Sunday, May 19, 2024
Why One New York Health System Stopped Suing Its Patients
American hospital officials often insist that lawsuits and other aggressive collections, though unsavory, are necessary to protect health systems’ finances and deter freeloading. But at Rochester Regional, ditching these collection tactics hasn’t hurt the bottom line.
Dr. Jill Stein & Michael Hudson: Fighting Russia & China to Last American: Destroying US From Within
The high cost and risks of the Biden Administration commitment to pursue forever wars with Russia and China.
US Affordable Housing Policy Works for Wall Street and Rich Developers, Not Renters
Current policy doesn’t provide affordable housing very well but does a good job of lining the pockets of real estate interests.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/17/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics; NC pulls the anti-mask bill for revisions;Trump lawyer trips up Cohen, jeopardizing conviction; another CDC atrocity; Noonan interviews a Wildwood, NY attendee. ~
Defending Privacy in the Surveillance State and Fragmenting Internet
Governments and private entities are eroding privacy on the internet. Is it possible to safeguard both openness and security in cyberspace?
EU Commission Plans to Strip Funding From Public Prosecutors Investigating Ursula von der Leyen’s Pfizergate Scandal
Surely just a coincidence!
Why Did the US Spend $320 Million on a Rube Goldberg Pier For Gaza?
The infamous Gaza humanitarian aid pier is a construction and logistical nightmare.
The Long Goodbye? Mitch McConnell and Big Money Politics
In a political system whose primary currency is not the vote but the dollar, McConnell’s role as leader has been well-earned.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/16/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics, Cohen’s testimony in the Bragg trial plus theories of the case, Biden and Trump debate, the NC legislature bails for the weekend without passing the anti-masking bill, the Impressionists and the Paris Commune. ~
New Palestine Protest/Free Speech Threat: House Oversight Committee Targets 20 Pro-Palestinian Organizations, Such as Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Demanding Treasury Produce Suspicious Activity Reports, Including on Employeees
A new salvo against designated enemies, aka Palestinian rights advocates, which fortunately is more bark than bite.
Kentucky Retirement Systems Plaintiffs Seek Repayment from KKR Entities of Misappropriated $137 Million Plus Interest and Punitive Damages, Totaling $771 Million….Oh, and An Accounting Too
The Tier 3 Plaintiffs in the long-running public pension case, Kentucky Retirement Systems, are fast off their marks with a blockbuster filing.
