UK government unlikely to relax 14-day self-isolation requirement for returning travelers while COVID-19 infections constinue to spike.
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Friday, July 11, 2025
Continued Tight UK Self-Isolation Rules Continue to Hammer Tourism Sector
Topics: Brexit, Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Pandemic
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:50 am | 23 Comments »
Derision, Disbelief After Iowa Meatpacking Plant Where Hundreds Caught Coronavirus Fined Just $957
Iowa regulators issuer their first deriory $957 fine against a meatpacking plant that was the site of one of Iowa’s first COVID-19 hotspots.
Topics: Banana republic, Guest Post, Legal, Pandemic, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 4:55 am | 16 Comments »
Why Trump’s Promise to Save Manufacturing Was One He Never Intended to Keep
Trump’s promise to save manufacturing jobs and rebuild infrastructure was all bluster, no surprise from the man known for stiffing workers.
Topics: Banana republic, Guest Post, Income disparity, Infrastructure, Politics, Ridiculously obvious scams, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 2:25 am | 47 Comments »
Hooray! Met Our Second Target Quickly! On to the Third: Continuing Expanded News Coverage and Maybe Meetups
The Naked Captialism fundraiser keeps hitting its goals. The latest to continue to provide our more extensive Links section.
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 1:33 am | 4 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/24/2020
Bird song ~ Covid in US regions and swing states ~ FL, ME, MN, NC, OH, TX ~ Oncoming PA vote-count debacle? ~ KHive ~ Majoritarianism v. representation ~ Employment ~ Crew change crisis ~ Tesla outage ~ Food forest ~ Covid sniffer dogs ~ Feral hogs ~ Caste ~ The brain and love
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 231 Comments »
NYT Report: 9 of Every 10 Restaurants and Bars in N.Y.C. Can’t Pay Full Rent
While the NYT reports 9 out of 10 bars and resturants cannot make full rent, the city dithers about real solutions to eliminitaig evictions.
Topics: Banana republic, Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Income disparity, Pandemic
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 1:55 pm | 21 Comments »
Matt Stoller: Naked Capitalism – Your Antidote to the Toxicity of Late-Stage Neoliberalism
Matt Stoller explains why Naked Capitalism is so often right and early and annoys the powerful.
Topics: Guest Post, Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 12:56 pm | 16 Comments »
News from the Archives: A Tale of Two Presidents, Letters Between Nixon and Trump
New exhibition of letters between Trump and Nixon reveals some common and persistent themes, including distrust of the media.
Topics: Banana republic, Curiousities, Documents, Guest Post, Media watch, Politics
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 7:55 am | 16 Comments »
Links 9/24/2020
Topics: Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 236 Comments »
Pompeo: We are Building A Coalition Against Nord Stream 2
Pompeo says the United States is bulding a coalition intended to stope the construction of Russi’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
Topics: Energy markets, Europe, Guest Post, Politics, Russia
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:50 am | 50 Comments »
Wow! Met Our First Goal in Record Time! On to the Second: Supporting the Comments Section
Thanks for supporting our fundraiser! On to our second goal, strengthining our first-class comments section.
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:09 am | 14 Comments »
Recycling Isn’t Enough to Tackle the World’s Worsening Plastic Pollution Crisis
Finally the message may be getting through. The recycling fairy alone won’t save us from the plastics crisis. We must confront the pushers.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Politics, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 2:55 am | 14 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/23/2020
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 122 Comments »
Oh No, Say it Ain’t So: NYC’s Century 21 to Shutter Its Doors
Denial of business interruption insurance claim forces NYC clothing retailer Century 21 to declare bankruptcy.
Topics: Curiousities, Guest Post
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 1:55 pm | 7 Comments »
Fundraiser 2020: When the Going Gets Tough
Kicking off our 2020 fundraiser! Please chip in!
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 1:00 pm | 21 Comments »