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Sunday, November 16, 2025
Links 1/16/2021
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 188 Comments »
Lessons From the 6 January Capitol Insurrection
Musing about the drivers of the Capitol seizure.
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:10 am | 146 Comments »
Pelosi Removes Katie Porter… Bringing Joy & Gratitude To Every Crooked Bankster On Wall Street
Pelosi doubles down on Team Dem’s loyalty to Big Finance.
Topics: Banana republic, Banking industry, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:28 am | 69 Comments »
5 Reasons to Wear a Mask Even After You’re Vaccinated
Yes, Virginia, a mask is very much part of your future.
Topics: Guest Post, Health care, Pandemic, Risk and risk management
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 93 Comments »
Links 1/15/2021
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 159 Comments »
Brexit: Wheels Coming Off
Brexit pains are becoming more and more evident.
Topics: Brexit, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Europe, Globalization, Pandemic, Politics, UK
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 80 Comments »
Michael Olenick: Nothing Godly About Racism or Fascism: Where Evangelicals Went Way Wrong
The evangelicals’ long history of outsized influence on the Republican Party.
Topics: Guest Post, Politics, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:18 am | 57 Comments »
Will the Senate Confirm Coup Plotter Victoria Nuland?
Showing his true uber-hawkish colors, Biden wants to put Victoria Nuland in a position where she can do even more damage.
Topics: Banana republic, Doomsday scenarios, Europe, Guest Post, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:02 am | 21 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/14/2021
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 127 Comments »
Right to Repair: Saves Consumers Money, Promotes Local Jobs Rather than Global Supply Chains
U.S. PIRG resport says adopting broad right to repair provisions would save U.S. housholds money and promote local employment.
Topics: Banana republic, Environment, Global warming, Globalization, Guest Post, Income disparity, Pandemic, Regulations and regulators, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 9:55 am | 24 Comments »
Links 1/14/2021
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:55 am | 166 Comments »
Stunning Brick & Mortar Meltdown, Manhattan Style: The Collapse of Retail Rents Before & Now During the Pandemic
Store rents had already plunged, amid a surge in vacancies. Then in the spring, the market froze; when it thawed, rents dropped to 10-year lows.
Topics: Banana republic, Free markets and their discontents, Market inefficiencies, Pandemic
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:54 am | 18 Comments »
Near-Term Covid Analyses Point to Risk of Medical System Breakdown, Other Severe Dislocations
The Covid situation is continuing to develop not necessarily to America’s advantage.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Health care, Legal, Pandemic, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Social policy
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:00 am | 64 Comments »
Drought-Stricken Colorado River Basin Could See Additional 20% Drop in Water Flow by 2050
The Colorado River as an important example of intensifying water stress.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Social policy
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:24 am | 40 Comments »
Let Them Eat Cake: COVID and Food Donations
The pandemic has reduced food security and hunger is widening. Food donations are often vulnerable to a Marie Antoinette mindset.
Topics: Guest Post, Income disparity, India, Pandemic, Politics, Social policy, Social values, UK
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 4:55 pm | 32 Comments »



