Author Archives: Yves Smith

The Fight to Hold Executives and Boards Accountable Continues in Barclays and Bayer Appeals

An update on two cases, one against Barclays, the other Bayer executives and directors, which seek accountability in New York courts.

Satyajit Das: US Presidential Politics – The More They Bicker, the More They Stay the Same

US presidential candidates promise policy choices but have little room to manoeuvre. Ergo, politics turns into a contest like American Idol

Study Warns of ‘Irreversible Impacts’ From Overshooting 1.5°C, Even Temporarily

A new paper in Nature finds that exceeding a 1.5°C increase in global temperature is more deadly and durable than previously thought.

Netanyahu Goes Even More Rogue, Announces Intent to Turn Lebanon into Gaza, Refuses to Inform US of Iran Strike Plans [Update]

Netanyahu, drunk on his power and his love of destruction, keeps upping the ante.

Links 10/9/2024

Alzheimer’s: How Not to Study a Disease

KLG returns to why the discredited amyloid thesis as the cause of Alzheimer’s nevertheless persists.

Let’s Stop Pretending That We Can Escape from Climate Change

The search for safe places to hide from climate change impacts is already underway, yet is set to be largely futile.

Big Digital Tech Moves Into Synthetic Biology: The Generative AI Rush / Black Box Biotech P1/2

A new report, Black Box Biotech, warns of the biodiversity and error risk of AI engineered proteins, aka synthetic or “generative biology”.

The Sanctions Poison Pill in Putin’s Peace Offer

A discussion of Putin including a not-much-discussed deal term that the West will never accept: sanctions relief.

Links 10/8/2024

Rob Urie: Failed US Economic Policies Lie Behind Current Geopolitical Tensions

How US fealty to neoliberalism undermined its economy. And why China’s choices are not likely to produce happy outcomes.

Is Israel Waiting For The U.S. Elections To Make Its Biggest Move Against Iran?

More speculation about how Israel might attack Iran.