Part the First: Make Polio Great Again! And measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, bacterial meningitis, chickenpox/shingles, cervical cancer, hepatitis B! The title of Part the First comes from an old friend in both senses of the word. He is one of the very few Florida natives you would ever meet. But he is not a […]
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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Coffee Break: Make Polio Great Again, CDC, Institutions and Civilization, and How Animals Emerged
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by KLG at 2:00 pm | 30 Comments »
The British Media Again Ignores the Corbyn Insurgency
As Nigel Farage dominates headlines, Jeremy Corbyn is being overlooked by the media – just as he was in 2017
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Media watch, Politics, UK
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 33 Comments »
Links 9/5/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 164 Comments »
The US Is Looking to Merge Two Failed Wars in Latin America, the War on Drugs and the War on Terror
“All-out war in Venezuela cannot be ruled out”, warns Jeffrey Sachs. “Anything is possible because this is a long-standing operation.”
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 13 Comments »
Financial Times Study, Finding Blacks Twice as Likely as Whites to Have Mortgage Applications Rejected, Reignites Debate Over Discrimination
A Financial Times study stirs the pot with a new analysis: blacks and other out groups still face considerable discrmination in lending
Topics: Credit markets, Dubious statistics, Free markets and their discontents, Income disparity, Politics, Real estate, Regulations and regulators, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:38 am | 9 Comments »
The Alliance Among Washington, Tel Aviv and Silicon Valley
A new power system has emerged with the alliance among Washington, Tel Aviv, and Silicon Valley: the military-digital complex, and Gaza is its testing ground.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Middle East, Privatization
Posted by Curro Jimenez at 2:00 pm | 16 Comments »
Trump Floats Idea of Declaring Housing Emergency: Another Self-Sabotage Operation?
Quelle surprise! The Scott Bessent announcement of a possible Trump housing emergency made it sound like a stunt, not a plan.
Topics: Banana republic, Economic fundamentals, Federal Reserve, Income disparity, Politics, Real estate, Regulations and regulators, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 10:28 am | 32 Comments »
Links 9/4/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 143 Comments »
Michael Hudson: Eurasian World Order – New Global Governance
Michael Hudson discusses hot topics, such as the implications of the SCO conference and Xi’s global governance proposal.
Topics: China, Economic fundamentals, Globalization, Guest Post, India, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:00 am | 28 Comments »
“At CDC, Worries Mount That Agency Has Taken Anti-Science Turn”
How the debate over RFK, Jr. imposing big policy changes at the CDC illustrates the depth of tribalism in American discourse.
Topics: Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Health care, Media watch, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 1:54 am | 20 Comments »
Charter Cities Attempting to Create a Libertarian Paradise
Libertarians are engaging in colonialism 2.0 by setting up self-governing enclaves in poor countries.
Topics: Corporate governance, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Legal, Politics, Real estate
Posted by Yves Smith at 12:54 am | 19 Comments »
Coffee Break: Trump Family Grab Their Share of the Crypto, Gaza Take
Donald Trump’s family and key cabinet members are grifting it up and battling one another for power as stresses on the administration build.
Topics: Coffee Break
Posted by Nat Wilson Turner at 2:00 pm | 11 Comments »
Tariffs and US Dollar Depreciations: Not So Surprising After All
How conventional thinking on how the dollar would respond to Trump tariffs missed a key factor: retaliation.
Topics: Credit markets, Currencies, Economic fundamentals, Globalization, Guest Post, The dismal science
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 10 Comments »
Links 9/3/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 111 Comments »
What Happens as Trump’s Losses Mount?
What will Trump do as his policy backfires become too large and frequent to deny?
Topics: Legal, Media watch, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:40 am | 75 Comments »



