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Saturday, October 5, 2024
The Desire to Be “Your Own Boss” in America
Topics: Guest Post, Income disparity, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:47 am | 24 Comments »
Links 6/9/2024
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 204 Comments »
The War Racket in Germany
What happens when everyone starts to believe in the con?
Topics: Corporate governance, Energy markets, Europe, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Private equity, Russia
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 58 Comments »
Thousands of Children Got Tested for Lead With Faulty Devices: What Parents Should Know
Faulty lead test kits made by Magellan Diagnostics may have been used as late as 2021 to test children for exposure to the toxic metal. The company agreed to pay $42 million to settle criminal charges that it concealed malfunctions.
Topics: Banana republic, Corporate governance, Health care, Legal, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 4 Comments »
One Issue Proved Key to the Opposition’s Stunning Success in India’s Election: Caste Politics
Did Modi’s BJP suffer a setback due to failing to provide enough economic benefits to lower-caste voters?
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Guest Post, Income disparity, India, Politics, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 10:21 am | 30 Comments »
Links 6/8/2024
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | 266 Comments »
Black Sea Port Becomes Geopolitical Battleground Between China and the EU
Western handwringing over China building a port a little too close to Europe’s backyard.
Topics: China, Europe, Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Guest Post, Media watch, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:58 am | 35 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/7/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics; Trump, Trump, Trump; Taylor Swift, superspreader; many new Covid numbers, some irritating; Vivian Maier’s first exhibition; steroids: is everybody really taking them? ~
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 112 Comments »
The Cautious US Escalation Against Russia Is Developing Not Necessarily to US Advantage
The US does not look to have come out well from its latest dominance display against Russia.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Europe, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 12:24 pm | 98 Comments »
Links 6/7/2024
Topics: Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:58 am | 198 Comments »
X Premium Users Face Stark Choice: Hand Over Biometric Identitifiers to “Spooky” Israeli Firm or Get Demonetised
“The personal data processed by this X subcontractor includes data of a sovereign nature. An identity document is a sensitive document. This raises a number of questions…”
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 57 Comments »
When It Comes to the Environment, There Really Is No Such Thing as a “Good” Car
The problem with the EV as a climate change remedy is that it is still a car.
Topics: Auto industry, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:02 am | 74 Comments »
Research on Earth’s Raging Heat of 2023-24 Is Picking Up
La Niña will most likely quell a stretch of global record heat, but human-produced greenhouse gases loom as large as ever.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Dubious statistics, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Media watch
Posted by Yves Smith at 1:02 am | 14 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/6/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics; Trump Georgia case delayed; Joe and Jill Biden at Omaha Beach; don’t try this at home! ~
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 109 Comments »
The EU’s Outsourced Migration Control Is Violent, Expensive and Ineffective
Does a critique of EU migration policies reveal more than it intended to?
Topics: Africa, Economic fundamentals, Europe, Globalization, Income disparity, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 10:12 am | 18 Comments »