Monthly Archives: June 2017

June 30, 2017

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/30/2017
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• The Slogan ‘Globalization Equals Growth’ Is Wrong
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 6/30/17
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Gaius Publius: An Investigation in Search of a Crime
  by Yves Smith 2:32 am

• CalPERS’ Massive Copyright Infringement Strongly Resembles Case That Awarded $19.2. Million in Damages
  by Yves Smith 12:30 am

• Only $60 Oil Can Save the Aramco IPO
  by Yves Smith 12:10 am

June 29, 2017

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/29/2017
  by Lambert Strether 2:02 pm

• US Backs Away from Blanket Laptop Ban, Imposes New Airline Security Regime Instead
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 7:25 am

• Links 6/29/2017
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Yet Another Form of Crapification: Stranded Money
  by Yves Smith 6:50 am

• Seymour Hersh: Trump Ignored Intel Before Bombing Syria
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 5:55 am

• Inequality: How We Got Here, and What Should Be Done
  by Yves Smith 3:29 am

June 28, 2017

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/28/2017
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Why the Medicaid Cap is the Most Horrid Part of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA)
  by Lambert Strether 12:45 pm

• Links 6/28/17
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Bill Black: Those to Blame for the Grenfell Fire Victims Include Tony Blair
  by Lambert Strether 4:55 am

• EPA, Agencies to Rescind Clean Water Rule
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 3:20 am

• Follow the Money: Non-Profit Hospital CEOs Quietly Collect Their Millions While US Health Care Reform Battle Rages
  by Lambert Strether 2:55 am

June 27, 2017

• Announcing 2017 Mini-Fundraiser for Water Cooler!
  by Yves Smith 2:55 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/27/2017
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Reading the CBO Report on the Better Health Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA)
  by Lambert Strether 12:30 pm

• Links 6/27/17
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• US Copyright Office Wimps Out on Right to Repair
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:25 am

• A Tangled Tale of Bank Liquidation in Venice
  by Lambert Strether 4:55 am

• Norman Solomon: Is ‘Russiagate’ Collapsing as a Political Strategy?
  by Yves Smith 3:27 am

• Bill Black: Bank Whistleblowers United Makes Its Latest Lemon Award – to the UK
  by Yves Smith 12:15 am

• Lone Star State Readers! Hope to See You at Our Dallas Meetup Tonight, Tuesday June 27!
  by Yves Smith 12:01 am

June 26, 2017

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/26/2017
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• The Senate Health Care Bill (the BCRA) and Its Appeal to Voters
  by Lambert Strether 11:55 am

• Links 6/26/17
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Lee Camp: Here’s Why There Is No Legitimate Healthcare Debate In This Country
  by Yves Smith 6:50 am

• BIS Warns on Household Debt
  by Lambert Strether 1:55 am

• Nick Turse: The Special Ops Fallacy – Throwing Elite Resources at “Winless Wars”
  by Yves Smith 1:24 am

June 25, 2017

• America and China: A Quick Critique of “The Thucydides Trap”
  by Lambert Strether 1:25 pm

• Links 6/25/17
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Robert Reich: The Secret Republican Plan to Unravel Medicaid
  by Lambert Strether 1:55 am

• Catch Us on Harry Shearer’s Le Show Today!
  by Yves Smith 12:26 am

June 24, 2017

• Links 6/24/17
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Wolf Richter: Two Italian Zombie Banks Toppled Friday Night
  by Yves Smith 2:39 am

• Uber Spinning Out of Control: Employees Eyeing Exits as Press (Finally) Starts to Question Business Model
  by Yves Smith 2:24 am

June 23, 2017

• Confirming Dallas Meetup Location Next Tuesday June 27
  by Yves Smith 5:53 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/23/2017
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Can EU Actors Keep Using Common Law After Brexit?
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 6/23/17
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Mass Incarceration’s Dangerous New Equilibrium
  by Yves Smith 6:12 am

• Matt Bruenig: How Many People Will Obamacare and AHCA Kill?
  by Yves Smith 1:51 am

• Some People “Would Rather Have 1st Class Seats on the Titanic Than Change the Course of the Ship”
  by Yves Smith 12:15 am

June 22, 2017

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/22/2017
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• CFPB Lambastes Student Loan Servicers for Thwarting Public Servant Debt Relief
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:25 am

• Links 6/22/17
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• The Wheels Come Off Uber
  by Yves Smith 6:00 am

• Trip Report for Naked Capitalism London Meetup
  by Lambert Strether 4:55 am

• It’s Not (Just) the Working Class. It’s the Service Class
  by Yves Smith 4:38 am

• Americans Tolerate Inequality Because They Over-Estimate Their Odds of Coming Out on Top
  by Yves Smith 12:16 am

