Society, economic policies and the financial sector, The Per Jacobsson Foundation Lecture 2012 by Dr Y V Reddy – June 24, 2012. Basel, Switzerland “The future of finance, and in particular saving it from a popular backlash against the global financial crisis and related crisis-management policies, has rightly become a matter of great concern. There… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2012
What a Supreme Court Decision to Eliminate the Individual Mandate Could Mean for Coverage and Costs
What a Supreme Court Decision to Eliminate the Individual Mandate Could Mean for Coverage and Costs, The Urban Institute Health Policy Center, June 22, 2012 The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Acts individual mandate. Without the mandate, the ACA would be less effective in reducing… Continue Reading
Commentary – Fifty Years After Silent Spring, Assault on Science Continues
Fifty Years After Silent Spring, Assault on Science Continues, by Frank Graham Jr. “When Silent Spring was published in 1962, author Rachel Carson was subjected to vicious personal assaults that had nothing do with the science or the merits of pesticide use. Those attacks find a troubling parallel today in the campaigns against climate scientists… Continue Reading
WaPo – Public-sector austerity in one graph
Public-sector austerity in one graph, by Ezra Klein: “As you can see, government employment tends to rise during recessions, helping to cushion their impact. But with the exception of a spike when we hired temporary workers for the decennial census, its fallen sharply during this recession.” Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
Pew – Libraries, patrons, and e-books
Libraries, patrons, and e-books, by Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainie, Kristen Purcell, Mary Madden and Joanna Brenner. Summary of findings: 12% of readers of e-books borrowed an e-book from the library in the past year. But a majority of Americans do not know that this service is provided by their local library. Some 12% of Americans… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Managing Critical Isotopes, Prescription Drug Data
Managing Critical Isotopes – DOE’s Isotope Program Needs Better Planning for Setting Prices and Managing Production Risks, GAO-12-591, May 23, 2012 Prescription Drug Data – HHS Has Issued Health Privacy and Security Regulations but Needs to Improve Guidance and Oversight, GAO-12-605, June 22, 2012 Continue Reading
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: A Legal Analysis
CRS – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): A Legal Analysis, David H. Carpenter, Legislative Attorney, June 7, 2012 “Title X of the Dodd-Frank Act is entitled the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFP Act). The CFP Act establishes the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB or Bureau) within the Federal Reserve System (FRS)… Continue Reading
Chinese Military Modernization and Force Development: A Western View
“The US and China face a critical need to improve their understanding of how each nation is developing its military power, and how to avoid forms of military competition that could lead to rising tension or conflict between the two states. One key tool in building this understanding is to create an unclassified dialogue on… Continue Reading
State Department – Section 655 Annual Military Assistance Reports
“Section 655 Annual Military Assistance Reports cover defense articles and defense services licensed for export under 22 U.S.C. 2778 of the Arms Export Control Act (see the AECA Web page here). These reports are provided annually to Congress pursuant to Section 655 of the Foreign Assistance Act and, as required by that Section, these reports… Continue Reading
Law review article – Confronting Supreme Court Fact Finding
Larsen, Alli Orr, Confronting Supreme Court Fact Finding (February 23, 2012). Virginia Law Review, Forthcoming; William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-206. “Supreme Court justices routinely answer factual questions about the world such as whether violent video games have a harmful effect on child brain development or whether a partial birth abortion… Continue Reading
Moody's Downgrades 15 Big Banks in US and UK
News release: “Moody’s Investors Service today repositioned the ratings of 15 banks and securities firms with global capital markets operations. The long-term senior debt ratings of 4 of these firms were downgraded by 1 notch, the ratings of 10 firms were downgraded by 2 notches and 1 firm was downgraded by 3 notches. In addition,… Continue Reading
Free Congressional Tracking Tool Launched by Sunlight Foundation
Via Daniel Schuman, The Sunlight Foundation: “SCOUT is a new free alert service that allows you search and create email or text alerts on legislation shaping issues you care about in Congress and across all fifty states. Scout also makes it easy to search federal regulations and what is actually said by lawmakers in the… Continue Reading
