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Sunday, July 19, 2026
Links 7/19/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Haig Hovaness at 6:55 am | 100 Comments »
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Ítélet AKA Judgement (1970) Run Time 1H 31M Plus Bonuses!
Ítélet is a movie about revolution and punishment.
Topics: Guest Post, Sunday morning Antidote movie
Posted by semper loquitur at 6:30 am | 5 Comments »
What Science Loses When T. Rex Becomes a Trophy
Shared natural heritage, on the auction block.
Topics: Privatization, Science and the scientific method, Social values
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 15 Comments »
Links 7/18/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | 158 Comments »
Michael Hudson with Radhika Desai: We’re Headed for a Depression Worse Than 2008
Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai discuss how much of supposed US economic performance is illusory, and what happens when it unwinds.
Topics: China, Doomsday scenarios, Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Federal Reserve, Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Income disparity
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:00 am | 39 Comments »
Albania’s Flamingo Revolution Tests the New Western Order
A Kushner project has caught Albania between US and EU interests, with revolution-seeking Western networks playing a big role.
Topics: Environment, Europe, Free markets and their discontents, Politics, Privatization, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Yves Smith at 1:40 am | 12 Comments »
Coffee Break: Health Care Digest
Part the First: Profit in Medicine. In a report that will tug at the heartstrings of everyone, STAT tells us that HCA warns of lower profits in its future as more patients go uninsured because ObamaCare subsidies have gone by the wayside: The country’s biggest hospital chain lowered its 2026 profit outlook on Tuesday after […]
Topics: Coffee Break, Health care, Politics, Social policy, Social values
Posted by KLG at 2:00 pm | 16 Comments »
Links 7/17/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:59 am | 78 Comments »
As Argentina Celebrates World Cup Revenge Over England, Milei Is Trying to Literally Auction Off the Country
Whatever one might say about the 2026 World Cup, it has been eventful. Controversial, yes, downright dystopian at times, and quite possibly rigged, but eventful.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 37 Comments »
Iran War: US Sixth Wave of Escalation Strikes Hits Bridges, Civilian Infrastructure, More Promised Next Week; Iran Hits Bahrain Refinery, Signaling Ability to Destroy Gulf Energy Assets; Closure of Bab el-Mandeb Strait Expected
Today’s Iran war news: Trump continues to escalate, with more threatened for next week, apparently out of anger as opposed to with a plan.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Media watch, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:18 am | 100 Comments »
Rob Urie: No Path Forward, No Way Back, Imperial Decline Edition
Decades of misuse of US imperial advantages, malinvestment, looting produce hopium for destructive AI deployment as a rescue for the rich.
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy, Social values, Technology and innovation, The destruction of the middle class, The dismal science
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:52 am | 31 Comments »
How Apocalyptic Worldviews Are Moving from the Fringes to the Corridors of Power
Why apocalyptic concerns seem fully warranted, officials and prominent figures can use them to manipulate the public.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Media watch, Politics, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 1:34 am | 10 Comments »
How Did We Get Stuck?
Much seems to be moving, but little is fundamentally changing. But can it change, or are we stuck in a particular world system?
Topics: Coffee Break, Globalization, Politics, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Curro Jimenez at 2:00 pm | 25 Comments »
Big Money and the Maine Election: Round 2
Despite Maine Democratic Party claims that outside interests won’t influence who replaces Platner, the money trail suggests otherwise.
Topics: Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 10:05 am | 15 Comments »
Links 7/16/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:58 am | 42 Comments »




