What’s Crypto Good For? Corruption, Exploitation, and Billions for Insiders
As with the subprime lending crisis, crypto appears to be more of an example of predatory inclusion than enhancing financial access.
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Thursday's Indicators
More signs that the boost to US employment in August was merely a blip on the screen came in today,
SEC Faulted on Madoff by Inspector General
From Reuters: Blistering report faults SEC for Madoff misses Wed Sep 2, 2009 4:44pm EDT By Ross Kerber and
Social Networks and New Media
Includes box on a new scam (imagine that!). From The Financial Times: Friends, not editors, shape internet habits By David
The Regulatory Revolving Door
This is what Yves Smith said about this Counterpunch article: The problem is, to wit Will the IG Report Cover
China Ups Copenhagen Ante
China has made a dramatic move in the run up to the December Copenhagen conference, which is set to decide
More Homespun Wisdom from the Village Idiots
From The Huffington Post (click on link for video). I suppose you could, to be charitable, put it down to
The Empire and the Robots
From The Hindu. Fidel claims that those lacking health insurance in the United States are "mostly blacks and Latinos&
Wednesday's Indicators
Today's important indicators focus on trends in or affecting the US labor market. The ADP US private-sector employment
Crisis Impact on US Cities
From The Financial Times. Worthy of note: Recession hits US cities' finances By Nicole Bullock in New York Financial
Monbiot on the Most Recent Climate Science
From The Guardian: We're pumping out CO2 to the point of no return. It's time to
Gordon Brown on the Pittsburgh G20 Meeting
World leaders meet in Pittsburg in three weeks to try to provide some sort of binding rules for international banking.
On Japan's Elections
First, A couple of pieces from today's Financial Times. This one focuses on the "business community'