Monthly Archives: June 2019

June 30, 2019

• Design Genius Jony Ive Leaves Apple, Leaving Behind Crapified Products That Cannot Be Repaired
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 12:25 pm

• Links 6/30/19
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Taxcast: The Corporate Tax Haven Index, Solving the World’s Broken Tax System
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 4:55 am

June 29, 2019

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

• How a Central Asian Business Empire Dines Out on British Secrecy
  by Lambert Strether 2:25 am

• Are Cryptocurrencies the First Crack in the Wall to Regulate Facebook?
  by Yves Smith 12:14 am

June 28, 2019

• A Look at the Poor People’s Campaign: Theology and Ideology
  by Lambert Strether 2:25 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/28/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

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

• Where Brexit Goes, the Law Shall Follow
  by Lambert Strether 4:55 am

• Five Things We Found In The FDA’s Hidden Device Database
  by Lambert Strether 1:55 am

June 27, 2019

• Live Blog: Democrat Presidential Primary Debate #2 in Miami (Second Night)
  by Lambert Strether 8:30 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/27/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

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

• Private Equity and “Institutional” Investor Owned U.K. Utility Engaged in Massive Fraud, Regulatory Evasions, Worker Coercion, Caused “Catastrophic” Environmental Damage
  by Clive 5:55 am

• Robert Reich: Here’s Why We Need to Break Up Big Tech
  by Lambert Strether 4:55 am

• Brexit: Impacts and Prospects
  by Lambert Strether 2:55 am

June 26, 2019

• Live Blog: Democrat Presidential Primary Debate #1 in Miami (First Night)
  by Lambert Strether 8:30 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/26/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Cheat Sheet for Tonight and Tomorrow’s Democrat Presidential Debates
  by Lambert Strether 1:25 pm

• Links 6/26/19
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• How Judges Kill: Sealing Corporate Records Showing Destructive Behavior Based on Dubious “Trade Secret” Claims
  by Yves Smith 3:18 am

• Health Care Price Transparency: Fool’s Gold, or Real Money in Your Pocket?
  by Yves Smith 1:56 am

• The Individual Costs of Occupational Decline
  by Yves Smith 1:29 am

June 25, 2019

• Book Review: John Patrick Leary’s “Keywords: The New Language of Capitalism”
  by Lambert Strether 6:25 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/25/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• “Convenience” for Whom?
  by Lambert Strether 11:25 am

• Lawrence Wilkerson: Trump Is Deepening the ‘Economic War’ Against Iran
  by Yves Smith 7:19 am

• Links 6/25/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Are Economists Blocking Progress on Climate Change?
  by Yves Smith 12:53 am

• Why Public Schools’ Best Days Could Be Ahead of Us
  by Yves Smith 12:42 am

June 24, 2019

• AI, Drones, Empathy, Alienation, and the Gig Economy
  by Lambert Strether 4:55 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/24/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Book Review: Stephanie Jones-Rogers’ “They Were Her Property”
  by Lambert Strether 11:55 am

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

• Former Shale Gas CEO Says Fracking Revolution Has Been ‘A Disaster’ For Drillers, Investors
  by Lambert Strether 1:55 am

• The Sham of Shareholder Capitalism
  by Yves Smith 1:11 am

June 23, 2019

• Victory Gardens in the World Wars (and in the Neoliberal Era)
  by Lambert Strether 2:55 pm

• Links 6/23/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Wolf Richter: Bring on Higher Oil Prices: They’ll Boost the US Economy. Powell Sees it Too. A New Experience for the US
  by Lambert Strether 3:55 am

June 22, 2019

• Links 6/22/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• 1 In 6 Insured Hospital Patients Get A Surprise Bill For Out-Of-Network Care
  by Lambert Strether 3:55 am

• Trade Wars in the Global Value Chain Era
  by Yves Smith 12:31 am

June 21, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/21/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Last Hurrah in NYC! Free Books, Free Drinks, Other Giveaways, and Good Conversation! Please Come by on Sunday June 23
  by Yves Smith 12:00 pm

• Place-Based Economic Conditions and the Geography of the Opioid Overdose Crisis
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 6/21/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Brexit: Sleepwalking
  by Yves Smith 3:46 am

