Monthly Archives: September 2024

September 30, 2024

• Hurricane Helene Hits Hard in North Carolina, a Swing State
  by Lambert Strether 5:25 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/30/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 9/30/2024
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• The $10 Million Eric Adams Is Charged With Stealing Speaks to a Vaster Plot
  by Yves Smith 5:55 am

• The Pentagon Goes to School
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

• Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson: West’s Colossal Failure: Peace Summit in Switzerland, US Decline, Rise of BRICS
  by Yves Smith 12:25 am

September 29, 2024

• Links 9/29/2024
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Rethinking US Foreign Policy for a Multipolar World
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Brown Bananas, Crowded Ports, Empty Shelves: What to Expect if There’s a Big Dockworkers Strike in the US
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

September 28, 2024

• UPDATED: Hezbollah Confirms Nasrallah Is Dead; Netanyahu Condemned Over Massive Beirut Bombing
  by Yves Smith 8:03 am

• Links 9/28/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• TaxCast on Green Laundering, Combatting Big Corporate Tax Dodging with Joseph Stiglitz, EU Competition Minister Margrethe Vesterger
  by Yves Smith 3:21 am

September 27, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/27/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Fall Fashion’s Economic Forecast
  by Yves Smith 9:57 am

• Links 9/27/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Quelle Surprise: Ecuador’s US-Born President, Daniel Noboa, Plans to Scrap Constitutional Ban on Foreign Military Bases
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Is It Climate Change or Genocide?
  by Yves Smith 4:08 am

• Progressives Sound Alarm as Harris Courts Crypto Industry
  by Yves Smith 2:33 am

September 26, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/26/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Desperate-Looking Biden Administration Attempt to Get 21-Day Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire
  by Yves Smith 12:00 pm

• Links 9/26/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• CBO: GOP Social Security Plan Would Cut Benefits by Thousands, Not Extend Solvency
  by Yves Smith 5:02 am

• The Challenge of Preserving Good Data in the Age of AI
  by Yves Smith 4:17 am

• Indian Foreign Minister Throws Cold Water on the Idea of a BRICS Currency
  by Yves Smith 2:58 am

September 25, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/25/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Diet-Related Diseases Are the No. 1 Cause of Death in the US – Yet Many Doctors Receive Little to No Nutrition Education in Med School
  by Yves Smith 10:26 am

• Links 9/25/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Who Holds All These US Treasuries? Update on the Investors in the Ballooning US National Debt in Q2
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• How Cities Run Dry
  by Yves Smith 6:36 am

• What Is a “Fair” Drug Price?
  by Yves Smith 6:18 am

September 24, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/24/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Fog of (Dis)Information in Escalating Israel-Lebanon Conflict
  by Yves Smith 12:00 pm

• Links 9/24/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• China and Mexico Seek to Deepen Cooperation As Bilateral Trade Surges to Record Levels
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Days After Rate Cut, S&P’s Flash PMI Sees Rising Inflation and Exhorts the Fed to “Move Cautiously” with “Further Rate Cuts”
  by Yves Smith 5:55 am

• Closing the Health Gap: How Chronic Illness Drives Health Inequality Early On
  by Yves Smith 5:50 am

September 23, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/23/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Big Ag’s Road to Brazil
  by Lambert Strether 9:55 am

• Links 9/23/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• The Fed’s Reactive-Looking Half-Point Rate Cut
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Atlanticism or Sovereignty? Fight in Germany Continues With Latest State Election
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Cheapflation and the Rise of Inflation Inequality in 2021-2023
  by Yves Smith 4:27 am

September 22, 2024

• Fauci “Shares Insights on His Career” and the (On-Going) Covid Pandemic
  by Lambert Strether 4:25 pm

• Links 9/22/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Russian and Western Nuclear Industries Remain Interdependent
  by Lambert Strether 6:50 am

September 21, 2024

• BRICS and De-Dollarization: An Alternative or Potential Disaster?
  by Yves Smith 8:28 am

