Monthly Archives: December 2024

December 24, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler Christmas Eve 2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 12/25/2024 Christmas Day
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Links 12/24/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• With Help From NAFTA 2.0, US Strikes Brutal Blow Against Mexican Food Sovereignty, Health and Global Biodiversity
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Israelis Invade Syria: Who Will Stop Israel?
  by Yves Smith 5:50 am

December 23, 2024

• CDC’s Research Program on Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs) Minimizes Airborne Transmission
  by Lambert Strether 5:25 pm

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

• Links 12/23/2024
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Climate Change Is Making Plants Less Nutritious − That Could Already Be Hurting Animals That Are Grazers
  by Conor Gallagher 4:00 am

December 22, 2024

• Holiday Schedule and Moderation Holiday
  by Yves Smith 12:12 pm

• Link 12/22/2024
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• The US Embrace of Incarceration for the Homeless Is a Win-Win for the Plutocrats
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Anora: A Refreshingly Radical Depiction of Sex Work on Film
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

December 21, 2024

• Links 12/21/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• The Demand and Supply of Hate
  by Yves Smith 5:18 am

• Michael Hudson: Foreward on Schurtz’s Origins of Money
  by Yves Smith 4:23 am

December 20, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/20/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Post Cold War Geopolitics Worse for Global South
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 12/20/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• The US Just Opened Its Biggest Embassy in… Mexico, Amid Souring Relations Between the Two Countries
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Wall Street Journal on Men With “Crack Cocaine” Level Addiction to Crypto and Options Betting
  by Yves Smith 5:54 am

• Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts Expire Soon − Study Shows They Made Income Inequality Worse and Especially Hurt Black Americans
  by Yves Smith 1:39 am

December 19, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/19/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• What Happens When Trump’s “Negotiations” Over Ukraine Quickly Hit the Wall?
  by Yves Smith 11:28 am

• Links 12/19/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Montana Supreme Court Upholds Historic Youth Climate Lawsuit Win
  by Yves Smith 6:23 am

• Political Distrust and the Populist Alt-View Trap
  by Yves Smith 5:30 am

• China’s Push for 7% Growth Faces Big Challenges
  by Yves Smith 1:24 am

December 18, 2024

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

• The Destructive Legacy of Failed Aquaculture
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 12/18/2024
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• A Tale of Two Pandemics
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Elite College Antitrust Lawsuit Digs into Violation of Exemption via Preferring the Rich
  by Yves Smith 6:53 am

• Trump’s Picks for Top Health Jobs Not Just Team of Rivals but ‘Team of Opponents’
  by Yves Smith 3:33 am

December 17, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/17/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Tom Neuburger: Why CEOs and the Very Rich Should Receive Enhanced Protection
  by Yves Smith 9:09 am

• Links 12/17/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• History Repeats in Catalonia, As Rent Strike Begins
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• From Marine Reserve to Military Base: Washington and Ecuador’s Quiet Plans for the Galapagos Islands
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• It Is Possible to Have a Flat Tax, or to Have Democracy, but Not Both
  by Yves Smith 5:50 am

• Rebooting Antitrust’s Economic Theory to Focus on Social Welfare
  by Yves Smith 4:57 am

December 16, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/16/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Misperceptions and Demand For Democracy under Authoritarianism
  by Lambert Strether 12:27 pm

• Links 12/16/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• The US Is Left Out in the Cold as China and Russia Develop Arctic 
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Zeitgeist Watch: Wall Street Journal Readers Criticize Article Defending Illegal Immigration Because Employers
  by Yves Smith 5:54 am

• Why Population Aging Demands Looking Beyond Chronological Age
  by Yves Smith 4:44 am

December 15, 2024

• Game of Drones: “Watch the Skies!”
  by Lambert Strether 4:55 pm

• Links 12/15/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Taint Rural California Drinking Water, Far From Known Sources
  by Lambert Strether 6:50 am

December 14, 2024

• Links 12/14/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Tom Neuburger: The Media’s Bizarre Treatment of the Mangione Case
  by Yves Smith 5:40 am

• The Democratic Party Faces Its Day of Reckoning
  by Yves Smith 4:28 am

December 13, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/13/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• NYC Mayor Adams Trying to Wriggle Free from Sanctuary City Restrictions; Has “Same Desire” as Trump Border Czar
  by Yves Smith 10:02 am

• Links 12/13/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• First Year of Javier Milei’s Economic “Miracle”: Plunging Inflation, Surging Poverty, Rising Inequality and Slumping Industry
  by Nick Corbishley 6:44 am

• “Anti-Western or Non-Western? The Nuanced Geopolitics of BRICS”
  by Yves Smith 5:50 am

• A Heart Attack and Stroke Drug That Saves Lives Exists—But American Patients May Be Left Behind by Profit-Driven Healthcare
  by Yves Smith 4:46 am

December 12, 2024

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

• Warren Bill Would Stop Companies From Placing Shareholder Paydays Over Worker Rights
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

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

• “Russia Dodged a Bullet by Wisely Choosing Not To Ally With the Now-Defeated Resistance Axis”
  by Yves Smith 6:45 am