• What Is a ‘Climate Refugee’ and How Many Are There?
  by Yves Smith 3:15 am

• The Two-State Solution Is Dead. Bloodbath Next?
  by Yves Smith 3:00 am

June 20, 2019

• Facebook’s New Libra Digital Currency, Trust Issues (Many), and Sovereignty
  by Lambert Strether 2:25 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/20/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 6/20/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Citizens Assembly: Towards a Politics of Considered Judgement’
  by Lambert Strether 5:55 am

• These Statistics Show Why the Status Quo Is Failing Most Americans
  by Yves Smith 3:24 am

• Whether It’s the New NAFTA or the Old NAFTA, It Serves the 1 Percent
  by Yves Smith 1:19 am

June 19, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/19/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Miracle Life Support Machine ECMO Makes Heroic Rescues — And Leaves Patients In Limbo
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

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

• California’s Solar Energy Problem
  by Yves Smith 2:02 am

• America’s Suicide Epidemic
  by Yves Smith 1:13 am

• How Italy Could Save the Euro
  by Yves Smith 12:27 am

June 18, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/18/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Boeing Sells 0 Planes on First Day of Paris Air Show v. 123 for Airbus, Yet Boeing Still Pushing for More Weakening of FAA Standards Via Greater Use of Computer Testing
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

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

• The Question NBC’s Debate Moderators Should Ask Elizabeth Warren on #MedicareForAll
  by Lambert Strether 4:25 am

• Still No Minimum Wage Bill – Not Because Of Trump Or McTurtle – Because Of Pelosi And Hoyer And Their Blue Dogs
  by Yves Smith 1:17 am

• Bad Loans Still Too High at Eurozone Banks, ECB Warns
  by Yves Smith 12:38 am

June 17, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/17/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Take a Walk on the Wild Side: Two Hours Spent Weekly in Nature Improves Health
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Why Is CalPERS Still So Afraid of Elisabeth Bourqui?
  by Yves Smith 9:23 am

• Links 6/17/19
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Adani is Cleared to Start Digging its Coal Mine – Six Key Questions Answered
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:25 am

• The Inverted Yield Curve
  by Yves Smith 4:36 am

• Don’t Miss Free Books, Good Company, Plus Other Giveaways at Our NYC Open House Next Sunday June 23
  by Yves Smith 4:35 am

June 16, 2019

• Climate Change: Saving Coral Reefs
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 11:25 am

• Links 6/16/19
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• US Poised to Approve Shipping LNG by Rail for Export With No New Safety Rules
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 5:55 am

June 15, 2019

• Links 6/15/19
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Food Security: Largest Animal Epidemic in History Is Due to Industrial Farming
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 5:55 am

• Economic Growth: A Short History of a Controversial Idea
  by Yves Smith 1:40 am

June 14, 2019

• Book Review: Chris Arnade’s “Dignity”
  by Lambert Strether 4:25 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/14/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Grenfell Tower Fire: A (Non-)Progress Report
  by Lambert Strether 11:25 am

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

• Michael Hudson: Trump’s Trade Threats Are Really Cold War 2.0
  by Lambert Strether 4:55 am

• Conservative Economists Embrace Adam Smith as a Hero — But Many Scholars Say His Legacy Has Been Distorted
  by Lambert Strether 3:55 am

June 13, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/13/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Climate Change: Judge Allows New York’s Martin Act Lawsuit Against Exxon to Proceed
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

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

• Breakfast of Champions: New Tests Reveal Unsafe Levels of Glyphosate in Children’s Cereals
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:50 am

• Leaked Messages Confirm: Imprisonment of Brazil’s Lula da Silva was Politically Motivated
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 5:25 am

• Adding to Planetary Alarm Bells, Top US Finance Official Warns Climate Crisis a Recipe for Global Economic Collapse
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 4:25 am

June 12, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/12/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Mitigating “Plant Blindness” through a Photographing a Community Garden
  by Lambert Strether 11:55 am

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

• Take the (Night) Train
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:50 am

• Why Boeing May Never Recover From Its 737 Debacle
  by Lambert Strether 5:25 am

• Wolf Richter: Global Semiconductor Sales Plunge 24% from Peak, Deepest % Plunge since Financial Crisis, Deepest $ Plunge Ever. Here’s Why
  by Lambert Strether 3:25 am

• Hope to See You at Our Cleveland Meetup Tonight or Our Chicago Meetup Tomorrow
  by Yves Smith 12:16 am

June 11, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/11/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Revealed: Americans Care More About Social Needs Than Deficits
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

