Monthly Archives: August 2024

August 31, 2024

• Michael Hudson: Debt, Economic Collapse and the Ancient World
  by Yves Smith 8:04 am

• Links 8/31/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• The Problem with AI
  by Yves Smith 3:56 am

August 30, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/30/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 8/30/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Cash Stuffing Gains Ground: Gen Z Is Using Cash More Than Millennials in UK, New Survey Reveals
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Beijing and Washington Clash Over Russia Sanctions
  by Yves Smith 4:35 am

• Holiday Weekend Coverage
  by Yves Smith 2:47 am

August 29, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/29/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 8/29/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Rob Urie: Kamala Harris is the New Face Being Put on America’s Wars
  by Yves Smith 6:00 am

• Activists Link Climate Change, Gaza in a Campaign Targeting Citigroup
  by Yves Smith 4:28 am

• Why Poverty Reduction Under Capitalism Is a Myth
  by Yves Smith 3:09 am

August 28, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/28/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Global Poverty Grows as Super-Rich Get Richer Faster
  by Yves Smith 10:01 am

• Links 8/28/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Peer Review: What Does It Really Mean Today?
  by Yves Smith 6:22 am

• On the Distortions and Distractions of the Democratic National Circus
  by Yves Smith 6:10 am

• Why People Stay After Local Economies Collapse − A Story of Home Among the Ghosts of Shuttered Steel Mills
  by Yves Smith 5:48 am

August 27, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/27/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Fog of War and Narrative, Israel and Hezbollah Attacks Edition
  by Yves Smith 11:31 am

• Links 8/27/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Three Amigos No More? US and Canada Warn of Dire Economic Consequences if Mexico Persists With Judicial Reforms
  by Nick Corbishley 6:46 am

• The Rising Democratic Threat of “Hopeful Militarism”
  by Yves Smith 5:55 am

• Michael Hudson: Forgiveness, Foreclosure, & Christianity
  by Yves Smith 2:45 am

August 26, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/26/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Interview: The Emerging Ethics of Innovative Brain Research
  by Lambert Strether 9:55 am

• Links 8/26/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Former Ambassador Chas Freeman: Possible Disintegration of Civilian Government at Year End
  by Yves Smith 6:50 am

• Why US Belligerence Towards Russia Is Likely to Continue No Matter Who Is President
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• The Rate Cuts Powell Dangled in Front of Markets May Slam into Inflationary Fiscal & Economic Policies of Whoever Is in the White House Next Year
  by Yves Smith 5:44 am

August 25, 2024

• A Stern Note to Readers
  by Yves Smith 10:00 pm

• The Chokepoint: A Ubiquitous and Powerful Tool for Strategic Analysis
  by Lambert Strether 5:20 pm

• Links 8/25/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• eSportswashing: How the Youth Gaming Market Is Being Targeted by Major Climate Polluters
  by Lambert Strether 6:50 am

August 24, 2024

• Beyond Leviathan: What Is the State & the Challenge To Transcend It?
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 8/24/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Kamala’s Failed Opportunity
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

August 23, 2024

• Kennedy Suspends Campaign, Endorses Trump
  by Lambert Strether 3:24 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/23/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• The Geography and Determinants of ‘New Work’ in the United States
  by Lambert Strether 9:55 am

• Links 8/23/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• US & NATO Allies Are Considering Taking Over State-Owned Argentine Arms Manufacturer to Bolster Munitions for Ukraine
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Gift Card Scams Generate Billions for Fraudsters and Industry as Regulators Fail to Protect Consumers − How One Fell into the ‘Fear Bubble’
  by Yves Smith 5:36 am

August 22, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/22/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• The Death of the Engineer CEO: Evidence that Short-Termism and Financialization Had Become Ascendant
  by Yves Smith 9:59 am

• Links 8/22/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Patient Underwent One Surgery but Was Billed for Two. Even After Being Sued, She Refused To Pay
  by Yves Smith 6:49 am

• The DNC Fiddles While the World Burns
  by Yves Smith 2:00 am

• Who Invented Syntax?
  by Yves Smith 12:37 am

August 21, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/21/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• “No One Has a Right to Limited Liability”
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 8/21/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Kamala’s National Security Adviser Points to Continuation of Biden’s Russia Policy
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Can Plastic Waste Be Transformed Into Food for Humans?
  by Yves Smith 5:55 am

