Probably not in their current form, but there’s a counterintuitive argument that we should be cheering for the Supreme Court to dismantle the National Labor Relations Board in order to revitalize labor.
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Thursday, November 20, 2025
Can Unions Really ‘Lead the Resistance to Authoritarianism?’
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Income disparity, Legal, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 17 Comments »
Cow Most Sacred
Why military spending remains untouchable.
Topics: Guest Post, Market inefficiencies, Moral hazard, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy, Social values, Surveillance state
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 9 Comments »
Take Advantage of These Tax Credits Before Congress Kills Them
An alert: some energy efficiency tax credits are about to be terminated. See if you want to avail yourself of them while you can.
Topics: Energy markets, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Politics, Taxes
Posted by Yves Smith at 2:14 am | 9 Comments »
Links 6/29/2025
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Haig Hovaness at 6:55 am | 158 Comments »
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears (1980) Run Time: 2 H 28 M
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears is a movie about three young Russian women and the different paths their lives take as they mature.
Topics: Guest Post, Sunday morning Antidote movie
Posted by semper loquitur at 6:30 am | 5 Comments »
The Millionaire Exodus Myth
Millionaires are not fleeing countries to escape taxes.
Topics: Income disparity, Macroeconomic policy, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy, Social values, Taxes
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 14 Comments »
Links 6/28/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 168 Comments »
Michael Hudson: The U.S. Empire’s Plan for Global Domination
Michael Hudson: War on Iran is part of the US empire’s effort to re-impose its dominance on the global political and financial system
Topics: Credit markets, Currencies, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Guest Post, Middle East, Politics, The dismal science
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:51 am | 42 Comments »
The Dark Side of Ecotourism: When Green Travel Exploits People and the Planet
As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, ecotourism may be doing more harm than good.
Topics: Environment, Free markets and their discontents, Global warming, Globalization, Guest Post, Income disparity, Ridiculously obvious scams, Species loss
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:08 am | 19 Comments »
Coffee Break: Funding Medical Education, A Human Ancestor, Tardigrades to the Rescue, Trashing the Earth, Plus MAHA and Measles
Part the First: Financing Professional Education in the United States. College costs too much in the United States. Professional School costs way to much. Up until the present – who knows what will happen next as the broad attacks on American universities continue – graduate education at the PhD level in traditional disciplines in the […]
Topics: Coffee Break, Curiousities, Health care, Politics, Science and the scientific method, Social policy
Posted by KLG at 2:00 pm | 9 Comments »
Why Flattering Donald Trump Could Be Dangerous
Why power players should not apply their tongues to Trump’s posterior.
Topics: Europe, Guest Post, Media watch, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 37 Comments »
Links 6/27/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 117 Comments »
As Washington Declares Mexico An “Adversary”, Russia Offers to Help Mexico Reduce Its Energy Dependence on US
The Trump administration’s global charm offensive continues apace.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 12 Comments »
Financial Times on Coming Climate-Change-Driven Meltdown in Real Estate: Gradually, Then Suddenly?
A detailed, yet still softball, take on how climate change damage will wreck property values and much of what passes for an economy
Topics: Credit markets, Derivatives, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Global warming, Politics, Real estate, Regulations and regulators, The destruction of the middle class, The dismal science
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:05 am | 50 Comments »
Carl von Clausewitz and the Clausewitzian Viewpoint of Warfare: A Theoretical Approach
An overview of Clausewitz’s thinking winds up showing how the US has ignored it, with the bad results Clausewitz predicted.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Europe, Guest Post, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 1:10 am | 28 Comments »


