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Saturday, October 12, 2024
Happy Talk About US Slowdown a Recession Warning as China Growth Also Weakening
Topics: China, Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Federal Reserve, Investment outlook, Macroeconomic policy, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Yves Smith at 10:10 am | 29 Comments »
Links 10/2/2023
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 190 Comments »
Armenia’s Bleak Future Thanks to US Neocons
US actions will only push other regional actors closer together, isolate Armenia, and likely lead to further territory losses for Yerevan. But at least the neocons scored a temporary PR victory.
Topics: Europe, Guest Post, Middle East, Russia, Turkey
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 32 Comments »
City Caught Flat-Footed on Flood as Deluge Dredges Up Past Lessons
New York City parents, public officials and climate advocates all say the mayor and his team were ill-prepared for the effects of a storm that was on the radar days before.
Topics: Environment, Global warming, Income disparity, Politics, Privatization, Risk and risk management
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 12 Comments »
No Energy Transition Unless Tech Can Make It Cost Competitive: BlackRock
What happens to countries and populations that can’t afford higher cost green energy?
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Environment, Europe, Global warming, Guest Post
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:17 am | 35 Comments »
Ukraine Endgame Accelerates as Congress Denies Any Funding in Stopgap Bill and Fico Wins in Slovakia Vote
Project Ukraine is going wobbly.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Europe, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 1:08 pm | 80 Comments »
Links 10/1/2023
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 167 Comments »
US Tries to Play Hardball with India
The neocons go to their usual playbook. Meanwhile, India expands trade routes with Russia and looks for a way forward with Beijing.
Topics: China, Energy markets, Europe, India, Russia
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 40 Comments »
Response to Douthat on Two-Parent Families
Matt Bruenig responds to New York Times columnist Ross Douthat’s thoughts on his recent analysis of the flaws in the methodology used to argue that offspring benefit from married parents.
Topics: Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 22 Comments »
Links 9/30/2023
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 220 Comments »
Everyone Versus Google: Will Big Tech Be Held Accountable?
Google is in the hot seat, but it’s going to be a “big fight,” warns antitrust expert Mark Glick.
Topics: Guest Post, Legal, Politics, Technology and innovation, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:29 am | 5 Comments »
Human Prehistory: How Can We Understand the Passage of Time?
A meditation on prehistory.
Topics: Guest Post, Science and the scientific method, Social values, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 12:10 am | 38 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/29/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 101 Comments »
The Neoclassical Growth of China
A model finds that China closely tracked the trajectory of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Does this claim hold up to close scrutiny?
Topics: China, Economic fundamentals, Globalization, Guest Post, Japan, The dismal science
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:54 am | 24 Comments »
Links 9/29/2023
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 200 Comments »