Monthly Archives: April 2019

April 30, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/30/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• How Far Can We Push Fiscal Spending in Light of MMT? Some Optimistic Reflections on the Potential For Economic Experimentation
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 4/30/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• The Tragedy of the Electric Commons: How New York’s Renewable Energy Policy Failed, and What We Can Do Now
  by Yves Smith 1:41 am

• Buttigieg’s Small Donor Surge: Less There Than Meets the Eye?
  by Yves Smith 1:09 am

• What the April 15 Emerson Democratic Primary Poll Says About Emerson and Sanders
  by Yves Smith 1:03 am

April 29, 2019

• Hope You Can Make One of Our Meetups This Week! Milwaukee This Wed May 1, Minneapolis Thurs May 2
  by Yves Smith 11:25 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/29/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Boeing Kept Mum to Customers, FAA About Disabling of 737 Max Warning System
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 4/29/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Dying on the Job: How Workers Get Hurt When Businesses Keep Deadly Secrets
  by Lambert Strether 6:50 am

• House Democrats Schedule Hearing on HR1384 (#MedicareForAll) for This Tuesday, April 30
  by Lambert Strether 3:55 am

• How AI Systems Could Threaten Democracy
  by Yves Smith 1:28 am

April 28, 2019

• Ralph Nader Calls Out Boeing for 737 MAX Lack of Airworthiness, Stock Buybacks, and Demands Muilenburg Resign
  by Lambert Strether 2:55 pm

• Links 4/28/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Progressives Take a Bold Stance at an Epicenter of the Charter School Movement to Score a Major Win for Public Education
  by Lambert Strether 6:14 am

April 27, 2019

• Links 4/27/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Using Maps as a Weapon to Resist Extractive Industries on Indigenous Territories
  by Lambert Strether 6:45 am

• Boeing Might Represent the Greatest Indictment of 21st-Century Capitalism
  by Yves Smith 12:43 am

April 26, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/26/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Free Speech, Safety and the Triumph of Neoliberalism
  by Yves Smith 12:43 pm

• Private Equity Investors’ Pockets Picked Even More With Increases in Carry Fees
  by Yves Smith 12:25 pm

• Links 4/26/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• How Your Employer Uses Perks Like Wellness Programs, Phones and Free Food to Control Your Life
  by Lambert Strether 6:25 am

• The Effectiveness of the Global Financial Safety Net Depends on the Tools and Shocks
  by Lambert Strether 5:55 am

April 25, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/25/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Global Climate Coalition: Documents Reveal How Secretive Fossil Fuel Lobby Group Manipulated UN Climate Programs
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 10:50 am

• Links 4/25/19
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Soaring Healthcare Costs Jeopardize Retirement In America
  by Yves Smith 1:08 am

• Promotions and the Peter Principle
  by Yves Smith 12:30 am

• Big Round of Applause for Moving Gift from NC Donor!
  by Yves Smith 12:05 am

April 24, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/24/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• How to Opt Out of Airport Face Scanning: Don’t Fly
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Links 4/24/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• NYC vs Another Fracked Gas Pipeline: Notes From Activists On The Ground
  by Yves Smith 3:51 am

• Department of Justice Indicts Two Drug Company Executives Over Opioid Sales; More to Come?
  by Yves Smith 2:34 am

• The Antitrust Case Against Facebook You Need to Know About
  by Yves Smith 12:37 am

• Bostonians: Be Sure to Stop by Our Meetup This Thursday, April 25; Meetups Coming in Milwaukee on Wed May 1 and Minneapolis on Thurs May 2
  by Yves Smith 12:02 am

April 23, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/23/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• The Great Deformation: Why Income Inequality Has Become Intractable
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 4/23/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• We’ve Endured Years of Bragging From Trump—What Would an American Trade ‘Victory’ Look Like?
  by Yves Smith 3:03 am

• A Way-Too-Early Look at Bernie Sanders’ VP Choices
  by Yves Smith 12:55 am

• Trump’s Iran Oil Market Gamble
  by Yves Smith 12:05 am

April 22, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/22/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Happy Earth Day 2019
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Links 4/22/19
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• New York City’s Newly Passed Green New Deal, Explained
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 5:55 am

• Boeing’s 737 Max Debacle: The Result of a Dangerously Pro-Automation Design Philosophy?
  by Yves Smith 1:40 am

• John Helmer: The Julian Assange Case Now Puts the US on Trial in a British Court – Is There a Get-Out-of-Jail Card for Assange?
  by Yves Smith 12:15 am

• Boston Meetup Reminder for This Thursday, April 25; Announcing Location for Wednesday May 1 Milwaukee Meetup (and Need RSVPs!), Minneapolis Meetup on for Thursday May 2
  by Yves Smith 12:03 am

