Monday, October 7, 2024
SEC Approves First US Climate Disclosure Rules: Why the Requirements Are Much Weaker Than Planned and What They Mean for Companies
The SEC had to make concessions in its climate disclosure final rules, but it did well given the constraints of its investor focus.
Nothing in Nuland’s Life Became Her Like the Leaving of It
More discussion of whether Victoria Nuland jumped or was pushed, and what that might say about US politics and foreign policy.
Gendering the Predator State
Some new wrinkles on who wins and loses in James Galbraith’s Predator State.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/6/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Super Tuesday, Cuomo in the dock?, open-source P2P search? ~
Ralph Nader: Real Gaza Death Toll at Least 200,000
Ralph Nader calls out the certain extreme undercount of death in Gaza and why that is convenient for Israel, the US, and Gaza.
Victoria Nuland, Major Force Behind Failed Project Ukraine, Retires Unexpectedly
Victoria Nuland is leaving but sadly the considerable damage she has done will endure.
Book Review: Malcolm Harris’ “Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World”
The Silicon Valley citadel of capitalism is built on eugenics, bombs, and hatred of the working class, and it’s destroying the world.
There’s a “New Upside Risk” in Town: “Pent-up Exuberance” – Fed’s Bostic
Some at the Fed worry that the central bank can’t get the inflation genie back in the bottle.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/5/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Nuland retires, Trump electors, the Walgreens positivity data, and Taylor Swift has a cough. ~
How Facebook Contributes to the Demise of Endangered Species
With little enforcement or legal culpability, social media sites like Facebook help wildlife trafficking thrive in plain sight.
After Nigeria’s eNaira Disaster, Another “Live” Central Bank Digital Currency, Jamaica’s Jam-Dex, Founders
Just three countries have so far introduced CBDCs, according to the IMF, and two of them are already having serious issues.
How Should the Government Negotiate Medicare Drug Prices? A Guide for the Perplexed
How some key points on negotiating Medicare drug prices under the Inflation Reduction Act were oddly left open, arguably much too open.
