~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics, Bragg’s theory of the case:: section 17-152, sodium batteries, Google up-ranking big media sites using AI-generated content ~
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Saturday, May 4, 2024
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/3/2024
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 97 Comments »
The Geography of EU Discontent and the Regional Development Trap
More and more EU voters are rejecting the Union, as some like to call it. Economic malaise looks to be a big reason why.
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Europe, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 28 Comments »
Links 5/3/2024
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:58 am | 241 Comments »
Tony Blair and His Associates Are Waiting in the Wings to Take Back Power in UK
Blair is closer than ever to regaining political power, albeit through a proxy Labour government led by Keir Starmer. The beauty (for Blair) is that he will be able to continue expanding his global political consulting empire at the same time.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 27 Comments »
Turkiye Suspends All Trade With Israel in Surprise New Blow; Israel Threatens Retaliation
Turkiye is kicking Israel in a weak spot: its economy. How much might this trade freeze hurt?
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Globalization, Middle East, Politics, Turkey
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:13 am | 62 Comments »
Taxing Income from Wealth Can Always Raise More Money Than a Wealth Tax
Why a wealth tax is not all it is cracked up to be, but a well-designed income tax can do a fine job of curtailing wealth disparity.
Topics: Guest Post, Income disparity, Taxes, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 1:17 am | 41 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/2/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics, Boeing deaths, Trump nostalgia, news from the encampments ~
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 49 Comments »
After Much Posturing, US Imposes (So Far) Underwhelming Sanctions Against China for Russia Trade
After sending Yellen and Blinken to China to make threats, the Administration has imposed some strikingly weak sanctions
Topics: China, Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 12:09 pm | 43 Comments »
Links 5/2/2024
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:58 am | 237 Comments »
Oh Deary, Where Did My Rate Cuts Go? Fed’s Wait-and-See Now Entrenched? And Suddenly Lots of Talk About “Rate Hikes”
What Fed chair Powell said about rate hikes, no rate cuts, rate cuts, and the QT slowdown while getting rid of MBS entirely
Topics: Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Federal Reserve, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Investment outlook, Macroeconomic policy, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:58 am | 32 Comments »
“The True Shocking Driver of Crime in America”
A theory of crime, which while it has some explanatory power, weirdly omits white collar crime.
Topics: Guest Post, Income disparity, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 2:56 am | 36 Comments »
The Culture of the CIA, a First Look
How the CIA evolved, or depending on your point of view, devolved into what it is today.
Topics: Guest Post, Politics, Surveillance state
Posted by Yves Smith at 12:51 am | 26 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/1/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics, Trump’s plans, Biden’s polling, jobs numbers, marijuana to Schedule 3, DEA proposes ~
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 75 Comments »
TaxCast #142: Blockchain Havens
How blockchain/crypto tax havens are displacing traditional tax havens.
Topics: Banking industry, Currencies, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Payment system, Regulations and regulators, Taxes, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 1 Comment »
Links 5/1/2024
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | 211 Comments »