Daily Archives: December 1, 2016

For-profit-corps and government backed student loans: toxic mix

For a few years I have been warning that higher education costs have escalated uncontrollably as wages for the masses have flat lined. As with autos and housing, the stop gap that enabled prices to vault well beyond income and … Continue reading

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SEC: exchanges liable to pensions for selling order flow to HFT front-runners

One small step for sanity, the rule of law and accountability: the SEC has told an important court that exchanges should not be exempt from investor lawsuits that allege that the exchanges privileged High Frequency Trading firms (HFT). Thanks to … Continue reading

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Bill Nye: our opportunity to be the ‘greatest’ generation through energy innovation

Bill Nye, chief executive officer at The Planetary Society, discusses climate change, technology’s role in the U.S. economy, and the convergence of science in politics in the policies of President-elect Donald Trump.  Here is a direct video link. Here is … Continue reading

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