“We see ATM blasts all over the world, but the intensity that we experience in Germany is really in a league of its own.”
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Saturday, August 24, 2024
Wave of ATM Bombings in “Cash-Addicted” Germany Prompts Calls for Fewer ATMs and Less Use of Cash
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 26 Comments »
Are We Headed for All-Out War in the Middle East?
Tensions are high and the US has made a move to increase its already substantial military forces in the Middle East
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:00 am | 63 Comments »
East Harlem ‘Passive House’ Apartment Complex is the Nation’s Biggest Ultra-Green Development Yet
Affordable housing built with attention to ventilation, windows, sealing and other details saves energy and utility costs
Topics: Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Income disparity, Real estate
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:50 am | 4 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/12/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics; Kamala on the cover of Time; Trump files suit against DOJ for political persecution; Thomas Frank on liberals; Front Porch Forum in Vermont ~
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 117 Comments »
The Effect of AI Adoption on Jobs: Evidence from US Commuting Zones
Using data across US commuting zones over the period 2000-2020, this column presents evidence that AI adoption has reduced employment, except in high-paying occupations and those requiring a degree in STEM disciplines
Topics: Guest Post, Technology and innovation, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Lambert Strether at 9:55 am | 23 Comments »
Links 8/12/2024
Topics: Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:58 am | 214 Comments »
Lina Khan’s FTC Gears Up to Go After Algorithmic Black Boxes Governing Workers’ Lives, but It Might Be Running Out of Time
A closer look at “algorithmic wage discrimination” used at gig companies (and increasingly across all industries), one potential tool to stop it, and how the FTC is zeroing in on the practice.
Topics: Banana republic, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Legal, Market inefficiencies, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Social policy, Social values, Technology and innovation, The destruction of the middle class, Uber
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 15 Comments »
Forty Percent of Biden IRA Manufacturing Projects Behind Schedule or Paused
A new study by the Financial Times on the early results from Biden Administration IRA spending raises as many questions as it answers.
Topics: China, Free markets and their discontents, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:55 am | 9 Comments »
The Myanmar Mess
For those of you, like me, who have grievous little understanding of Myanmar, this presentation provides a history, particularly of British misrule and the major ethnic groups, discusses the interests and actions of the major powers, and reviews the recent fighting and the prospects for Myanmar. The look of this video is a bit homespun, […]
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Yves Smith at 12:42 am | 12 Comments »
Mask Bans Slowly Spread [cough, cough] in States and Localities
Mask bans passed in North Carolina and Nassau County, NY; mask bans considered in New York State, Chicago, IL, and Los Angeles, CA.
Topics: Guest Post, Pandemic, Politics
Posted by Lambert Strether at 4:25 pm | 28 Comments »
Links 8/11/2024
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:58 am | 225 Comments »
Between Optimism and Despair: The Messy Middle Paths Through Climate Breakdown
The mindset at the root of the ecological crisis will continue to drive destructive patterns, until we are forced to confront it.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:50 am | 54 Comments »
The Problem with Pronatalism: Pushing Baby Booms to Boost Economic Growth Amounts to a Ponzi Scheme
Schemes to boost birth rates to bolster growth are generally ineffective and more important, miss the real problem.
Topics: Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Guest Post, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 10:07 am | 49 Comments »
Links 8/10/2024
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 233 Comments »
‘Corporate Greed Is Out of Control’: Warren Slams Kroger’s AI Pricing Scheme
If you have shopped at Kroger, please consider boycotting them over them over their surge pricing grifting plans.
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Legal, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams, Technology and innovation, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:14 am | 79 Comments »