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Thursday, November 6, 2025
Rajiv Sethi: The Compact
The Trump administration makes universities an offer they can’t refuse: screen out applicants who demonstrate “hostility to American values”—or else.
Henry Moon Pie: Time to Support a Reader-Supporting Site
Reader Henry Moon Pie describes how he came from Kos to Naked Capitalism and why he stayed.
Kudos! Hit Fourth Fundraiser Target, On to the Fifth: Our Esteemed Writers
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US Economy Is Already on the Edge – A Prolonged Government Shutdown Could Send It Tumbling Over
Why a protracted US shutdown could seriously damage an already faltering economy.
Green Capitalism in the Americas: False Solutions, Real Threats
How policies toward climate change containment amount to green capitalism, as in eco-colonialism and environmental degradation
Coffee Break: Vaccines Continued, Ancient Art, Renewables, Ignis Fatuus Explained, Good Sleep, and Jane Goodall
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US Workers Experience Large Month-to-Month Fluctuations in Pay
Yet another indiginity low-wage workers suffer: uncertainty in pay due to employers not giving them steady hours.
Colombia’s Petro Government Once Again Shows Rest of World How to Respond to Israel’s Naked Criminality
If a mid-sized country in South America can take such strong action against arguably the world’s most dangerous rogue state, why can’t others that are far more powerful?
The AI Bubble and the U.S. Economy: How Long Do “Hallucinations” Last?
Why the AI, as in Artificial Information, bubble looks primed to pop soon despite it being a top bipartisan project in the US.
The J K Galbraith Question: The Tyranny of Private Consumption
Can advanced economies free themselves of the pathology that John Kenneth Galbraith warned about, of excessive consumption?
With Venezuela and Iran, Is the U.S. Trying to Revive the Petrodollar?
Control over Venezuela and Iran’s oil can revive the petrodollar. The U.S. pushes regime change to dictate oil currency and maintain hegemony.