• Links 9/21/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• An American Coup?
  by Yves Smith 4:41 am

September 20, 2024

• Countdown!
  by Yves Smith 6:30 pm

• Down to the Wire for 2024 Fundraiser, Help Hit Our New Donor and $ Targets!
  by Yves Smith 2:05 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/20/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• How the “Rules-Based International Order” Uses Humanitarianism to Turn Refugees Into Disposable Migrant Labor
  by Conor Gallagher 9:30 am

• Links 9/20/2024
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Are Europe’s Too-Big-To-Fail Banks About to Get Even Bigger?
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Procrastinators of the World, Unite! Last Day, Last Chance for Our 2024 Fundraiser!
  by Yves Smith 6:00 am

• Why the Cost of Water for Poor Black Detroit Voters May Be Key to Kamala Harris Winning – Or Losing – Michigan
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

• Elon Musk and Tesla Shape America’s Future. But Problems Run Deeper Than Tweets.
  by Yves Smith 3:19 am

September 19, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/19/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• The Commentariat: Living in the Material World
  by Lambert Strether 10:30 am

• Assassination Attempt No. 2 in a Land That Worships the God of Violence
  by Yves Smith 10:24 am

• Links 9/19/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Big Oil to Benefit From Biden’s Carbon Capture Tax Credits: Report
  by Yves Smith 4:27 am

• ‘The Data on Extreme Human Ageing Is Rotten from the Inside Out’ – Ig Nobel Winner Saul Justin Newman
  by Yves Smith 4:10 am

• Epic Floods Are Wreaking Havoc from Africa to Asia to Europe
  by Yves Smith 3:04 am

September 18, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/18/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• KLG: The Commentariat – Why Naked Capitalism is Essential
  by Yves Smith 10:30 am

• ‘An Act of Terror’: Israel Behind Pager Explosions That Killed 11, Wounded Thousands
  by Yves Smith 10:03 am

• Links 9/18/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• The West’s Blunders Help Fuel Russia’s Far East Development 
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

• Announcing Our Biggest Ever Double Your Donations Challenge!
  by Yves Smith 3:00 am

• Mind the Science: Saving Your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry
  by Yves Smith 2:53 am

• Why is Modern Monetary Theory So Important?
  by Yves Smith 2:29 am

September 17, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/17/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Local Decline and Populism
  by Yves Smith 9:58 am

• Conor Gallagher: Naked Capitalism – The Story Behind the Story
  by Conor Gallagher 9:30 am

• Links 9/17/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• Google Wallet Unveils Plans to Develop a New Digital ID System By Digitising US Passports
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• What Does ‘Recyclable’ Really Mean?
  by Yves Smith 5:55 am

• Can the UN Save Palestine from US-Israeli Genocide?
  by Yves Smith 2:43 am

September 16, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/16/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• On the Second Trump Assassination Attempt: What We Know So Far
  by Lambert Strether 10:55 am

• Vicky Cookies: Naked Capitalism – One of the Few Worthwhile Things
  by Yves Smith 9:35 am

• Links 9/16/2024
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Boeing Faces Cash Crunch and Ratings Downgrade as Machinists Union Goes on Strike
  by Yves Smith 6:52 am

• Revolutionize Global Water Access
  by Yves Smith 5:38 am

• Hooray! Met Our Sixth Goal, On to Our Seventh: More Original Reporting
  by Yves Smith 5:15 am

• We’re Getting Sick of Noise Pollution
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

September 15, 2024

• Mark Ames: Why Finance Is Too Important to Leave to Larry Summers
  by Yves Smith 10:34 am

• Links 9/15/2024
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• The EU Retreats Further into a World of Self-Delusion 
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Harris Can’t Embrace Billionaires if She Wants to Win
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

September 14, 2024

• Kudos! Met Our Fifth Goal, and on to the Sixth: Expanding Our Reach
  by Yves Smith 11:03 am

