The Villa of Reduced Circumstances is still facing tough times, but the CEO (that is me) and the Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Felines (that is also me when I have to negotiate with the neighborhood cats), are in strong agreement that we can afford to give $5 to Naked Capitalism. Another Anon Aloha […]
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Links 9/20/2025
The Dollar: Ripples Presaging a Financial Tsunami
A detailed analysis of the poor prospects for dollar hegemony and the forces that could trigger a sharp unwind.
Read more...The Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland Admitted That His Co-Ethnics Don’t Want to Assimilate
Poland-Ukraine frictions are at odds with some possible end-of-Ukraine-conflict schemes.
Read more...Michael Hudson: Trump’s Destruction of US Economy, Starting with Agriculture
How Trump’s policies are destroying key elements of U.S. economic prosperity, with agriculture as a canary in the coal mine.
Read more...Trump Administration, Jimmy Kimmel, and Media Brownshirting
Like it or not, the FCC had ABC and Disney completely over barrel in the Jimmy Kimmel ouster.
Read more...AI Chatbots Need Guardrails to Protect Users’ Mental Health
Chatbots are designed to be addictive and have produced psychotic behavior. But suppliers have yet to implement protective features.
Read more...Trump UK State Visit Demonstrates That the Power Elite Has Drawn Up the Drawbridge Over Safety Fears
The handling of Trump’s UK state visit confirms elite insecurity and safety fears. Like many Trump and UK/EU moves, crackdowns may backfire
Read more...Quelle Surprise! CEOs Overwhelmingly Negative on Trump’s Economic Policies as Shallow Fed Rate Cut Confirms Stagflation Worries
Even a bastion of Republican support, CEOs, has soured on Trump’s economic policies, as the damage to regular citizens mounts.
Read more...Michael Hudson: Who Writes the New Rules as Power Shifts Away from the US?
Michael Hudson discusses many of the responses to the US loss of economic dominance, from Europe’s self-immolation to China’s lending.
Read more...Prison Labor: The Last Stronghold of Slavery in the US
Black Americans are disproportionately incarcerated and exploited with prison labor. It’s time to finish abolition
Read more...How Private Equity Is Corroding Education in the UK
The Government is standing by as foreign private equity firms buy up UK universities. This should be a major concern
Read more...Netanyahu Depicts Grim Economic Future for Israel, Need to Become an Autarky, “Super Sparta” Due to Isolation; Are There More Meanings?
Netanyahu really did admit Israel is on the ropes economicaly, even though he then tried to walk it back. What might have been the prompt?
Read more...Thomas Neuburger: We’ve Just Crowned a King. What Next?
Thanks to John Roberts and friends, the idea that the President have been elevated to king-level authority is not an exaggeration.
Read more...Trump to Give CEOs Even More Power Versus Investors Via Ending Quarterly Reporting, Other Anti-Transparency Measures
Trump is again weakening America’s position to the benefit of the privileged few, here public company CEOs
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