Monthly Archives: September 2023

September 30, 2023

• Links 9/30/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Everyone Versus Google: Will Big Tech Be Held Accountable?
  by Yves Smith 5:29 am

• Human Prehistory: How Can We Understand the Passage of Time?
  by Yves Smith 12:10 am

September 29, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/29/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• The Neoclassical Growth of China
  by Yves Smith 9:54 am

• Links 9/29/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• IM Doc on the Corruption of Public Health and the Breakdown of Medical Practice in the US
  by Yves Smith 6:47 am

• As India-Five Eyes Relations Sour, US Ratings Agency Moody’s Takes Aim at India’s Aadhaar Digital ID System
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Kick Start or Kick Over — Can The US Defeat Russia in the Lithium Battery War?
  by Yves Smith 5:28 am

September 28, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/28/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• $100 Oil Is Bad For The Economy (And For OPEC+)
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 9/28/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• The State of Antitrust and the FTC’s Case Against Amazon
  by Yves Smith 6:01 am

• US Home Insurers Are Leaving Climate Risk Areas. We Need Affordable Housing Now
  by Yves Smith 4:17 am

• Too Late to Not Nominate Biden
  by Yves Smith 12:39 am

September 27, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/27/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Deceit Pays Dividends: How CEO Lies Can Boost Stock Ratings and Fool Even Respected Financial Analysts
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 9/27/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations
  by Yves Smith 6:47 am

• Consulting Ethics: McKinsey Pays Additional $230 Million Opioid Settlement, Bringing Total to $870 Million
  by Yves Smith 6:36 am

• FCC Chair Confirms Plan to Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules Eviscerated Under Trump
  by Yves Smith 5:01 am

September 26, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/26/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Fracking Fallout: Is America’s Drinking Water Safe?
  by Yves Smith 10:12 am

• Links 9/26/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Original Sin: How the Weak Legal Foundations of NATO Make Negotiations With Russia Virtually Impossible
  by Yves Smith 6:52 am

• Back to Business As Usual: The US Is Once Again Vigorously Stirring the Pot in Its Own “Backyard”
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• US Surveillance Firm’s Charm Offensive to UK Councils and Police Forces
  by Yves Smith 4:41 am

September 25, 2023

• Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo: A Conservative Assault on the Administrative State
  by Lambert Strether 3:25 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/25/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 9/25/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Quelle Surprise! Bank Too Big to Fail Problem Not Solved as Lobbyists Scheme to Make It Worse
  by Yves Smith 5:21 am

• Forward-Looking Labor Supply Responses to Changes in Pension Wealth
  by Lambert Strether 5:20 am

• Summits Mark Rapidly Changing World Order
  by Yves Smith 2:02 am

September 24, 2023

• Five Cute Videos of Dogs Swimming (Plus One Cat (Plus One Human))
  by Lambert Strether 3:25 pm

• Links 9/24/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• How Will Rural Americans Fare During Medicaid Unwinding? Experts Fear They’re on Their Own
  by Lambert Strether 6:50 am

September 23, 2023

• Links 9/23/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Poland Hinted That Germany Is To Blame For Its Dispute With Ukraine
  by Yves Smith 4:58 am

• Artificial Intelligence: Profit Versus Freedom
  by Yves Smith 4:44 am

September 22, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/22/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Hot Temperatures: A New Player in Housing Markets
  by Yves Smith 10:08 am

• Links 9/22/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• The Coming Ukraine Collapse and the “Rebuilding” Headfake
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• A Valuable Lesson from Mexico: AMLO Government Cancels Extortionate Public-Private Partnerships for 9 Public Hospitals
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Will ‘Poor Man’s Cocaine’ Fuel the Next U.S. Drug Crisis?
  by Yves Smith 3:52 am

September 21, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/21/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Doing the Marriage Thing Again
  by Yves Smith 10:49 am

• Links 9/21/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Poland & Ukraine Have Plunged Into A Full-Blown Political Crisis With No End In Sight
  by Yves Smith 6:45 am

