RFK, Jr. really does act like he is out to stop vaccines in their entiretly in the US. That’s the most logical explanation for his latest push
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Monday, October 20, 2025
RFK, Jr. Push to Falsely Treat Autism as Produced by Vaccines Would Break Vaccine Injury Scheme, Potentially Risking All US Vaccines
Topics: Banana republic, Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Health care, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:55 am | 18 Comments »
Coffee Break: Bari Weiss, CBS News, Meet the New Boss, Same as the Same Old
David Ellison is installing Bari Weiss as the new EIC of CBS News, paying $150 million for her publication The Free Press. She will likely handle hasbara for the network.
Topics: Coffee Break
Posted by Nat Wilson Turner at 2:00 pm | 65 Comments »
What Do Trump Administration’s Threats on “Anti-Capitalism” Terrorism and RICO Mean for Organized Labor?
If the administration continues to expand guest worker programs and makes good on anti-capitalism pre-crime threats, who there by any union workers left for planned general strike on May Day of 2028?
Topics: Legal, Politics, Social policy, Social values, Surveillance state, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 9:55 am | 21 Comments »
Links 10/6/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 118 Comments »
Nat Wilson Turner: Naked Capitalism – Your Antidote to The Stoopid
Thanks to your support, Naked Capitalism has been able to keep telling truths that the officialdom tries hard to hide. Please chip in!
Topics: Guest Post, Notices
Posted by Nat Wilson Turner at 6:54 am | 14 Comments »
Lecornu Resigns Less Than a Day After Forming Government; How Long Can Macron Hang On?
The third government Macron has tried to form, under Sébastien Lecornu, fell with shocking speed. Time for a Macron death watch?
Topics: Europe, Free markets and their discontents, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:28 am | 40 Comments »
Workers’ Wages Siphoned To Pay Medical Bills, Despite Consumer Protections
“If you can’t maintain your health, how are you going to work to pay back a debt? And if you fundamentally can’t pay the bill, wage garnishment isn’t going to help you do that. It’s going to put you in more financial distress.”
Topics: Health care, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 1 Comment »
Pakistan as a Consequence of the Partition of British India in 1947
A look at Pakistan’s history, emphasizing its politics and the ongoing complexities of reconciling interests among ethnic groups.
Topics: Guest Post, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:06 am | 11 Comments »
Fundraiser SOS! We Are REALLY Behind!
Our donation totals are behind where they need to be to keep providing the same great content in 2026! Please chip in, bigly if possible!
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 12:05 am | 21 Comments »
Links 10/5/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Haig Hovaness at 6:55 am | 150 Comments »
KLG: Naked Capitalism – Your Essential Community
How Naked Capitalism’s community is a bulwark against neoliberalism and PMC energy-sapping hopium.
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 8 Comments »
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: The Man Who Laughs (1928) Run Time: 1H 54M
The Man Who Laughs is a movie about the depths of true love.
Topics: Guest Post, Sunday morning Antidote movie
Posted by semper loquitur at 6:30 am | 5 Comments »
Rajiv Sethi: The Compact
The Trump administration makes universities an offer they can’t refuse: screen out applicants who demonstrate “hostility to American values”—or else.
Topics: Middle East, New McCarthyism, Social values
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 5 Comments »
Henry Moon Pie: Time to Support a Reader-Supporting Site
Reader Henry Moon Pie describes how he came from Kos to Naked Capitalism and why he stayed.
Topics: Guest Post, Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 10:52 am | 14 Comments »
Links 10/4/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 191 Comments »