• Unveiling the Antarctic ‘Plastisphere’, a Unique and Potentially Hazardous New Ecosystem – New Research
  by Yves Smith 2:07 am

• The Increasing Cost of Buying American
  by Yves Smith 1:15 am

December 11, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/11/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• The Collapse of Syria, BRICS, and Wishful Thinking
  by Yves Smith 11:00 am

• Links 12/11/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Did Türkiye Win the Battle, But Lose the War? 
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• In the Trump Administration Crosshairs: Cell Phone Radiation
  by Yves Smith 5:19 am

• Should the NYC Council Revisit Airbnb Restrictions? Rival City Hall Rallies Fight it Out.
  by Yves Smith 1:03 am

December 10, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/10/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• “The Next Crash Could Be Much Bigger Than the Last Two”
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 12/10/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• Rob Urie: Politics by Other Means, Health Insurance Industry Edition
  by Yves Smith 6:58 am

• Good News & Bad News in UK: Cash Use Continues to Rebound As Government Unveils Digital ID Plans for “Pubs and Clubs”
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Political Turmoil in France Could Worsen Europe’s Energy Problems
  by Yves Smith 6:12 am

December 9, 2024

• Police State Implications of “The Adjuster’s” Assassination of UnitedHealth’s CEO [with UPDATE]
  by Lambert Strether 4:25 pm

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

• Links 12/9/2024
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Syrian Refugees: Where and What of Over 11 Million Who Have Fled?
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Can Europe Afford Its Energy Transition?
  by Yves Smith 5:04 am

• Access to PPE, a Critical Tool in Fighting Bird Flu, Is Mixed Across Dairy-Producing States, Records Show
  by Conor Gallagher 4:00 am

December 8, 2024

• Links 12/8/2024
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Could Chinese Control Over Strategic Minerals Coupled with US Corruption Cripple the Sputtering US War Machine? 
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

• Cities Made Differently: Try Imagining Another Urban Existence
  by Conor Gallagher 4:00 am

December 7, 2024

• Links 12/7/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Larry Johnson and Your Humble Blogger Discuss Propaganda, Ukraine, and Other Hot Topics
  by Yves Smith 4:26 am

• “Time for Truthful Narratives on Immigration”
  by Yves Smith 3:58 am

December 6, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/6/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Trump, Tariffs, Exchange Rates, and the Strong Dollar Problem: The Message of Elections in the US and Japan
  by Yves Smith 11:09 am

• Links 12/6/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• “Bad Neighbour, Worse Trade Partner”: Would Mexico Be Better Off Without Canada?
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Why Did the French Government Fall and What Happens Next?
  by Yves Smith 5:50 am

• Data Centers Are Sending Global Electricity Demand Soaring
  by Yves Smith 5:20 am

December 5, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/5/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Murder and Social Murder: The Case of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson
  by Yves Smith 10:03 am

• Links 12/5/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• How Right-Wing Media Is Like Improv Theater
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Experiencing Natural Disasters Increases Partisan Disagreement on Climate Change
  by Yves Smith 6:30 am

• NATO Pledges Urgent Support for Ukraine’s Battered Infrastructure
  by Yves Smith 3:51 am

December 4, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/4/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Geoengineering Could Alter Global Climate. Should It?
  by Yves Smith 11:08 am

• Links 12/4/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Politics and Medicine, Medicine and Politics
  by Yves Smith 5:47 am

• Affordability of Long-Term Care Systems in Times of Rapid Population Ageing
  by Yves Smith 5:20 am

• Truce in Lebanon: Can Diplomacy Rise from the Ruins?
  by Yves Smith 1:12 am

December 3, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/3/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Wall Street Journal Tries “Recovery Finally Underway” Office Space Patter as Securitized Office Mortgage Delinquencies Hit a New Post-Crisis High of 10.4%
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 12/3/2024
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Is Fear of Hybrid War With Russia Making Cash Great (Or At Least, Necessary) Again in Europe?
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Trump Threatens BRICS Countries With 100% Tariffs if They Ditch the Dollar
  by Yves Smith 5:55 am

• Self-Censorship and the Ad Hominem Inference
  by Yves Smith 12:43 am

December 2, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/1/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Make America Healthy Again: An Unconventional Movement That May Have Found Its Moment
  by Lambert Strether 10:35 am

• Links 12/2/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Erdogan Backstabs His Way Into Center of Middle East Conflict
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

• Nissan in Crisis, “12 or 14 Months to Survive,” as Size, Difficult Conditions for Non-China Carmakers Make Rescue Seem Remote
  by Yves Smith 4:54 am

• Big Finance, Big Tech AI Titans Ride Next Wave of “Generative Biology”‘ Colonization at COP16
  by Yves Smith 3:09 am

December 1, 2024

• Jay Bhattacharya, Trump’s Pick to Head the NIH, Is a Eugenicist Charlatan
  by Lambert Strether 5:45 pm

• Links 12/1/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Book Review: The Many Bounties of Collaboration in Nature
  by Lambert Strether 6:50 am