• When Authorities Believe Their Citizens Will Become Dangerous…
  by Yves Smith 6:40 am

• Some States Fighting Medicare Plan to Require Minimum Staffing in Nursing Homes
  by Yves Smith 6:35 am

September 20, 2023

• Countdown!
  by Yves Smith 6:15 pm

• Closing Hours of the 2023 Fundraiser, Help Hit Our New Donor and $ Targets!
  by Yves Smith 2:15 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/20/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• How the Fed Created the Post-2008 Global Safety Net for Banks
  by Yves Smith 12:52 pm

• House GOP Unveils Budget With Trillions in Cuts to Medicaid, Food Benefits, and More
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 9/20/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:58 am

• Procrastinators of the World, Unite! Last Day, Last Chance for Our 2023 Fundraiser!
  by Yves Smith 6:56 am

• Dangerous Scramble for Renewable Energy Resources
  by Yves Smith 6:08 am

• The Rise of Alternative for Germany: Who Are Its Supporters and Examining the Fascism Question
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

September 19, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/19/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Bloomberg Details How Unqualified CalPERS Chief Investment Officer Nicole Musicco Floundered Before Sudden Exit; Sports Focus Raises Specter of Possible Conflicts of Interest
  by Yves Smith 10:48 am

• Links 9/19/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Announcing Second SOS “Double Your Donations” Challenge!
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Ukrainian Ambassador to Mexico Loses Plot After Russian Military Takes Part in Mexico’s Independence Day Parade
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Save Billions or Stick With Humira? Drug Brokers Engage in Blatant Price Gouging as FTC Investigates and Some Health Plans Rebel
  by Yves Smith 6:06 am

• Iran’s Latest Move Brings A New Nuclear Deal With The U.S. Closer
  by Yves Smith 5:33 am

September 18, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/18/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• The Intercept’s Latest Leak Might Deal Irreparable Damage to Pakistani-Chinese Relations
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 9/18/2023
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• IM Doc: What Does Naked Capitalism Mean to Me?
  by Yves Smith 6:52 am

• CalPERS Chief Investment Officer Nicole Musicco Resigns Abruptly, Intensifying CalPERS’ Senior Staffing Instability
  by Yves Smith 6:50 am

• Bravo! Met Our Sixth Goal, On to Our Seventh: More Original Reporting
  by Yves Smith 6:49 am

• California Democrats Double Down on Efforts to Involuntarily Commit the Homeless
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Social Security Overpays Billions to People, Many on Disability. Then It Demands the Money Back
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

September 17, 2023

• SOS “Double Your Donations” Challenge
  by Yves Smith 9:25 pm

• Bravo! Met Our Fifth Goal, and on to the Sixth: Expanding Our Reach
  by Yves Smith 4:20 pm

• Links 9/17/2023
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• “We Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled Programming for This Important Announcement”
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• The War in Ukraine Helps Advance the Great EU Neoliberal Project 
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Russia and Iran Are On The Same Page Regarding Armenia
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

September 16, 2023

• Links 9/16/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Satyajit Das: Why You Should Support Naked Capitalism’s “Imagined Community” (More Powerful Than That Might Sound!)
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• The Resumption Of US Military Activity In Niger Puts France On The Strategic Backfoot
  by Yves Smith 5:33 am

• How Public Pianos Decorated by Artists Came to Dot Portland’s Streets and Parks
  by Yves Smith 5:17 am

September 15, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/15/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Bravo! Met Our Fourth Goal, On to Our Fifth: Karōshi Prevention
  by Yves Smith 12:49 pm

• ‘This Is Our Defining Moment’: UAW Launches Historic Strikes Against Big Three Automakers
  by Yves Smith 11:28 am

• Links 9/15/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Announcing the 2023 Harry Shearer and Friends “Double Your Donation” Challenge!
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Good News in War FOR Cash: Use of Cash in UK Grows for First Time in 10 years
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Davos Man Says ‘Total Transparency’ For You
  by Yves Smith 6:07 am