April 21, 2019

• Judge Brian Morris Stymies New Trump Coal Sales on Federal Lands
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 11:25 am

• Links 4/21/19
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Bill Black: Faked Emissions May Send Volkswagen CEO to Prison
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 4:25 am

April 20, 2019

• Links 4/20/19
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Chevron and Exxon Say They Can Turn Around the Failed Finances of Fracking Industry
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:25 am

• Empire and Economics: The Long History of Debt Cancellation from Antiquity to Today
  by Yves Smith 1:01 am

April 19, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/19/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Is Trump for Detente or Militarism? – A Talk with Stephen Cohen
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 4/19/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• McKinsey: Doing God’s Work in Puerto Rico
  by Yves Smith 4:39 am

• Making American Schools Less Great Again
  by Yves Smith 12:58 am

• The Anti-Sanders Press Influenced the 2016 Primary. Will It Do the Same Again?
  by Yves Smith 12:05 am

• Meetup Reminders! Boston, This Thursday, April 25; Announcing Location for Minneapolis Meetup, Thursday May 2; Still Seeking Location for Milwaukee Meetup Wednesday May 1
  by Yves Smith 12:01 am

April 18, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/18/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Should “Mayor Pete” Buttigieg’s Small Donor Contribution Numbers Go Unchallenged?
  by Lambert Strether 1:55 pm

• Links 4/18/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Report: Going 100% Renewable Power Means a Lot of Dirty Mining
  by Yves Smith 3:43 am

• Embedded Internationalism: The Only Way to Fight the Global Oligarchy
  by Yves Smith 3:22 am

• Can Antitrust Law Rein in Facebook’s Data-Mining Profit Machine?
  by Yves Smith 2:09 am

April 17, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/17/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Greening Monetary Policy
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 4/17/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Festering Brexit
  by Yves Smith 6:44 am

• ‘The Greed of UnitedHealth Is Killing Americans’: Progressives Hit Back as Insurance CEO Bashes Medicare for All
  by Yves Smith 4:06 am

• Americans Have No Idea What “Freedom of the Press” Means
  by Yves Smith 12:34 am

April 16, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/16/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Why China’s Current Account Balance Approaches Zero
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 4/16/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Mourning Notre Dame
  by Yves Smith 4:00 am

• How to Win: Lessons from the Zad
  by Yves Smith 2:06 am

• Sanders Takes the Campaign Against CAP to Eleven
  by Yves Smith 12:36 am

April 15, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/15/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Framing “Climate Change”: Denialism vs. Exterminism
  by Lambert Strether 1:55 pm

• Links 4/15/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Hubert Horan: Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Nineteen: Uber’s IPO Prospectus Overstates Its 2018 Profit Improvement by $5 Billion
  by Yves Smith 6:36 am

• EU Plastics Ban: “Doesn’t Go Far Enough”
  by Lambert Strether 6:34 am

• Energy Equity: Bringing Solar Power to Low-Income Communities
  by Yves Smith 1:31 am

April 14, 2019

• Need Help With Venue for May 1 Milwaukee Meetup
  by Yves Smith 9:29 pm

• CalPERS Wastes Fund Assets on a Sham Investigation to Intimidate Board Members
  by Yves Smith 11:37 am

• Links 4/14/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• How Britain Unified Germany: Endogenous Trade costs and the Formation of a Customs Union
  by Lambert Strether 6:50 am

• Leaving NYC
  by Yves Smith 3:05 am

April 13, 2019

• Plastic Watch: Water Bottle Alert!
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 1:25 pm

• Links 4/13/19
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Daniel Ellsberg On Assange Arrest: The Beginning of the End For Press Freedom
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:50 am

April 12, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/12/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Assange Arrest and Extradition Round-Up
  by Lambert Strether 1:55 pm

• Links 4/12/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Where Are All the Bugs Going and What Can I Do About It?
  by Lambert Strether 6:45 am

• Warren’s Antitrust Proposal: Should We Break Up Big Tech, or Just Regulate It Better?
  by Yves Smith 12:41 am

• A Veblen Moment: Thorstein Veblen’s Lessons from the First Gilded Age Even More Relevant Today
  by Yves Smith 12:24 am

April 11, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/11/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Italy: How to Ruin a Country in Three Decades
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 4/11/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Brexit: Torygeddon?
  by Yves Smith 4:27 am

• Are You Biased Against Nuclear Power? Yup, Say Scientists
  by Yves Smith 12:51 am

• Gail Tverberg: The True Feasibility of Moving Away from Fossil Fuels
  by Yves Smith 12:22 am

• Reminder: Washington DC Meetup Tomorrow, Friday April 12 with Matt Stoller
  by Yves Smith 12:11 am