June 21, 2017

• Yoo Hoo, Dallas Meetup Next Tuesday, June 27: Venue Ideas Needed!
  by Yves Smith 8:09 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/21/2017
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Trump-Style Policies Will Deepen the “American Carnage”
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 6/21/17
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• John Helmer: Chrystia Freeland’s Family Lie Grows Bigger And Blacker– Michael Chomiak Volunteered For Hitler Before Ukraine Was Invaded and Was Hunted by the Polish Police Until the 1980s
  by Yves Smith 2:37 am

• Waiting for Godot or Does Anyone Really Know What Is Going on with Eurozone Banks?
  by Yves Smith 1:45 am

• Gaius Publius: Finding the Greater Fool — The Elite Logic Behind “Going Over the Climate Cliff”
  by Yves Smith 1:13 am

June 20, 2017

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/20/2017
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• New York City Mortgage Delinquencies “Elevated”: What’s the Likely Real Cause?
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 6/20/17
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Brexit and the Future of the Irish Border
  by Yves Smith 5:15 am

• Photographs from Grenfell Tower
  by Lambert Strether 4:55 am

• Why the Wall Street Journal Is Wrong About the US Oil Export Boom
  by Yves Smith 12:23 am

June 19, 2017

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/19/2017
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Trump Cuba Policy Reversal: More Sound and Fury, Signifying…. No Mucho
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Links 6/19/2017
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• New York Times Sends Cease & Desist Letter Over CalPERS’ Massive Copyright Infringement; Potential Damages Eight Figures for Times and WSJ Each; Theft Extends to Virtually Every News Publication in US
  by Yves Smith 5:17 am

• “Heads Should Roll at CalPERS”: Who Should Be Held Accountable for Massive Copyright Infringement?
  by Yves Smith 5:16 am

• Wolf Richter: Amazon to Slash Jobs at Whole Foods, Dump Cashiers, Switch to Cheaper Products in Price War with Wal-Mart
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 4:25 am

June 18, 2017

• States Launch New Joint Probe into Company Sales and Marketing Practices for Opioids
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Links 6/18/2017
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• David Sirota: The Role of Journalism in the Age of Trump
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 3:25 am

June 17, 2017

• Links 6/17/17
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• What the Romans Did for Us: On the Age-Old Art of Propaganda
  by Yves Smith 6:00 am

• George Washington: Special Prosecutor Mueller Is a Political Hack
  by Yves Smith 1:58 am

June 16, 2017

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/16/2017
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Why Is PBS Airing Right-Wing-Sponsored School Privatization Propaganda?
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• London Meetup Today, Friday, June 16, at 6:30PM
  by Lambert Strether 7:25 am

• Links 6/16/17
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• EU Firms Up Brexit Bill Negotiation Position: Ask of €99.6 Billion Gross Liabilities
  by Yves Smith 3:14 am

• Obamacare “Reform” May Be Going Pear-Shaped in the Senate
  by Yves Smith 2:08 am

• Yanis Varoufakis: Latest Eurogroup Statement Keeps Greece on the Austerity Rack
  by Yves Smith 12:50 am

• Gaius Publius: The Collapsing Social Contract
  by Yves Smith 12:49 am

June 15, 2017

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/15/2017
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• The Fiscal Policy Experience Since the Great Recession
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 6/15/17
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Ten: The Uber Death Watch Begins
  by Yves Smith 6:00 am

• The Tragedy of ‘Mountain Dew Mouth’ and the U.S.’s Insane Approach to Dental Care
  by Yves Smith 5:28 am

• CalPERS to Game Benchmarks Yet Again to Flatter Private Equity, Understate Risk, Boost Staff Bonuses
  by Yves Smith 1:04 am

June 14, 2017

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/14/2017
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Party On! Congressional Democrats Pile On to Another Bogus Emoluments Clause Lawsuit
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Links 6/14/17
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• The Hidden Cost of Privatization
  by Yves Smith 6:05 am

• Wolf Richter: This Toxic Trifecta for Auto Loans is Fueling #Carmageddon
  by Yves Smith 4:19 am

• U.S. Women Disproportionately Burdened by Student Debt
  by Yves Smith 4:05 am

June 13, 2017

• London Meetup on June 16 (Date TBC) (with Lambert)
  by Lambert Strether 2:15 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/13/2017
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• The Universal Basic Income Discussion
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 6/13/17
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Lee Camp: How to Write Propaganda for the NY Times – As Demonstrated in an Article About Me
  by Yves Smith 6:50 am

• Trump Administration Welshes on “Repeal Dodd Frank” Promise, Does Not Back Key Elements of House Bill; Seeks to Give Banks Lots of Other Goodies
  by Yves Smith 6:09 am

• Nina Turner: Wall St. Democrats vs. Working Class Democrats
  by Yves Smith 3:17 am

June 12, 2017

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/12/2017
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• This Week’s Ugly Possibilities in TrumpCare (with Things to Do)
  by Lambert Strether 12:30 pm

• Links 6/12/17
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Trump, Republicans Make Bogus Case for Bank Deregulation as Senate Certain to Curtail House Dodd Frank “Reform”
  by Yves Smith 6:00 am

• West Coast on an Acidification Trip; Fishing Industry in Peril
  by Yves Smith 5:30 am