• The Rise and Fall of Signaling and Performativity
  by Yves Smith 6:00 am

September 14, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/14/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• The Lehman Disaster and Why It Matters Today
  by Yves Smith 10:30 am

• Conor Gallagher: Naked Capitalism – Journalism, the Good Old Fashioned Way
  by Yves Smith 7:40 am

• Links 9/14/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• The Walls Are Closing In on Joe Biden
  by Yves Smith 6:22 am

• As More Patients E-mail Doctors, Health Systems Start Charging Fees (and Using AI for Responses)
  by Yves Smith 6:17 am

• Cost Of Living Crisis Threatens EU Energy Transition
  by Yves Smith 5:47 am

September 13, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/13/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Yanis Varoufakis: TECHNOFEUDALISM – What Killed Capitalism
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 9/13/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• DJG, Reality Czar: Help Naked Capitalism Keep Spoiling You
  by Yves Smith 6:31 am

• On Not Thinking Like a Liberal in the 21st Century
  by Yves Smith 6:30 am

• The Reported Russian-North Korean Military Deal Is All About Geostrategic Balancing
  by Yves Smith 5:53 am

• The South China Sea’s Resource Wars
  by Yves Smith 5:22 am

September 12, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/12/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• In Search of Safer Shelters: The Challenges of Replicating Nature
  by Yves Smith 11:02 am

• Links 9/12/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• New 2023 Double Your Donations Challenge!
  by Yves Smith 6:58 am

• G20 and World Bank Reaffirm Their Commitment to Harnessing Power of “Digital Public Infrastructure” (DPI)
  by Nick Corbishley 6:47 am

• How Shareholder Value Fixation Turns AI and Robotics into a Recipe for Failure
  by Yves Smith 6:45 am

• At What Level Will Saudi Arabia And Russia Stop Pushing Oil Prices Higher?
  by Yves Smith 6:39 am

• Bravo! Hit Third Fundraiser Target, On to the Fourth: Guest Bloggers
  by Yves Smith 1:48 am

September 11, 2023

• 15 Dad Jokes that Are Actually Funny
  by Lambert Strether 3:55 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/11/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 9/11/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Erasmus: I Want YOU to Support Our Online Treasure
  by Yves Smith 6:30 am

• Has the West Closed All Its Project Ukraine Exits?
  by Yves Smith 6:15 am

• When Credibility Is Not Enough: Fiscal Dominance, Monetary Policy, and Exchange Rates in Early Modern Venice
  by Lambert Strether 6:00 am

• A Sign that the West Is Having to Compete for Emerging Economy Loyalty? Long Overdue Progress on Africa-Instigated International Tax Reform
  by Yves Smith 2:35 am

September 10, 2023

• Six Tips for a Good Night’s Sleep
  by Lambert Strether 3:25 pm

• Links 9/10/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Fundraiser Special! Come Get Your Naked Capitalism Songbooks!
  by Yves Smith 6:35 am

• “Unrealized Losses” on Securities Held by Banks, Oh Dearie, the Whole Schmear: +8%, to $558 Billion
  by Lambert Strether 6:30 am

September 9, 2023

• Links 9/9/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• The Pentagon is the Elephant In the Climate Activist Room
  by Yves Smith 6:33 am

• WaPo Reported That Ukrainians Are Distrustful of the West & Flirting With a Ceasefire
  by Yves Smith 6:07 am

• Stephen: Naked Capitalism – Your Torch Through the Media Murk
  by Yves Smith 2:47 am

September 8, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/8/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Amid Steep Global Bird Declines, Farmers Create Refuges
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 9/8/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• IBM Reneges On Its Post-George Floyd Pledge to Abandon Facial Recognition Business
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Will It Be Socialism or Barbarism for the Twenty-First Century?
  by Yves Smith 6:15 am

