The third government Macron has tried to form, under Sébastien Lecornu, fell with shocking speed. Time for a Macron death watch?
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Thursday, November 13, 2025
Lecornu Resigns Less Than a Day After Forming Government; How Long Can Macron Hang On?
Topics: Europe, Free markets and their discontents, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:28 am | 40 Comments »
Workers’ Wages Siphoned To Pay Medical Bills, Despite Consumer Protections
“If you can’t maintain your health, how are you going to work to pay back a debt? And if you fundamentally can’t pay the bill, wage garnishment isn’t going to help you do that. It’s going to put you in more financial distress.”
Topics: Health care, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 1 Comment »
Pakistan as a Consequence of the Partition of British India in 1947
A look at Pakistan’s history, emphasizing its politics and the ongoing complexities of reconciling interests among ethnic groups.
Topics: Guest Post, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:06 am | 11 Comments »
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Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 12:05 am | 21 Comments »
Links 10/5/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Haig Hovaness at 6:55 am | 150 Comments »
KLG: Naked Capitalism – Your Essential Community
How Naked Capitalism’s community is a bulwark against neoliberalism and PMC energy-sapping hopium.
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 8 Comments »
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: The Man Who Laughs (1928) Run Time: 1H 54M
The Man Who Laughs is a movie about the depths of true love.
Topics: Guest Post, Sunday morning Antidote movie
Posted by semper loquitur at 6:30 am | 5 Comments »
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.
Topics: Middle East, New McCarthyism, Social values
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 5 Comments »
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.
Topics: Guest Post, Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 10:52 am | 14 Comments »
Links 10/4/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 191 Comments »
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Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 2 Comments »
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.
Topics: Banana republic, Economic fundamentals, Federal Reserve, Guest Post, Macroeconomic policy, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:00 am | 15 Comments »
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
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:31 am | 9 Comments »
Coffee Break: Vaccines Continued, Ancient Art, Renewables, Ignis Fatuus Explained, Good Sleep, and Jane Goodall
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Topics: Coffee Break, Curiousities, Energy markets, Environment, Global warming, Health care, Science and the scientific method, Social policy
Posted by KLG at 2:00 pm | 22 Comments »
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Topics: Notices
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