• Fundraiser Special! Come Get This Year’s Naked Capitalism Songbook!
  by Lambert Strether 10:45 am

• Links 9/14/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Announcing Our New Small Donation “Double Your Donations” Challenge
  by Yves Smith 2:30 am

• Is US Policy Saving the Dollar or Destroying It?
  by Yves Smith 2:28 am

• Compost Co-Op: Recycling the Discarded
  by Yves Smith 1:00 am

September 13, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/13/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Ambrit: Zeitgeist Report from the Heartland
  by Yves Smith 11:45 am

• The First Year of Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Is Mired in Red Tape
  by Yves Smith 9:58 am

• Links 9/13/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• No Country for Old Men (or Women): Pensioners in Argentina Bear Brunt of Milei’s Hardcore Austerity
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Can We Afford the Welfare State?
  by Yves Smith 4:53 am

• Rajiv Sethi: On Models, Markets, and Disagreement
  by Yves Smith 4:42 am

September 12, 2024

• Why Must Humans Compete for Electric Power with AI Bullshit Generators Programmed by Ritual Incantations?
  by Lambert Strether 4:55 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/12/2024
  by Lambert Strether 12:23 pm

• Albrt: Naked Capitalism – a Home for the Heterodox
  by Yves Smith 10:55 am

• Announcing a Second 2024 “Double Your Donations” Challenge!
  by Yves Smith 10:45 am

• The Rise of the Science Sleuths
  by Lambert Strether 9:55 am

• Links 9/12/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Kentucky Retirement Systems Plaintiffs Battle With Yet More Efforts by KKR and Blackstone to Delay or Prevent Discovery
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Putin Calls for Sanctions Revenge, Threatens to Cap Uranium Exports
  by Yves Smith 3:14 am

September 11, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/11/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• The Rev Kev: And Now for Something Completely Different
  by Yves Smith 11:00 am

• Official US Poverty Rate Declined in 2023, but More People Faced Economic Hardship
  by Yves Smith 9:57 am

• Links 9/11/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• How Extensive is the Privatization of Security?
  by Yves Smith 6:58 am

• No Solid Scientific Basis for Degrowth
  by Yves Smith 6:44 am

• A Short Overview of Making Colonial Empires by European Powers from the Time of the Vienna Congress up to WWI (1815−1914)
  by Yves Smith 6:05 am

• Hooray! Met Our Fourth Goal, On to Our Fifth: Karōshi Prevention
  by Yves Smith 2:35 am

September 10, 2024

• A Dilly in Philly: Kamala v. Trump Presidential Debate Live Blog
  by Lambert Strether 8:30 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/10/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Thomas Neuburger: 5G War, or Why You Need Naked Capitalism
  by Yves Smith 11:00 am

• First Russia-China Barter Trade May Come This Autumn, Sources Say
  by Yves Smith 10:29 am

• Links 9/10/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• The Myth That the US is Rapidly Approaching Bankruptcy
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Another Regime Change Operation Begins to Fizzle in Venezuela, As Opposition Leader Flees to Spain
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• How Corporate News Has Tried to Numb Americans to the Horrors in Gaza
  by Yves Smith 5:56 am

• Kudos! Hit Third Fundraiser Target, On to the Fourth: Guest Bloggers
  by Yves Smith 2:53 am

September 9, 2024

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

• Announcing Our 2024 “Double Your Donations” Challenge!
  by Yves Smith 11:00 am

• Russia’s Prosecution of the War in Ukraine: Can It Square the Circle of Probable Boundary Conditions?
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Religion Matters for Economic Growth through Various Channels
  by Lambert Strether 9:54 am

• Links 9/9/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Polish Foreign Minister Volunteers Country to Fight Russia
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Where Can We Live? The Homeless Crisis in America
  by Yves Smith 3:01 am

September 8, 2024

• Dick Cheney is a Horrible Human Being, and His Endorsement Should Be Seen as a Negative
  by Lambert Strether 4:25 pm

