Experts on Inflation: Prognosis, Political Fallout and Who’s Really to Blame
Some non-mainstream experts discuss inflation: what is driving it, how long it might persist, and what if anything the officialdom can do.
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We Need Far More Radical Thinking Than Any COP26 Deal To Save the Planet
Recognizing that COP26 is not remotely ambitious enough is a step in the right direction. But it is still only a small step.
Read more...McKinsey, the Force Multiplier for the Opioid Crisis, Goes All in With Anti-Public-Health Messaging on Covid
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Read more...Latest Fed Financial Stability Report Underplays Supply Chain Risk
The financial press overhyped the latest Fed stabilty report’s comments on China, and ignored the near total absence of supply chain woes.
Read more...Carbon Tax Over-Rated
A carbon tax is an idea that has been around yet never deployed despite potential benefits because reasons, such as hurting the poor.
Read more...Hubert Horan: Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Twenty-Eight: Uber Still Unprofitable, But Reduces Losses by Squeezing Drivers and Restaurants
The latest update: the financial media continues to parrot management falsehoods about Uber results and there is still no path to profit.
Read more...Jobs Data Shows Something Big Changed in this Monstrously Overstimulated Economy
Cheerleading about the much improved jobs picture overlooks how many workers have gone missing.
Read more...British Medical Journal: “Researcher Blows the Whistle on Data Integrity Issues in Pfizer’s Vaccine Trial”
A new BMJ article raises serious questions about how Pfizer ran its Covid-19 clinical trial.
Read more...Will Glasgow Fix Broken Climate Finance Promises?
A sad but not surprising tally of how the Glasgow summit fell way short on climate handwaves, um, commitments.
Read more...Bob Pollin: Stop Subsidizing Wall St., Start Subsidizing Workers for High Energy Costs
Bob Pollin: High oil prices and supply chain disruption are driving inflation, not workers’ modest wage increases or government debt.
Read more...“Want to See a Modern Country Commit Suicide? Take a Hard Look at Britain”
Post Brexit Britain is not doing at all well, and things are not going to take a turn any time soon.
Read more...Tiny Leaks, Big Impacts: New Research Points to Urban Indoor Methane Leaks
A new carbon reduction target: Researchers in Boston find buildings’ indoor sources emit much more methane than most experts thought.
Read more...In Maine, Vaccine Mandate for EMTs Stresses Small-Town Ambulance Crews
How Maine’s vaccine-only mandate is thinning staffing of already stressed emergency services.
Read more...Expectations Data Indicate the US Is Entering Recession About Now
Consumers are getting so rattled that they have set off recession warning lights.
Read more...Officials Double Down on “Let ‘Er Rip” Strategy, Placing Undue Faith in Vaccines as Regions With High Vaccinations Suffer Infection Spikes
Public health officials are again placing too much faith in vaccines as they end key international travel restrictions.
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