• What is the Minimum Wage that Will Employ Everyone?
  by Lambert Strether 1:55 am

June 11, 2017

• The Peripheral: William Gibson’s Reactionary Fable
  by Lambert Strether 2:15 pm

• Links 6/11/17
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Health Reform in the Age of Trump
  by Lambert Strether 2:22 am

June 10, 2017

• Links 6/10/17
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• What’s the Cost of Keeping Corrupt Pharma-Stooge Senators Like Patty Murray in Office?
  by Yves Smith 4:10 am

• Trump’s America Last
  by Yves Smith 12:12 am

June 9, 2017

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/9/2017
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• CalPERS Internal News Site Ignores Unfavorable Stories, Steals Copyrighted Material
  by Yves Smith 10:06 am

• Links 6/9/17
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Globalization and Executive Compensation
  by Yves Smith 3:56 am

• No, Record Jobs Openings in JOLTS Do Not Mean That Everything Is Teh Awesome!
  by Yves Smith 2:43 am

June 8, 2017

• Exit Polls Show Voters Rejecting May’s Mean-Spirited Message, Tories to Lose Majority (Updated)
  by Yves Smith 6:35 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/8/2017
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Could Direct Primary Care Be a Key Part in Solving America’s Health Care Crisis?
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 6/8/17
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• EU Competition Commissioner Vestager Targets Unaccountable Facebook Algos as Threat at Launch of New “Pro-Democracy” Movement
  by Yves Smith 3:57 am

• JP Morgan Slashes Its 2018 Oil Price Forecast By $11
  by Yves Smith 1:01 am

• Final UK Election Polls: YouGov Still the Outlier, Predicts Tories Get Only 302 Seats
  by Yves Smith 12:30 am

June 7, 2017

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/7/2017
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• For ‘Easy Brexit’: May’s ‘No Deal’ Campaign Rhetoric Is Nonsense
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 6/7/17
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Trump Using Failed Australian “Asset Recycling” to Justify Mass Privatizations
  by Yves Smith 6:10 am

• Slugging It Out With a New Contender in the GMOs Debate
  by Yves Smith 3:56 am

• Republican Senators at Odds Over Medicaid in Obamacare Reform Push
  by Yves Smith 2:57 am

June 6, 2017

• Announcing Meetups for Dallas and Los Angeles
  by Yves Smith 8:33 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/6/2017
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Measuring the Impact of Immigration on Wages: The Mariel Boatlift Controversy
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 6/6/17
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• How Global Audit Firms Are Using Their Lobbying Clout to Dilute Sarbanes-Oxley Reforms
  by Yves Smith 3:23 am

• Matt Bruenig: Data Contradicts Washington Post’s Social Security Disability Welfare Cheating Story
  by Yves Smith 3:00 am

• Climate Change: “It Depends on How We They Value Time”
  by Yves Smith 2:22 am

June 5, 2017

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/5/2017
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Business Chafes at Uncertainty Created by Unfilled Seats on Regulatory Commissions
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Links 6/5/17
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Despite Wobbles, Theresa May Still Expected to Lead Conservative Win This Week
  by Yves Smith 6:50 am

• Patrick Cockburn: U.S. & Russia Bomb Syria’s Civilians When They Could Help End its War
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 4:25 am

• Starved School Budgets Across the US: A Symptom of Education Funding Crisis
  by Yves Smith 2:41 am

June 4, 2017

• Revolving Door Continues to Swing: Obama Alumini Land on Their Feet
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 12:55 pm

• Links 6/4/17
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Don Quijones: Shock Waves Spread from Spain’s New Banking Crisis
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 4:25 am

June 3, 2017

• Links 6/3/17
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Mark Ames: When Mother Jones Was Investigated for Spreading Kremlin Disinformation
  by Yves Smith 4:00 am

• Theresa May in Election Jitters Caught Lying About Tory Plans to Cut The NHS
  by Yves Smith 12:55 am

June 2, 2017

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/2/2017
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Unsafe at Any Speed Redux: Pinto and Takata Recalls Compared
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Links 6/2/17
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• The “Market Forces” Behind the Obamas’ Record-Setting Book Deal
  by Yves Smith 6:50 am

• Pharmaceutical Industry at Risk from Brexit
  by Yves Smith 2:13 am

• Why International Financial Crises?
  by Yves Smith 1:55 am

• Who Will Take America’s Place in Asia?
  by Yves Smith 12:34 am

June 1, 2017

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/1/2017
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Supreme Court Lexmark Patent Decision A Win for State Right to Repair Legislation
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Links 6/1/17
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Michael Hudson: Are Students a Class?
  by Yves Smith 6:50 am

• Exxon Suffers Stinging Defeat On Shareholder Climate Resolution
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 5:55 am

• John Helmer: The President’s Inferiority Complex, Zbigniew Brzezinski’s Russia-Hating Obsession, and the Putsch Plotter with the Itchy Trigger Finger
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 4:25 am