Monthly Archives: December 2023

December 31, 2023

• My New Year’s Resolutions
  by Lambert Strether 1:55 pm

• Links 12/31/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Book Review: Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Earthly Sounds
  by Lambert Strether 6:50 am

• Announcing Micro-Mini Fundraiser for Moderation Top-Up
  by Yves Smith 4:30 am

December 30, 2023

• Links 12/30/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• Michael Hudson: Neoliberalism, Industrial Capitalism, and the Rise of Debt
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• The Curious Joy of Being Wrong – Intellectual Humility Means Being Open to New Information and Willing to Change Your Mind
  by Yves Smith 1:26 am

December 29, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/29/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 12/29/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• 2022: The Year That Many Brits Learnt to Love Cash Again
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Because of Israel’s War Against Palestine, There Are No Innocent Ships at Sea
  by Yves Smith 6:18 am

December 28, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/28/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 12/28/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• India’s Russian Oil Imports Helped Prevent A Global Polycrisis
  by Yves Smith 3:57 am

• Huge Capital Investment Required for U.S. Electric Industry’s Decarbonization
  by Yves Smith 3:16 am

December 27, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/27/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 12/27/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Europe’s Bad China Bluff
  by Yves Smith 6:15 am

• Book Review: Antony Loewenstein, “The Palestine Laboratory” 
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

December 26, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/26/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Selfishness Cannot Be the Basis of Society
  by Yves Smith 9:01 am

• Links 12/26/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:58 am

• Honey Trap for Israelis and Americans in the Red Sea
  by Yves Smith 6:15 am

December 25, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler Christmas Day 2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 12/25/2023
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Book Review: Sally Denton and Roger Morris, “The Money and the Power” 
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Five Christmas Fashion Trends We Should Bring Back – And May Be Found in Your Wardrobe Already
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

December 24, 2023

• Links 12/24/2023
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Russian Trade Corridors Flourish Under Western Sanctions
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Brutal Occupation Underpins Class Inequality for Israelis and Palestinians 
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

• Holiday Schedule, Moderation Holiday (Not So Much), and Moderation Woes
  by Yves Smith 12:33 am

December 23, 2023

• Links 12/23/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• Being “Pro-American” Today Means Disaster for Latin America, with “Monroe Doctrine” Coming Back
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Breaking News: Chinese, Iranian and Indian Warships Are Now in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden
  by Yves Smith 12:20 am

December 22, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/22/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 12/22/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Definition of Madness: Peru and Ecuador Ask Washington to Come Up With a “Plan Colombia” 2.0 to Combat Drug Cartels
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Migrants Are Begging in Brooklyn Neighborhoods That Voted for Trump, Sparking Hostility and Help
  by Yves Smith 5:45 am

• How to Make Recyclable Plastics Out of CO2 to Slow Climate Change
  by Yves Smith 5:17 am

December 21, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/21/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• China Bans Exports of Rare Earth Tech as Critical Minerals Race Heats Up
  by Yves Smith 10:12 am

• Links 12/21/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Putin’s Admission Of Naivety About The West Signals His New Stance Towards Peace Talks
  by Yves Smith 5:39 am

• Renowned Political Scientist: Can We Really Save American Democracy?
  by Yves Smith 1:44 am

• In a Win for the Climate, Urban Speed Limits Are Dropping
  by Yves Smith 12:27 am

December 20, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/20/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Science on Trial, Part 1
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• World Bank Enables Private Capture of Profits, Public Resources
  by Yves Smith 9:18 am

• Links 12/20/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• US, Allies Opening New Front in Middle East With Escalation Against Houthis Over Shipping Lanes
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• This Generation’s Problem: Climate Chaos
  by Yves Smith 1:55 am

December 19, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/19/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Israel’s Latest Weapon Against Palestine Is Egypt’s Debt
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 12/19/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• Is It Time To Embrace Geoengineering?
  by Yves Smith 6:58 am

• Australia’s Central Bank Governor Discusses Possibility of Retailers Charging People for Paying in Cash
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Is Neoliberalism Really Dead? Or Does It Live on Like a Zombie?
  by Yves Smith 6:31 am

December 18, 2023

• Both the Flu and RSV Are Airborne Aerosols, Just Like Covid (So CDC and “Droplet Dogma” Are Wrong Yet Again)
  by Lambert Strether 6:00 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/18/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 12/18/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• ‘This Should Be a National Scandal’: Medicare Advantage Plans Using AI for Denials
  by Lambert Strether 6:45 am

• As Russia Signals It Can Achieve Maximalist Aims in Ukraine, How Would Russia Manage Kiev and Western Ukraine?
  by Yves Smith 6:28 am

• We Are Seventeen Years Old
  by Yves Smith 6:25 am

December 17, 2023

• The Trouble with Nouns
  by Lambert Strether 1:55 pm

• Links 12/17/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• As Foundation for ‘Excited Delirium’ Testimony by Police Cracks, Fallout Spreads
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

December 16, 2023

• Links 12/16/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• The No-State Solution Becomes More and More Real as Israel’s Permanent Nakba Continues
  by Yves Smith 6:43 am

• Yanis Varoufakis: Europe’s 15-Year Slump
  by Yves Smith 6:26 am

December 15, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/15/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Western Policymakers Are Panicking Because There Was No Plan B if the Counteroffensive Failed
  by Yves Smith 9:48 am

• Links 12/15/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Who Is Luis Caputo, Argentina’s New Economy Minister (Who Is Already Making the Economy Scream)?
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Hungary Vetos €50 Billion EU Funding Package for Ukraine; Fuming EU Leaders Promise Workaround, but How?
  by Yves Smith 6:25 am

