Saturday, November 26, 2016

Links 11/26/16

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Trumpism Has Dealt a Mortal Blow to Orthodox Economics and ‘Social Science’

Why Trumpism caused mainstream ‘social science’ to fall like a house of cards.

Washington Post Promotes Shadowy Website That Accuses 200 Publications of Being Russian Propaganda Plants

McCarthyism lives! A site with no credentials and no evidence has smeared over 200 sites, including ours, as Russian stooges.

One More Myth About Clinton’s Defeat in Election 2016 Debunked

The myth of the BernieBro.

Links 11/25/16

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Wolf Richter: US Pension Crisis: This is How Families Get Squeezed to Bail Out Pension Funds in Chicago

Coming to a municipality near you..

2:00PM Water Cooler Thanksgiving Day 2016

Today’s Water Cooler: The billionaires in Trump’s cabinet, 2016 recount, identity politics, AirBnB, Baltic Dry, Trumpism, Happy Thanksgiving

Links Thanksgiving Day 11/24/16

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Can Trump Really Make U.S. Coal Great Again?

What are the prospects for the restoration of King Coal under Trump?

Cutting Company Taxes is a Race to the Bottom

Corporations are winning an ideological battle, securing lower income taxes around the world. But how far can this trend go?

2:00PM Water Cooler 11/23/2016

Today’s Water Cooler: Zombie TPP, Kushner and Trump, identity politics, #AuditTheVote, durable goods, Chinese robots, ships, global wealth

News Flash: Mary Jo White Claims SEC Produces “Bold and Unrelenting Results”

SEC chair Mary Jo White takes victory lap for agency’s paltry and overstated enforcement record when walk of shame is more warranted.

Links 11/23/16

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Bill Black: Krugman’s Failure to Speak Truth to Power About Austerity

Krugman’s fiscal orthodoxy led him to enable Hillary’s disastrous embrace of austerity rather than call her out for it.

John Helmer: Cyprus Wins Victory for Sovereignity, Backed by Greek Principle and Russian Arms

Talks between Greek and Turkish camps in Cyprus have collapsed: “Greece first, then Russia have cut the legs off the negotiating table.”