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Sunday, October 13, 2024
In Search of Safer Shelters: The Challenges of Replicating Nature
Topics: Environment, Guest Post, Science and the scientific method, Species loss, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 11:02 am | 10 Comments »
Links 9/12/2023
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | 160 Comments »
New 2023 Double Your Donations Challenge!
Amp up your donation by taking advantage of a generous reader’s challenge!
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:58 am | 10 Comments »
G20 and World Bank Reaffirm Their Commitment to Harnessing Power of “Digital Public Infrastructure” (DPI)
“Everybody should have a digital ID; everybody should have a bank account; everybody should have a smartphone. Then, anything can be done. Everything else is built on that.”
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:47 am | 15 Comments »
How Shareholder Value Fixation Turns AI and Robotics into a Recipe for Failure
New technologies are not the problem. It’s a system distorted by a flawed shareholder value ideology.
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Investment outlook, Regulations and regulators, Technology and innovation, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:45 am | 9 Comments »
At What Level Will Saudi Arabia And Russia Stop Pushing Oil Prices Higher?
Russia and Saudi Arabia seem finally to have gotten the oil price increases they wanted. How much higher might they go?
Topics: China, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Guest Post, Middle East, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:39 am | 19 Comments »
Bravo! Hit Third Fundraiser Target, On to the Fourth: Guest Bloggers
Dig deep to meet our fourth target: rewarding Lambert, Nick, Conor Gallagher, and KLG!
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 1:48 am | 2 Comments »
15 Dad Jokes that Are Actually Funny
“A horse walks into a bar….”
Topics: Curiousities, Guest Post, Media watch
Posted by Lambert Strether at 3:55 pm | 77 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/11/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 96 Comments »
Links 9/11/2023
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:58 am | 200 Comments »
Erasmus: I Want YOU to Support Our Online Treasure
Naked Capitalism stands out in its search for truth and the vibrancy of its commentariat….so please give it your support NOW.
Topics: Guest Post, Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:30 am | 4 Comments »
Has the West Closed All Its Project Ukraine Exits?
Have the US and NATO managed to box themselves in with the Ukraine war?
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Europe, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:15 am | 177 Comments »
When Credibility Is Not Enough: Fiscal Dominance, Monetary Policy, and Exchange Rates in Early Modern Venice
Institutional design does matter in determining the international credibility of a currency.
Topics: Currencies, Europe
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:00 am | 3 Comments »
A Sign that the West Is Having to Compete for Emerging Economy Loyalty? Long Overdue Progress on Africa-Instigated International Tax Reform
After long resistance by rich nations, African governments successfully pushed for the UN to lead on international tax cooperation.
Topics: Africa, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Guest Post, Politics, Taxes
Posted by Yves Smith at 2:35 am | 1 Comment »
Six Tips for a Good Night’s Sleep
Yes, there are six!
Topics: Curiousities, Guest Post, Income disparity, Pandemic, Science and the scientific method
Posted by Lambert Strether at 3:25 pm | 66 Comments »