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

• Forget Lower Jobs Growth, The Number of People Who’ve Stopped Looking for Work Is Much More Worrisome
  by Yves Smith 5:47 am

• Australia Is at War With Itself Over China
  by Yves Smith 12:31 am

• Charter Schools Are a Major Dividing Line for the 2020 Democratic Candidates—Education Fights in Pennsylvania Point the Way
  by Yves Smith 12:20 am

June 10, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/10/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Midwest Flooding and Climate Change
  by Lambert Strether 12:25 pm

• Links 6/10/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• The Poor Who Are Not With Us
  by Yves Smith 5:19 am

• Why Some CEOs Figure ‘Medicare For All’ Is Good For Business
  by Lambert Strether 4:55 am

• Is Geoengineering the Answer to the Climate Crisis?
  by Yves Smith 2:04 am

• NC Open House/House Cleaning in NYC Sunday 6/23 With Book Giveaways, Other Goodies
  by Yves Smith 1:07 am

June 9, 2019

• Midwest Flooding, the Corn and Soy Crops, and Knock-On Effects
  by Lambert Strether 3:25 pm

• Links 6/9/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Identity, Beliefs, and Political Conflict
  by Lambert Strether 1:55 am

• Meetups This Week! Hope to See You in Cleveland This Wed or in Chicago This Thursday
  by Yves Smith 1:08 am

June 8, 2019

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

• It’s Time to Stop Calling Natural Gas a ‘Bridge Fuel’ to a Safe Climate, Says New Report
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 5:55 am

• China-Russia Partnership Threatens US Global Hegemony
  by Yves Smith 1:56 am

June 7, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/7/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• More Mangroves: Protecting Tropical Coastal Areas from Cyclone Damage
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Links 6/7/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Eight Reasons Why Inequality Ruins the Economy
  by Yves Smith 3:47 am

• As Developing Countries Reject Plastic Waste Exports, Wealthy Nations Seek Solutions
  by Yves Smith 1:54 am

• Seventeen Ways to Think About the Finance Curse
  by Yves Smith 12:02 am

June 6, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/6/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Richard Murphy: For MMT (Long and Wonkish)
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

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

• Protecting Yourself from Amazon Violating Your Air Rights and Privacy by Drone Trespassing
  by Yves Smith 4:30 am

• Chinese Embargo Threats Ring Hollow—the Reason Why Lies in Rare Earths
  by Yves Smith 4:11 am

• $1 Trillion: The Cost Of Climate Change For Corporations
  by Yves Smith 3:23 am

June 5, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/5/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• The Economic Cost of Devastating Hurricanes and Other Extreme Weather Events Is Even Worse Than We Thought
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 6/5/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Brexit Dithering
  by Yves Smith 3:39 am

• A Bernie Sanders Narrative for Seniors
  by Yves Smith 1:08 am

• Does Japan Do MMT?
  by Yves Smith 12:32 am

June 4, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/4/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Privacy Watch: US Visa Applicants Must Provide Social Media Details
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

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

• FANGMAN Stocks Crushed by Potential “Unprecedented, Wide-Ranging Probe” into Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon
  by Yves Smith 6:38 am

• Analysis: Why Alexa’s Bedside Manner Is Bad For Health Care
  by Yves Smith 6:08 am

• Could Air Travel Become an Early Casualty of Climate Change?
  by Yves Smith 5:44 am

June 3, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/3/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Consumers Are Changing But Perhaps Not How You Think
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Links 6/3/19
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• St. Louis Fed Study Shows Rising Level of Financial Desperation Among the Poor, Hidden by Aggregates
  by Yves Smith 5:55 am

• ‘Gatekeeper Mentality’ of DCCC Blacklist Adding to Divisions Within Democratic Party
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 5:55 am

• Michael Klare: US Plans to Muscle Up for “Great Power” Conflict With China
  by Yves Smith 12:40 am

June 2, 2019

• War on Cash: UK Cash Deserts
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Links 6/2/19
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Ecological Importance and Human Rights Be Damned, Trump Admin Says Fossil Fuel Pillaging in Arctic Refuge Coming Soon
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 3:55 am

June 1, 2019

• Links 6/1/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• The Intergenerational Effects of a Large Wealth Shock: Evidence from the US Civil War
  by Yves Smith 3:21 am

• Why Democratic Presidential Candidates May Have to Choose Between Teacher Pay Raises and Charter Schools
  by Yves Smith 2:44 am