Author Archives: Yves Smith
A New Supreme Court Case Could Cripple Public Employee Unions
A case before the California Supreme Court poses a fundamental threat to public employee unions’ funding.
Read more...How Despair Helped Drive Trump to Victory
Trump did well in places that have borne the brunt of declines in manufacturing, mining, and related industries since the 1970s.
Read more...Yet Another Brexit Train Wreck – UK to Fall Outside EU Auto Approvals Regime – and It Doesn’t Even Register With Officials
Parliamentary testimony on the auto industry lifts another Brexit rock, revealing new creepy crawlies.
Read more...Gaius Publius: New Study – “Natural Gas” Has No Climate Benefit, Will Make Things Worse
Debunking the myth that natural gas will reduce carbon emissions.
Read more...Scientists: Population Growth “Primary Driver Behind Ecological and Societal Threats”
A bit late in the game, experts are finally depicting population growth as the driver of threats like climate change.
Read more...The Struggle in the Democratic Party
The fight for control over the Democratic party continues….
Read more...Reminder: Hope to See You at Our Atlanta Meetup Today, or Our Birmingham Meetup Next Monday
Hope you can make it to our first ever Atlanta meetup!
Read more...Links 11/14/17
Powell’s Federal Reserve
Economists wring their hands over what it means to have a mere lawyer, Jerome Powell, as Fed chairman.
Read more...Is the Sacramento Bee in the Business of Protecting CalPERS?
So why did the Sacramento Bee do CalPERS a big favor, particularly when CalPERS is clearly in the wrong?
Read more...The Super Wealthy Oxycontin Family Supports School Privatization With Tactics Similar to Those That Fueled the Opioid Epidemic
How the marketing model the Sackler family developed to promote OxyContin is being applied to one of their pet causes, charter schools.
Read more...John Helmer: Oleg Deripaska, Russian Oligarch Accused of Buying Influence via Paul Manafort, Tries Listing Aluminum Shares In London. Hijinx Ensue (But Not Buyers)
A London stock float reveals the Achilles heel of Russian oligarch, Putin ally, and former Manafort client Deripaska: dependence on US sales.
Read more...Hard Brexiters Continue Humiliating Theresa May
How long will Theresa May serve as a hard Brexiter punching bag?
Read more...Uber and SoftBank Might Finally Have a Deal….But What Does It Mean?
It’s taken Uber four months to perhaps cinch a deal with SoftBank, while the spectacularly loss-making company is no closer to making money.
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