• CDC’s Weak and Vague N95 Guidelines Endanger Health Workers, Conflict with Cal/OSHA Standards
  by Yves Smith 5:20 am

December 14, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/14/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Keep Capitalism Out of Conservation
  by Yves Smith 9:46 am

• Links 12/14/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Self-Driving Cars Hit the Wall
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Russia’s Goal “Conquering Ukraine”, Say Western Media. Not So, Say Experts
  by Yves Smith 5:49 am

• Getting Serious About Halting Israeli Genocide
  by Yves Smith 2:00 am

December 13, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/13/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Rich Nations, IMF Deepen World Stagnation
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 12/13/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Ukraine Flails as Proxy/Coalition War Scheme Comes Apart
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Lack of Trust Between the US and Türkiye Sees Same Sticking Points Derailing Sweden’s NATO Bid
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Replacing Kamala Harris
  by Yves Smith 5:06 am

December 12, 2023

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

• Big Meat and Dairy Delegates Triple at COP28
  by Yves Smith 10:00 am

• Links 12/12/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Google Loses on Every Count in Play Store Antitrust Suit by Epic Games
  by Yves Smith 6:52 am

• Amid Mushrooming Wars and Other Global Crises, the WEF’s Corporate Takeover of the UN Continues Apace
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Russia and Gaza: “One War, One Election At a Time” – One Step Forward for National Liberation, Two Steps Back
  by Yves Smith 5:56 am

December 11, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/11/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 12/11/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Is China’s Economy Collapsing? Economic War! Michael Hudson & Richard D. Wolff
  by Yves Smith 6:50 am

• What Is the US up to in Azerbaijan? 
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Free Expression and Self-Censorship on Campus
  by Yves Smith 5:26 am

• Could Two Working-Class Candidates Return Nebraska and West Virginia to Their Roots?
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

December 10, 2023

• Links 12/10/2023
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Why Does Germany Continue to Self-Destruct?
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• America’s War for the Greater Middle East (Continued)
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

December 9, 2023

• Links 12/9/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Iran President Raisi Asks President Putin To Support Gaza Action – Putin Is Evasive for the Moment
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• “No NATO” for Ukraine, Ukrainian Politician Says
  by Yves Smith 6:51 am

December 8, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/8/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Myanmar’s Instability Deepens as the World Watches Silently
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 12/8/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Texas v. Pfizer Alleges Extensive Misrepresentations About Covid Vaccine Efficacy, Censorship of Critics
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Venezuela Takes a Step Closer to War With US
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Matt Taibbi – CTI Files #4: The Hamilton 68 Connection (or Russiagate Never Dies)
  by Yves Smith 6:00 am

December 7, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/7/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Tips Tricks Dampen Delivery Worker Celebration of New $18-an-Hour Wage
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 12/7/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• The Debate Over Restricting Immigration
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Plastic Is Here to Stay. Can It Be Made More Sustainably?
  by Yves Smith 5:21 am

• ‘A Sick Joke’: Six Ways of Looking at a COP
  by Yves Smith 1:07 am

December 6, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/6/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Big Cons: How Consulting Firms Undermine Governments and Corporations
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

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

• Patents and Intellectual Property in Biomedical Science: A History in Two Tales
  by Yves Smith 6:50 am

• Why True Democratic Systems Are Incompatible with Class-Based Orders…..Like Capitalism
  by Yves Smith 6:21 am

• Russia’s Ideology Is Now National Liberation of the World From the US Empire, With an Assist From Patriarch Kirill
  by Yves Smith 5:38 am

December 5, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/5/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Is It Time to Tax Ultra-Processed Foods Because of the Massive Harm That They Do to Society?
  by Yves Smith 9:24 am

• Links 12/5/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• Pfizer and BioNTech Are Suing Poland Over Its Refusal to Pay for More COVID-19 Vaccines. Are They Also Suing Hungary?
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Elections Won’t Fix What Ails the West
  by Yves Smith 6:25 am

• Is American Banking Safe? You Might Not Like The Answer from Two Fed Veterans
  by Yves Smith 5:20 am

December 4, 2023

• CDC Director Cohen Must Reject HICPAC’s Shoddily Evidenced, Unreviewable, Statistically Invalid, Non-Performing, Conflicted, and Un-Peer-Reviewed Infection Control “Guidance”
  by Lambert Strether 4:25 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/4/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 12/4/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• EU and US Ukraine Funding Even More in Doubt as War Effort Falters
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Evidence – And an Explanation – For the Recent Surge in Inflation Inequality
  by Lambert Strether 6:50 am

• NATO/West or Global Majority? Unipolar Destruction or Multipolar Development? The World Must Choose
  by Yves Smith 6:30 am

December 3, 2023

• The Etymologies of Capital, Capitalist, and Capitalism: A Brief Sketch
  by Lambert Strether 3:55 pm

• Links 12/3/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• FTC Chief Gears Up for a Showdown With Private Equity
  by Lambert Strether 6:45 am

December 2, 2023

• Links 12/2/2023
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• The Pentagon Fails Its Audit Again—and Again and Again and Again and Again and Again
  by Yves Smith 2:46 am

• Yanis Varoufakis: “As Bombs Are Raining Down on Gaza Again, It Is No Longer About Hamas or Netanyahu. It Is About OUR Humanity Being Tested”
  by Yves Smith 2:00 am

December 1, 2023

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/1/2023
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Solving the Climate Crisis Means Ending Our Addiction to Economic Growth
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 12/1/2023
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• The Drums of War Are Growing Louder in South America
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• The Dutch Earthquake
  by Yves Smith 5:10 am