Corporate crime enforcement in America has been pathetic for decades. One prosecution of a guy screaming to be prosecuted doesn’t change that.
Law & Justice
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Idaho’s Abortion Fixation Decimates Rural Health Care
New restrictions have fueled a physician exodus, ramped up rural health disparities, and will invite the inevitable court challenges.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Chickenshit Club, Climate Edition
Government lawyers would rather approve 30 years of Arctic drilling than lose in court.
Posted inPolitics
Trump Promises Vengeance, and His Party Falls in Line
Policy, shmolicy. Republicans are the party of rage and retribution.
Posted inTAP
Crypto Keeps Taking Hits
Today on TAP: And the industry keeps complaining about regulators doing their jobs.
Posted inLaw and Justice
How Biden Can Fight Back Against Lawless Judges
By seeking declaratory judgments on its rules, the administration can preempt right-wing efforts at forum-shopping.
Posted inTAP
The Double Standard for Keeping Capital and Labor Honest
Today on TAP: There is far more corporate crime than crimes by unions. But corrupt labor officials are prosecuted and jailed, while executive thugs walk.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Lawsuit: Defense Contractor Fired Whistleblower for Reporting Accounting Irregularities
The allegations against spare-parts conglomerate TransDigm mirror previous claims against the ‘Martin Shkreli of defense contracting.’
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Donald Trump Deserves to Be Indicted
But not just for the Stormy Daniels affair; the most corrupt president in American history has gotten away with far too much.
Posted inTAP
An Appeals Court Upholds Constitutionality of the CFPB
Today on TAP: And the decision was written by a Trump appointee, no less. Even this Supreme Court will be hard-pressed to disagree.
