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Sunday, July 13, 2025
How the Trump Presidency Might Change the Global Economy
Topics: China, Economic fundamentals, Europe, Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Guest Post, Politics, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:51 am | 60 Comments »
Links 11/7/2024
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:58 am | 213 Comments »
“An Honest Discussion of Covid Vaccine Side Effects Is Overdue”
Even with more willingness to discuss Covid side effects, most medical professionals still seem reluctant to admit to the probably frequency
Topics: Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Health care, Media watch, Pandemic, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 81 Comments »
How to Protect Your Pet from Climate Change
Your pet more vulnerable to climate change than you might think. Some helpful suggestions.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:55 am | 6 Comments »
Longer-Term Treasury Yields & Mortgage Rates Explode, Yield Curve Un-Inverts Further as Bond Market Gets Spooked
Stock jockeys love Trump and bond vigilantes do not. What do their diverging views say about the prospects for the US economy?
Topics: Credit markets, Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Federal Reserve, Guest Post, Income disparity, Investment outlook, Politics, Real estate
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:53 am | 17 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/6/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics; Election 2024 roundup; Gram Parson’s birthday; Welding ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 210 Comments »
Netanyahu Replaces Fired Israeli Defense Minister With ‘Another Genocidal Lunatic’
Israel’s new defense minister, Israel Katz, is even more bloody-minded than the one Netanyahu sacked.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 15 Comments »
Links 11/6/2024
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 349 Comments »
Going Back to the Source: A Personal Reflection on Capital, Volume 1
KLG reflects on how Marx’s Capital was an important primer for him in understanding capitalism, and why it remains a seminal guide.
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class, The dismal science
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:40 am | 28 Comments »
BRICS Isn’t De-Dollarizing Anytime Soon
Why the Global South path away from the dollar will be longer and more difficult than many friends of BRICS imagine.
Topics: China, Currencies, Economic fundamentals, Globalization, Guest Post, Legal, Payment system, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:04 am | 32 Comments »
Live Blog, The Main Event: Election Day 2024
The Naked Capitalism live blog for Election Day 2024.
Topics: Guest Post, Politics
Posted by Lambert Strether at 7:00 pm | 528 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/5/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics; Today’s RCP polling: Kamala closing, but Trump holds; Election prediction round-up ; Boeing workers sign contract, News Guild tech workers on strike at NYT ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 81 Comments »
So What Happens After a Trump or Harris Win?
Some crystal-ball gazing into what four year of Trump or Harris would portend.
Topics: China, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Middle East, Politics, Russia, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 66 Comments »
Links 11/5/2024
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 194 Comments »
Just How Dystopian Can Starmer’s Britain Become?
While Starmer’s government is trying to expand the powers of the British State, it is using powers it already has — namely anti-terrorism laws — to arrest and intimidate pro-Palestinian journalists, activists and protesters.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 31 Comments »