Climate-fueled storms and wildfires are increasing costs and pushing insurers to the limit. What happens if the market breaks?
Monday, November 17, 2025
Hooray! Met Our Third Target! On to the Fourth: Continuing Expanded Daily Links
The fundraiser is going nicely but many of you have yet to contribute! How about chipping in for the daily essential of our morning Links?
Coffee Break: Shutdown, Clampdown, Clownshow or Horror Movie?
Trump, Hegseth and Russell Vought are clamping down and lashing out as the US government shuts down, but how much is clown show and how much is horror?
Announcing a Surprise “Double Your Donation” Challenge!
A backer of many years has thrown down the gauntlet for a surprise “Double Your Donation” challenge. Make her generous offer a big success!
“AI Makes Past Hype Cycles Look Tame”: PitchBook on the Stunning Venture Capital Mania for AI
At these venture capital AI valuations, “exit hurdles become exceptionally large.” That translates into “Look out below!”
Michael Hudson: Naked Capitalism – Your Source for Unique, Unsparing Coverage of Late-State Barbarism
Michael Hudson explains how Naked Capitalism is your information force multiplier. So please give so it can keep working for all of us!
What Does All the Justice Department Sleaze Mean for Your Rental Housing Costs?
The Biden DOJ closed a price- and wage-fixing loophole from the days of Clinton. Is Trump about to reopen it?
Chasing Down Old Nazis in New York Court: Suit Against Volkswagen Controlling Shareholders and Key Managers Over Massive Clean Diesel Fraud
A running battle in New York sees to hold Volkswagen controlling shareholders and key execs accountable for the flagrant “dieselgate” scam
Exploring the High Rates of Social Violence in the Americas
For decades, the Americas have been the most violent part of the world outside active war zones. Solutions remain difficult to achieve
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Stopping START
For the first time in over half a century, the United States and Russia operate without a single binding limit on their nuclear arsenals. As New START approaches expiration in 2026, the collapse of strategic arms control threatens a new arms race, erodes global trust, and invites a perilous era of nuclear instability.
The Rev Kev: Naked Capitalism – Bringing You Next Year’s News Today
No kidding, we do have stories from next year for your delectation.
Trump’s Desire to Seize Bagram Airfield Will End in Disaster
A terse takedown of the latest Trump bright idea, of trying to retake the Bagram airbase in Afghanistan.
Censorship, Surveillance, and Spin: EU, UK, and Ukraine Try to Drive the Narrative
The EU, UK, and Ukraine are using a mix of expanded surveillance, censorship, and spin in an attempt to influence the narrative in their homeland and in the U.S.
