Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Things Are Getting Seriously Surreal in Milei’s Argentina

Recent happenings include a partly state-funded rock concert headlined by Milei himself whose government is busy putting the “narco” in anarcho-capitalism. 

Time Bomb: How Uninsured Stablecoins and Crypto Derivatives Threaten Financial and Economic Stability

Why stablecoins are another finanical train wreck in the making.

Ten Reasons Why Trump Should Never Be Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Sadly, due to Trump’s relentless and bogus self-promotion as a peacemaker deserving of the Nobel Prize, debunking is in order.

Kudos! Met Our Sixth Goal, On to Our Seventh: More Original Reporting

We’ve just started on our final goal, original reporting. Can you make this fundraiser a great success by chipping in now?

Europe Is Not a State; That Is Why It Is at War With Russia

The euro’s problem is that the European Union is not a state — and war is the fastest way to become one.

Waiting for the Wheels to Come Off as Jamie Dimon, the IMF and Bank of England Warn of Damage of an AI Bubble Burst

A look at the increasingly expected AI bubble implosion and what the impact might be.

Links 10/9/2025

Mark Ames: Why Finance Is Too Important to Leave to Larry Summers

Mark Ames’ warning about how the then-influential left ceded power by ignoring finance.

Will Trump Work Himself Into a Shoot Versus Illinois Governor?

Trump seems to be baiting the Democrats into civil conflict, but does anyone involved actually know what they’re doing?

Economic Justice, Desert, and Capitalism (Again)

Ironically, or maybe not, popular ideas and even those of economists about economic justice are at odds with ownership of capital.

Urgent Next Steps for Palestine at the UN

Why the UN should not sit back during the current Israel-Palestine negotiations headfake but should take specific steps to support Palestine.

Coffee Break: Ken Paxton Takes His Anti-Antifa Fight Undercover

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced “under­cov­er oper­a­tions to infil­trate and uproot left­ist ter­ror cells in Texas.”

Tom Neuburger: Is the Trump Administration Out to Trigger Civil War Soon?

Looking at the signs that key Trump insiders are looking to find or create a pretext for declaring martial law and triggering civil war.

Links 10/8/2025

Conor Gallagher: Naked Capitalism – A Bulwark Against the Breakdown

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