• State Greenlights NYC Evicting More Migrant Families From Shelters
  by Yves Smith 5:42 am

August 20, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/20/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• What Should You Do to Prepare for the Climate Change Storm?
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 8/20/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• In His Last 40 Days in Office, Mexico’s President Lopéz Obrador Pushes Ahead With Plans to Ban Open Pit Mining
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Robots and Wage Polarisation
  by Yves Smith 5:59 am

• The Status of Europe’s Autonomous Movements
  by Yves Smith 5:56 am

August 19, 2024

• Mpox (“Monkeypox”) Round-Up: History, Wastewater, R0, and Is It Airborne? (Yes)
  by Lambert Strether 4:25 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/19/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 8/19/2024
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Washington Post Report on Russia-Ukraine Negotiation to End Energy System Attacks: An Admission of Russian Long-Term Weakness or More Complex Calcuation?
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Tyson Foods Is Being Investigated by the USDA
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

• Class Traitors Casey and Calley Means Describe How Big Food and Big Pharma Knowingly Make Americans Unhealthy to Tucker
  by Yves Smith 12:39 am

August 18, 2024

• Links 8/18/2024
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• The US Strategy in the Black Sea Region Is Falling Apart
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• In Praise of the Weird
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

August 17, 2024

• Links 8/17/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Home Improvement
  by Yves Smith 3:29 am

• Zombie Wells: A $280 Billion Problem the U.S. Can’t Ignore
  by Yves Smith 3:05 am

August 16, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/16/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Inside Conservative Activist Leonard Leo’s Long Campaign To Gut Planned Parenthood
  by Yves Smith 9:57 am

• Links 8/16/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Western Media Finally Begin Warning About the Dark Side of Digital Identity… in China
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Benchmarking the Coming Democratic Convention Protests in Chicago
  by Yves Smith 3:51 am

• Confronting Low Fertility Rates and Population Decline
  by Yves Smith 2:53 am

August 15, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/15/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• The Rat Race for Research Funding Delays Scientific Progress
  by Yves Smith 11:01 am

• Links 8/15/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Americans Love Free Speech, Survey Finds − Until They Realize Everyone Else Has It, Too
  by Yves Smith 3:49 am

• Saving in Itself Is Merely Negative
  by Yves Smith 3:13 am

• US Defense Firms Reluctant to Cooperate with Ukraine Due to Safety, Corruption
  by Yves Smith 2:29 am

August 14, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/14/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Culture Clash: What 14 Million Images Tell Us About Times A-Changin’
  by Yves Smith 9:59 am

• Links 8/14/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Reflections on the War on Work as a War on Workers
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• FDA Rejects MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD Treatment – A Drug Researcher Explains the Challenges Psychedelics Face
  by Yves Smith 6:53 am

• America Needs Intel Economically and Politically—But Is It Too Late?
  by Yves Smith 3:16 am

August 13, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/13/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Capitalism, Mass Anger, and 2024 Elections
  by Yves Smith 10:07 am

• Links 8/13/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Wave of ATM Bombings in “Cash-Addicted” Germany Prompts Calls for Fewer ATMs and Less Use of Cash
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Are We Headed for All-Out War in the Middle East?
  by Yves Smith 5:00 am

• East Harlem ‘Passive House’ Apartment Complex is the Nation’s Biggest Ultra-Green Development Yet
  by Yves Smith 4:50 am

August 12, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/12/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• The Effect of AI Adoption on Jobs: Evidence from US Commuting Zones
  by Lambert Strether 9:55 am

• Links 8/12/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Lina Khan’s FTC Gears Up to Go After Algorithmic Black Boxes Governing Workers’ Lives, but It Might Be Running Out of Time
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Forty Percent of Biden IRA Manufacturing Projects Behind Schedule or Paused
  by Yves Smith 5:55 am

• The Myanmar Mess
  by Yves Smith 12:42 am

August 11, 2024

• Mask Bans Slowly Spread [cough, cough] in States and Localities
  by Lambert Strether 4:25 pm

• Links 8/11/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Between Optimism and Despair: The Messy Middle Paths Through Climate Breakdown
  by Lambert Strether 6:50 am

