Author Archives: Yves Smith
Poland to Invoke NATO Article 4 Over Russian Drones in Its Airspace
Poland is going to NATO after 19 Russian drones entered its airspace, apparently from Belarus. What next?
Read more...Trump Followers Promote Authoritarian, Hostile-to-Downtrodden Version of Christianity
How Christianity is being manipulated by Trump allies to demonize the poors and support aggressive law enforcement
Read more...Giorgio Armani: Farewell to the Visionary Designer/Businessman Who Lifted Italy into Fashion Leadership
Armani played a key role in fashion, not just via designs, but also his business acumen that helped elevate Italy to the industry’s top tier
Read more...Links 9/9/2025
More Trump Administration Circular Firing Squad with Investor-Spooking ICE Raid on Hyundai-LG Plant
The fallout from the ICE raid on a Georgia Hyundai -LG startup looks to be serious.
Read more...Bond Markets Do Not Rule – Governments Do
A reminder that the bogeyman of bond vigilantes, as in investor/capitalist dominance, is overdone.
Read more...“I’ve Seen States Collapse; Now I See It Happening Here”
A grass-roots persepctive on the collapse of the rule of law in America.
Read more...Debate Over Conflicts of Interest at Top Pediatrics Association: What About Corruption in Medicine Generally? And With RFK Jr.’s MAHA Brand?
American medicine is rife with conflicts of interest and soft corruption. Don’t kid yourself that RFK, Jr. and his allies are any better.
Read more...Links 9/6/2025
Michael Hudson: SCO and BRICS 2025
The SCO meeting looked to be a great success. But what can we expect in folllow through?
Read more...The Power of Siberia 2 Pipeline Deal Signifies the Failure of Trump’s Eurasian Grand Strategy
The consummation of the Russia-China Siberia 2 pipellne pact is yet another US policy backfire
Read more...The British Media Again Ignores the Corbyn Insurgency
As Nigel Farage dominates headlines, Jeremy Corbyn is being overlooked by the media – just as he was in 2017
Read more...Financial Times Study, Finding Blacks Twice as Likely as Whites to Have Mortgage Applications Rejected, Reignites Debate Over Discrimination
A Financial Times study stirs the pot with a new analysis: blacks and other out groups still face considerable discrmination in lending
Read more...Trump Floats Idea of Declaring Housing Emergency: Another Self-Sabotage Operation?
Quelle surprise! The Scott Bessent announcement of a possible Trump housing emergency made it sound like a stunt, not a plan.
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