• Naked Capitalism: An Invaluable Lifeline During a Pandemic of Misdirection by Our Elite
  by Yves Smith 12:00 pm

• A Failed Attempt at Market Manipulation
  by Lambert Strether 9:55 am

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

• Yippee! Met Our Second Target! On to the Third: Continuing Expanded News Coverage
  by Yves Smith 2:50 am

September 7, 2024

• Nick Corbishley: Naked Capitalism – Uncomfortable Truths and Dissenting Views in an Age of Rising Censorship
  by Nick Corbishley 11:00 am

• Links 9/7/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Richard Wolff: The Decline of the U.S. Empire – Where Is It Taking Us All?
  by Yves Smith 6:48 am

• Israel: 11 Months of War Have Battered the Country’s Economy
  by Yves Smith 6:28 am

September 6, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/6/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Rob Urie: When Markets Crash and Wars Rage, Naked Capitalism is Here to Inform
  by Yves Smith 11:00 am

• Satyajit Das: New Asian Cinematic Obsessions
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

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

• First Sweden, Now Brazil: Digital Crime is Exploding in Two of the World’s Most Cashless Economies
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Shake Up Global Markets
  by Yves Smith 2:52 am

• Who Wants to Kill and Die for the American Empire?
  by Yves Smith 1:07 am

September 5, 2024

• Book Review: Anthony Bourdain’s “Kitchen Confidential”
  by Lambert Strether 4:25 pm

• Hooray! Met First Goal Quickly, Now on to the Second: Supporting the Commentariat
  by Yves Smith 2:02 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/5/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Matt Stoller: Naked Capitalism – A Lighthouse for Our Morality and a Community to Be Reckoned With
  by Yves Smith 11:00 am

• Is the Labor Market “Normalizing?” What Even Is “Normal?”
  by Lambert Strether 9:55 am

• Links 9/5/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• BRICS Considers Mutual Settlements Similar to the Early EU
  by Yves Smith 4:35 am

• The Persistent Human Costs of Deindustrialization: Lessons from the Collapse of the British Coal Industry
  by Yves Smith 4:13 am

September 4, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/4/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Naked Capitalism Fundraiser 2024: Your Sanity Guide as Leaders Live Dangerously
  by Yves Smith 12:03 pm

• Fundraiser 2024: What We Did for You in the Past Year
  by Yves Smith 12:02 pm

• Biden, Harris, and the Brutal Truth of Dead Hostages in Gaza
  by Yves Smith 9:38 am

• What’s Next for Germany After Sunday’s Elections Show Major Backlash Against Status Quo? 
  by Conor Gallagher 9:00 am

• Links 9/4/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• Wall Street Journal Tries to Analyze Not-Great Data on US Immigration, Generating Reader Pushback
  by Yves Smith 6:15 am

• Bloodletting in Semiconductor Stocks Kicks Off September: Nvidia -11.7% Regular & Late Trading, Stock Market Cap Drops by Half a Tesla
  by Yves Smith 4:04 am

September 3, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/3/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Who Are the Global Super-Rich of Tomorrow? We Interviewed Teens at One of the World’s Most Expensive Schools to Find Out
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 9/3/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• China Urges US to Give Up Monroe Doctrine, As Washington Intensifies Its Meddling in Latin America
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Naked Capitalism’s Skunk Party Manifesto Finds a Home in the New Kentucky Party
  by Yves Smith 6:00 am

• This Labor Day, Working Families’ Earned Social Security Benefits Are at Risk
  by Yves Smith 5:56 am

September 2, 2024

• Will There Be a General Strike on May Day, 2028?
  by Lambert Strether 4:25 pm

• Links 9/2/2024
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• The Stupid Price Gouging Discourse
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

September 1, 2024

• Links 9/1/2024
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• How Responsible Is the Rental Housing Cartel for the Explosion in Homelessness? 
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• 5 Lessons From Ancient Civilizations for Keeping Homes Cool in Hot, Dry Climates
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am