August 10, 2024

• The Problem with Pronatalism: Pushing Baby Booms to Boost Economic Growth Amounts to a Ponzi Scheme
  by Yves Smith 10:07 am

• Links 8/10/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• ‘Corporate Greed Is Out of Control’: Warren Slams Kroger’s AI Pricing Scheme
  by Yves Smith 4:14 am

August 9, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/9/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• US Deploys Pathetic Wizard of Oz Messaging Strategy to Pretend It Can Influence Iran Conflict Trajectory
  by Yves Smith 11:10 am

• Links 8/9/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Why Did US Quietly Reverse Its Decision to Unilaterally Recognise Venezuela’s Opposition Candidate As President?
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• The Irrationality of Markets
  by Yves Smith 6:10 am

• Department of Pre-Crime, TSA Edition
  by Yves Smith 6:00 am

August 8, 2024

• Eight Reasons Mask Bans Are Beyond Stupid
  by Lambert Strether 4:25 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/8/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Book Review: You Talking to Me? How Human Language Evolved
  by Lambert Strether 9:55 am

• Links 8/8/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Satyajit Das: The Middle East’s A Dance of Death – Part 3: Spillover
  by Yves Smith 5:38 am

• World-Ending Maneuvers? Inside the Nuclear-Weapons Lobby Today
  by Yves Smith 1:50 am

August 7, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/7/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 8/7/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Democrats’ VP Choice Tim Walz Has a History of Working on the Side of Monied Interests Against Workers
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Electric Vehicle Revolution Stalls, Leaving Metal Markets in Limbo
  by Yves Smith 5:33 am

• Satyajit Das: The Middle East’s Dance of Death – Part 2: Fallout
  by Yves Smith 5:00 am

• What’s Wrong and Right with Project 2025
  by Yves Smith 1:02 am

August 6, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/6/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• “How Does OpenAI Survive?”
  by Yves Smith 10:16 am

• Links 8/6/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• What Is the Milei Government Doing With Argentina’s Gold?
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Climate Change and Hard Labor: The Rising Toll on Outdoor Workers
  by Yves Smith 6:25 am

• Despite the Recession-Emergency-Rate-Cut Buffoonery, the Services Sector Expands Strongly on Growth in New Orders & Employment. Inflation Pressures Still On
  by Yves Smith 6:15 am

August 5, 2024

• Insects: Apocalypse Soon?
  by Lambert Strether 3:55 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/5/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 8/5/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Hoisted from Comments: Is Intel Going Down the Boeing Path?
  by Yves Smith 6:00 am

• Satyajit Das: The Middle East’s Dance of Death – Part 1: Deluge
  by Yves Smith 5:55 am

• The Growing Conservative Backlash Against Carbon Capture and Storage
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

August 4, 2024

• Links 8/4/2024
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Why Is the EU Upping the Pressure on Meloni in Italy? 
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Urgent Care or ER? With ‘One-Stop Shop,’ Hospitals Offer Both Under Same Roof
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

August 3, 2024

• Links 8/3/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Uncovering Dark Oxygen: Deep-Sea Discovery Challenges Scientific Assumptions
  by Yves Smith 6:16 am

• The Shocking Truth Behind the End of Financial Colonialism
  by Yves Smith 6:03 am

August 2, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/2/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Eyepopping Factory Construction Boom in the US Reaches New Highs Amid Big Corporate & Strategic Rethink
  by Yves Smith 10:29 am

• Links 8/2/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Israel: Armageddon?
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Could Russia Become First G-20 Economy to Launch a Full-Fledged Central Bank Digital Currency?
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Ninety Pre-Election Days in Two Charts
  by Yves Smith 3:12 am

August 1, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/1/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Wildfires Can Create Their Own Weather, Further Spreading the Flames − An Atmospheric Scientist Explains How
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 8/1/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• How Kamala Harris Sold Out Struggling Homeowners to Save Banks in 2012 and Then Lied About It
  by Yves Smith 6:10 am

• Michael Hudson & Jill Stein: Israel Just Crossed Hezbollah And Iran’s Red Line: WWIII Looms
  by Yves Smith 4:25 am

• Repaying Bank Loans Destroys Money
  by Yves Smith 2:41 am