Issues with supplies from Qatar — the world’s third largest exporter of LNG — could be a major boon for US gas companies.
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Sunday, March 9, 2025
The EU Threatens to Cut Itself off From Another of Its Major Natural Gas Suppliers
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 32 Comments »
How MAGA Can Stuff DOGE Back in Its Box and Win the Day on H1B
A simple plan….
Topics: Guest Post, Politics, Technology and innovation
Posted by Lambert Strether at 3:55 pm | 96 Comments »
Links 12/29/2024
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:58 am | 209 Comments »
The One-in-a-Thousand-Day Problem
AI’s ability to handle complexity and respond rapidly means future crises are likely to be much more sudden and vicious than those we have experienced so far.
Topics: Banking industry, Risk and risk management, The dismal science
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:50 am | 28 Comments »
Links 12/28/2024
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 312 Comments »
Why Do We Have a Mental Health Crisis?
Why neoliberalism is a major cause of mental health problems.
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Guest Post, Health care, Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, The dismal science, UK
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 73 Comments »
Enrollment in Nature Schools Soars as Families Rediscover the Benefits of Outdoor Learning
Are nature schools an old answer to new childrearing and education challenges?
Topics: Guest Post, Permaculture, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:50 am | 14 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/27/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics: MAGA eviscerates the Tech Bros on immigration; Mangione family investments in health care (not pretty); New Covid charts ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 99 Comments »
Links 12/27/2024
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:58 am | 126 Comments »
Will Trump Take On the Housing Cartels?
The DOJ case against RealPage for orchestrating a rental housing price-fixing cartel will tell us a lot about the economic direction of Trump 2.0.
Topics: Guest Post, Legal, Market inefficiencies, Politics, Private equity, Real estate, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 30 Comments »
Ukraine’s Reckless Drone Attacks Are Responsible for the Azerbaijan Airlines Tragedy
A look at the information so far and finger-pointing about the Azerbaijan plane crash.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Media watch, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:45 am | 66 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/26/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; What happens if the House fails to elect a new Speaker quickly? Justice Department is conflicted on Mangione prosecution; A “silent” Covid surge? Making your garden safe for robins in the winter ~
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 58 Comments »
Links 12/26/2024
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:58 am | 153 Comments »
Trump and Political Realignment: Twirling Toward Freedom?
Is Trump’s hostile takeover of the Republican party part of a political realignment, or just jousting among plutocrats?
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 66 Comments »
What Would a Net-Zero 2050 Actually Look Like?
Some Net Zero hopium. Reader evaluations encouraged.
Topics: Energy markets, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:33 am | 45 Comments »