• My Favorite Recession Indicator: The Next Recession Moves Further Out of Sight
  by Yves Smith 5:56 am

• The Rev Kev: World Leaders Want You to Give to Naked Capitalism
  by Yves Smith 5:23 am

• Kudos! Met Our Second Target! On to the Third: Continuing Expanded News Coverage
  by Yves Smith 5:22 am

September 7, 2023

• After Much Effort, New Naked Capitalism Payment Option: Clover, in Addition to PayPal
  by Yves Smith 7:00 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/7/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• How 9/11 Bred a “War on Terror” on Steroids
  by Yves Smith 11:28 am

• Hooray! Met First Goal, Now on to the Second: Supporting the Commentariat
  by Yves Smith 10:08 am

• Links 9/7/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Announcing the Tremendous Trio “Double Your Donations” Challenge!
  by Yves Smith 6:45 am

• Desperately Seeking Entertainment
  by Yves Smith 6:40 am

• Emerging Economies Face Prospect of Worse Than 1970s-1980s Wave of Financial Crises
  by Yves Smith 5:58 am

• Is Intellectual Property Turning into a Knowledge Monopoly?
  by Yves Smith 4:54 am

• Michael Hudson: Naked Capitalism – Your Guide, Philosopher, and Friend in Times of Crisis
  by Yves Smith 4:00 am

September 6, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/6/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• I Posed as a Private Jet Customer. This Is What I Was Told About Emissions
  by Yves Smith 10:18 am

• Links 9/6/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Income Share Agreements for Higher Education Get a Rebrand
  by Conor Gallagher 6:45 am

• Georgia RICO Filing Against 61 Stop Cop City Activists Criminalizes Protest
  by Yves Smith 6:40 am

• KLG: What Naked Capitalism Means to Me
  by Yves Smith 5:50 am

• Productive and Unproductive Crises
  by Yves Smith 5:39 am

September 5, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/5/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• BMW: Gasoline Car Ban Poses “Imminent Risk” To European Automakers
  by Yves Smith 11:00 am

• Links 9/5/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• Could Mexico Hold the Key to Hedging the Global Economy’s Dependence on the Panama Canal?
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Global Biodiversity Panel Warns Humans’ Introduction of Invasive Species Threatens Nature, Food Security
  by Yves Smith 6:35 am

• End of the War, End of US Exceptionalism
  by Yves Smith 5:36 am

September 4, 2023

• Naked Capitalism Fundraiser 2023: Finding New Footholds as the Fissures Widen
  by Yves Smith 7:35 pm

• Fundraiser 2023: What We Did for You in the Past Year
  by Yves Smith 7:32 pm

• Links 9/4/2023
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Who’s Afraid of an Alternative for Germany? 
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• The Ancient Patterns of Migration
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

• The Arrest of Igor Kolomoysky Consolidates US Influence Over Zelensky Ahead of Likely Elections
  by Yves Smith 3:58 am

September 3, 2023

• Links 9/3/2023
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Europe and the Law of Holes 
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• As Hydrogen Projects Accelerate, Fears Mount About Environmental Impacts
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

September 2, 2023

• Links 9/2/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Further Thoughts on Sweden’s Pandemic Response
  by Yves Smith 6:37 am

• Jobs Are Up, Wages Less So – and Lower Purchasing Power Could Still Lead the US into a Recession
  by Yves Smith 6:20 am

September 1, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/1/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• How Economists Distorted Economic Theory to Help Big Companies Get Bigger
  by Yves Smith 10:15 am

• Links 9/1/2023
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Spain’s Defence Minister Comes to Defence of EU Chief “Diplomat” Josep Borrell in War of Words With Russia That Borrell Initiated
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• “Core Services” Inflation Jumps to 2nd Worst Since 1985, “Non-Housing Services” Are Red Hot. Fed’s Job Far from Done
  by Yves Smith 5:35 am

• Indonesia’s Wait-And-See Approach Towards Joining BRICS
  by Yves Smith 4:52 am