Monday, June 30, 2025

Some Basic Lessons for the Governor of the Bank of England, Who Seems to be in Dire Need of Them

The Governor of the Bank of England had a major “put foot in mouth and chew” episode.

Links 6/24/2020

Saharan Dust Storm Expected To Cause Dangerous Air Pollution in U.S. This Week

Jeff Masters tellls you everything you want to know about a dust strorm set to drift over the US

America Sits on Its Hands as Covid-19 Cases Rise

More signs of Covid-19 breakdown.

Massive Credit Losses to Hit European Banks in Q2 and into 2021, Particularly When Debt Moratoriums Are Lifted

Keeping tabs on the wobbly state of EU banks.

2:00PM Water Cooler 6/23/2020

COVID-19 in swing states, testing, Houston in trouble ~ Biden veep stakes: Karen Bass? ~ Biden’s hawkishness ~ Sanders agonidpol ~ DNC wants more money from Sanders ~ Trump in Tulsa ~ Michigan dead heat ~ Neera Tanden ~ Housing, manufacturing ~ Savings ~ Fireworks companies ~ College football ~ Wokeness ~ Zinn, Chomsky on Tolkien

The Hidden Deaths Of The COVID Pandemic

Why the Covid-19 death toll is higher than you might think.

Links 6/23/2020

Can the Aspen Institute’s Elite Economists Beat the Coronavirus Depression?

A careful look at a new set of rescue schemes devised by some Serious Economists. Honestly, even Larry Summers could do better than this.

Board Member Margaret Brown Sues CalPERS, Board President Over Gang-Style Retaliation for Efforts to Oppose Its Incompetence

Board member Margaret Brown has finally had it with CalPERS’ dirty tricks.

Who Benefits From New Technologies?

Do the benefits of new technologies accrue primarily to inventors, early investors, and highly skilled users, or to society more widely?

Dogpiling Taibbi and the Dearth of the Free Press

A cri de couer on sorting the news

2:00PM Water Cooler 6/22/2020

~ Today’s Water Cooler ~

The Economy Isn’t About Money. It’s About Putting Food on the Table

Our Enlightenment predecessors recognized not one but five economies – and the pandemic has reinvigorated our taste for them.

Links 6/22/2020