Satyajit Das: New Asian Cinematic Obsessions
A discussion of recent Japanese and Korean films, and the origins of this cinematic vogue.
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First Sweden, Now Brazil: Digital Crime is Exploding in Two of the World’s Most Cashless Economies
“Criminal groups are migrating from physical to virtual crimes because it is a better, more lucrative and less risky business.”
Read more...China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Shake Up Global Markets
The US ceding its once-dominant position in rare earths comes back to bite, as China uses rare earths to retaliate against US sanctions.
Read more...Who Wants to Kill and Die for the American Empire?
Not only do most people not want to die for questionable causes like the US empire, they don’t want to kill for them either.
Read more...Book Review: Anthony Bourdain’s “Kitchen Confidential”
A ramble about food (and ultimately kindness).
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 9/5/2024
Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Lichtman opines: It’s Kamala! RussiaGate II; Commercial real estate woes; Keith Haring ~
Read more...Matt Stoller: Naked Capitalism – A Lighthouse for Our Morality and a Community to Be Reckoned With
Support Naked Capitalism for its focus on details and substance, and its fearlessness.
Read more...Is the Labor Market “Normalizing?” What Even Is “Normal?”
Fewer quits and historically low layoffs & discharges mean fewer job openings, and less hiring to fill them. The massive pandemic churn slowed. But that’s only part of it.
Read more...BRICS Considers Mutual Settlements Similar to the Early EU
Finally, a comparatively modest BRICS-escape-the-dollar proposal that makes sense.
Read more...The Persistent Human Costs of Deindustrialization: Lessons from the Collapse of the British Coal Industry
Deindustrialization has terrible consequences to the communities suffering from shut-downs, including future generations.
Read more...Biden, Harris, and the Brutal Truth of Dead Hostages in Gaza
A reminder of how Biden and Harris are complicit in the continuation of the war in Gaza and escalation in the West Bank.
Read more...Bloodletting in Semiconductor Stocks Kicks Off September: Nvidia -11.7% Regular & Late Trading, Stock Market Cap Drops by Half a Tesla
The Nasdaq Composite dropped 3.3% yesterday. If the tech stock index declines another 6.7%, it’ll be back to November 2021.
Read more...Who Are the Global Super-Rich of Tomorrow? We Interviewed Teens at One of the World’s Most Expensive Schools to Find Out
Gee, even super-rich kids have trouble deciding what they want to be when they grow up.
Read more...China Urges US to Give Up Monroe Doctrine, As Washington Intensifies Its Meddling in Latin America
“China firmly supports the just position of Latin American countries on opposing foreign interference and safeguarding their nations’ sovereignty.”
Read more...Naked Capitalism’s Skunk Party Manifesto Finds a Home in the New Kentucky Party
The Skunk Party Manifesto explained how the best political system money can buy is great for its customers and lousy for the rest of us
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