagen controlling shareholders and key execs accountable for the flagrant “dieselgate” scam
Exploring the High Rates of Social Violence in the Americas
For decades, the Americas have been the most violent part of the world outside active war zones. Solutions remain difficult to achieve
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Stopping START
For the first time in over half a century, the United States and Russia operate without a single binding limit on their nuclear arsenals. As New START approaches expiration in 2026, the collapse of strategic arms control threatens a new arms race, erodes global trust, and invites a perilous era of nuclear instability.
The Rev Kev: Naked Capitalism – Bringing You Next Year’s News Today
No kidding, we do have stories from next year for your delectation.
Trump’s Desire to Seize Bagram Airfield Will End in Disaster
A terse takedown of the latest Trump bright idea, of trying to retake the Bagram airbase in Afghanistan.
Censorship, Surveillance, and Spin: EU, UK, and Ukraine Try to Drive the Narrative
The EU, UK, and Ukraine are using a mix of expanded surveillance, censorship, and spin in an attempt to influence the narrative in their homeland and in the U.S.
Tony Blair and Larry Ellison Make One HELL of a Partnership
Blair and Ellison have a shared vision for the future, and it is one that most of us would never vote for if given the chance (which, of course, we won’t be)
Quelle Surprise! Advanced Nations Stymie Governance Reforms at World Bank Intended to Increase Influence of Global Majority
More than a decade of stalled Wrold Bank shareholding reforms illustrate how geopolitical rivalries undermine the push for multipolarity
Coffee Break: Delusion, Deception and Dipshittery: Hasbara on the 8th Front
Israel and its billionaire ally Larry Ellison are engaged in a desperate mix of deception, delusion, & dipshittery to hold narrative control.
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Thomas Neuburger: Naked Capitalism – Helping Navigate the Times That Try Men’s Souls
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Ending Taxes on Home Sales Would Benefit the Wealthiest Households Most – Part of a Larger Pattern in Trump Tax Plans
With Trump chaos-making and zone-flooding, some gimmies to the well-f, like a proposed tax break on home sales, are going under the radar.
