A Bird Flu round-up, mostly from an institutional perspective.
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Monday, October 7, 2024
Will Human-to-Human Bird Flu (H5N1) Be the Long-Awaited “Disease X?”
Topics: Globalization, Guest Post, Health care, Pandemic
Posted by Lambert Strether at 3:55 pm | 41 Comments »
Links 4/7/2024
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:58 am | 308 Comments »
ACA Plans Are Being Switched Without Enrollees’ OK
Unauthorized enrollment or plan-switching is emerging as a serious challenge for the ACA, also known as Obamacare.
Topics: Health care, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:50 am | 23 Comments »
Links 4/6/2024
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | 250 Comments »
The Duran: US Economic Decline and Rise of Greater Eurasia – Michael Hudson, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen
Some Naked Capitalism favorite experts, Michael Hudson, Alexander Mercouris, and Glenn Diesen, ponder the implications of the rise of Eurasia.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | 75 Comments »
Europe’s New Fiscal Rules Harm Working People and Women, Boost Right-Wing Radicals
New EU fiscal rules, touted as creating and economic growth, actually embody a dangerous agenda to shred social safety nets.
Topics: Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Europe, Guest Post, Income disparity, Macroeconomic policy, Politics, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class, The dismal science
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:38 am | 15 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/5/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics and pandemics, Mandy bobbing and weaving, swing states update, the employment situation, and crocheting and knitting (with musical accompaniments). ~
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 101 Comments »
China’s Local Government Financing Vehicles (LGFVs): Ponzi Finance on Steroids
How China’s local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) became China’s most complex economic challenge.
Topics: Banking industry, China, Credit markets, Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Infrastructure, Investment management, Politics, Real estate
Posted by Yves Smith at 11:48 am | 29 Comments »
Links 4/5/2024
Topics: Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 214 Comments »
Is Justice Finally Catching Up to Ursula von der Leyen?
Prosecutors “could theoretically seize phones and other relevant material from Commission offices or in other European countries,” which would not be a good look for her reelection campaign.
Topics: Brexit
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 15 Comments »
Ukraine Plan of Crocus City Hall Attack to Start Ethnic Pogroms, Civil War in Russia
An in-depth discussion of the apparent Ukraine/Western plan to use the Crocus City Hall massacre to stoke ethnic hostilities in Russia.
Topics: Guest Post, Media watch, Politics, Russia, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:01 am | 46 Comments »
Climate Engineering Carries Serious National Security Risks − Countries Facing Extreme Heat May Try It Anyway, and the World Needs to be Prepared
Like it or not, climate engineering is coming. What are some of the implications?
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Global warming, Globalization, Guest Post, Politics, Risk and risk management, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:45 am | 26 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/4/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, and politics, Kennedy and ballot access, Shanahan’s money, integers, walking ~
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 61 Comments »
“On a Relative Scale, There’s a Strong Case that Financialization Is Worse in the PRC than the US”
On a relative basis, China is more financialized than the US which is not a pretty picture.
Topics: Banking industry, China, Credit markets, Economic fundamentals, Income disparity, Politics, Real estate
Posted by Yves Smith at 10:36 am | 29 Comments »
Links 4/4/2024
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:58 am | 235 Comments »