April 10, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/10/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• UK-Based Multinational Department Store Debenhams Collapses After 200 Years of Trading. Thank Private Equity
  by Yves Smith 1:52 pm

• MMT, Models, Multidisciplinarity
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 4/10/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Brexit: Mayhem
  by Yves Smith 5:36 am

• World Bank Financialization Strategy Serves Big Finance
  by Yves Smith 2:33 am

April 9, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/9/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Ukrainian Prosecutors: Why Doesn’t the U.S. Dept. of Justice Want Our Evidence on Democrats?
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 4/9/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• We Need to Stop the Overdiagnosis Disease. Step 1: Remove Vested Interests
  by Yves Smith 6:06 am

• Sacramento Teacher Strike Is a Warning to #RedForEd Movement Everywhere
  by Yves Smith 4:38 am

• The Return of la Marine
  by Yves Smith 2:07 am

April 8, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/8/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Right to Repair Initiatives Gain Support in US
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Links 4/8/19
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Climate Research Must Change to Help Communities Plan for the Future
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 5:55 am

• Brexit: Disintegration
  by Yves Smith 4:17 am

• Bill Black: Tom Friedman Just Noticed that the UK “Has Gone Mad”
  by Yves Smith 12:15 am

• Meetup Reminders: Washington, DC This Friday April 12 with Matt Stoller; Boston Thurs April 25; Milwaukee Wed May 1; Minneapolis Thurs May 2
  by Yves Smith 12:05 am

April 7, 2019

• Plastic Watch: 2.5 Trillion Dollar Annual Cost of Ocean Plastic Pollution
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Links 4/7/19
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Has Privatization Benefitted the Public?
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:25 am

April 6, 2019

• Links 4/6/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• New York Sues Big Pharma for Opioid Crisis
  by Yves Smith 3:54 am

• 3 Questions That ‘Created Havoc’ in Betsy DeVos’ Department of Education
  by Yves Smith 2:07 am

April 5, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/5/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Belief in Meritocracy Is Not Only False, It’s Bad for You
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 4/5/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• The Delphic Oracle Was Their Davos: A Four-Part Interview With Michael Hudson: A New “Reality Economics” Curriculum Is Needed (Part 4)
  by Yves Smith 6:00 am

• The Biggest Problem in the War on Cash
  by Yves Smith 3:56 am

• Put Bernie Sanders’ Face on Those Joe Biden Photos, Then Imagine What Party Leaders Would Be Saying
  by Yves Smith 2:09 am

April 4, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/4/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• The Media Endlessly Talks About Interest Rates—Are They Even an Effective Economic Tool at This Point?
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 4/4/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• The Delphic Oracle Was Their Davos: A Four-Part Interview With Michael Hudson: The Inherent Financial Instability in Western Civilization’s DNA (Part 3)
  by Yves Smith 6:10 am

• Brexit: Shambles
  by Yves Smith 5:58 am

• As GOP Deploys ‘Nuclear Option’, New Reports Detail Damage Done By Trump’s Far-Right Takeover of Judiciary
  by Yves Smith 2:56 am

• Confirming Upcoming Meetups: Washington, Friday April 12; Boston, Thurs April 25; Milwaukee Wed May 1; Minneapolis Thurs May 2
  by Yves Smith 12:52 am

April 3, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/3/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Yasha Levine: Respectable Racists
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 4/3/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• The Delphic Oracle Was Their Davos: A Four-Part Interview With Michael Hudson: Mixed Economies Today, Compared To Those Of Antiquity (Part 2)
  by Yves Smith 6:05 am

• Brexit: Pandemonium
  by Yves Smith 5:21 am

• Money Talks, Big Time: 1% Politics and the Scandals of A New Gilded Age
  by Yves Smith 1:12 am

April 2, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/2/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• World Bank Financializing Development
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 4/2/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• The Delphic Oracle Was Their Davos: A Four-Part Interview With Michael Hudson About His Forthcoming Book The Collapse of Antiquity (Part 1)
  by Yves Smith 6:30 am

• Yasha Levine: Silicon Valley and “Communication Weapons of War”
  by Yves Smith 5:06 am

• Brexit Brief
  by Yves Smith 4:53 am

• How American Recycling Is Changing Now that China Won’t Take It
  by Yves Smith 2:17 am

April 1, 2019

• More on Flood Control: The Missouri River, the Levees, and the Gavins Point and Spencer Dams
  by Lambert Strether 3:00 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/1/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 4/1/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• A New Constitution for the UK Needs ‘Rights of Nature’ at Its Heart
  by Lambert Strether 6:51 am

• The Brexit Bar
  by Yves Smith 2:50 am

• MMT Scholars’ Predictive and Policy Successes – Part A
  by Yves Smith 2:44 am