naked capitalism

DragQueen Capitalism says:

Yves, you give me something i feel a fool for having: hope.

Whereas I love your antidote du jour, the one I see is the juxtaposition of Chris Jordan’s photos of baby albatross’s from the midway atoll, their belly full of indigestible plastic, and those from the GOM oil spill. Because the growing underwater island of plastic in the pacific northwest gyre is much more disturbing. But holding the mirror up to ourselves is not so much fun as watching Anderson Cooper’s handsome face trying to contain his pseudo-outrage at BP’s intransigence.

You embody that most rare of virtue’s, yet, to me, the bedrock upon which all others rest: honesty.

I can’t tell you how much I admire you and raise a toast to the fact that You’re garnering some of the recognition you so deserve.

Drost!

sgi says:

Yves/Susan, there is only one guiding principle for you to remember, and that is to always tell the truth. That is all that we want and need. Your reputation and success will follow.

And, from one girl to another who is probably about the same age as you, I think you look fabulous. Pretty and polished. Not sure about the smiling/not smiling issue. I love smiles but agree that the issues are nothing to smile about. You may want to project authority, but haven’t we had enough of that? Are you one of us or just another one of them, a member of the elite, rich and remote?

And I do love this blog. It appears to attract a range of people from the political spectrum who appreciate your writing and the comments for what they are, a desire to understand the policies and politics that got us here, and to tell the truth about them.

JWSchothorst says:

Beauty, Brains, and Balls. You are the total package girl. Love the blog, and read it every day. There’s always something to be learned or absorbed. Shoot for the Stars, as you got what it takes.

emm says:

Yves,

nice to see you on a mag cover, but talk about a twisted sense of editorial judgement. I mean, hiring that photog.

What could they possibly be thinking.

Kobi Fester says:

I read the interview in Calacalist (yes, in Hebrew) and amazingly once again yesterday the S&P rose from 0% to 1.5% within the last 15 minutes. And who can be behind it if not the plunge protection team (PPT also=PowerPoint, i.e. all is just a show, not real).Not to mention the opening of -1.5% rising to +1.5% in mid-session and diving to o% just 15 minutes before the closing.

lior says:

Greetings from israel
Down here we love 2 read what you cooking out there
I personly hope for Another Massive Full out :)
keep up the good work ….

Ariel says:

Read the article- I do read Hebrew :)
Great work (of both , journalist and you)

Never read your blog before , but now you can count on that you have one more reader.

Keep it up , this is one of the only things we got left as defense in the financial world of sharks.

israeli fan says:

Thank you, fascinating and brilliant.

PJM says:

Well, when you have a smart woman that is beatiful too, all latinos come and say: What a lovely combination. ;)

Congratulations

NIRO says:

Indeed a nice article.
You’ve come a long way figuring out what’s behind the scenes, but there’s still a long way to go, I hope you can keep it up once the winds turn to storms.
You’ve climbed half way up the pyramid but this is were it’s getting steeper and steeper by the minute.
There’s a devil up there, there are even a few. There are other hidden motives.
It’s not just about money, it’s about control and power, it’s about changing the world we live in, it’s a process that started many years back and this is the final match.

reader says:

Dear Yves, I’ve read the article and it was brilliant.
Thank you for opening so many people’s eyes.

yakoub says:

i don’t read about economy much , and know little on the matter

but since this crisis came along i always kept thinking about one question :
why couldn’t the world follow a system where there is a separation between
1) dangerous fluctuating market
2) state or community trade institutes that should be safe and secure for national protection .
both realms should respect each others boundaries based on the idea that they depend and need each other

making strict regulation on wallstreet will damage profit and rapid trade opportunities , and on the other had you can’t have the whole nation institutes be dependent on this wild racing horse for making profit , so isn’t a partition of trading realms the rational solution ?

Tamar says:

Great article! You’ve enlightened my understanding.
BTW, some of the comments for the article request a regular translations of your blog…

Tamir says:

תודה לך על הכתבה המעולה, הנה צירפת לעצמך עוד קורא,מקווה שתמשיכי עם העבודה הטובה שאת עושה
דרך אגב,את נראת טוב גם ללא חיוך
Congratulations!!

Issac says:

I am a follower of the Blog from Israel. I read the article in Hebrew. The article is excellent!! And Yves is portrayed beautifully! The coments on the article also show that people very much enjoyed reading it and found the information very understanding (and shocking).
For the sake of our future I hope there will be more articles of this kind and a lot more Yves !!!!!

עורך דין פלילי says:

I read the article (@ source). Straight and to the point. Your thoughts and analysis are inspiring.

ChrisPacific says:

That’s an awesome photo. Nothing wrong with looking fierce – you look as though you’d like to kick some ass, which frankly is exactly how I would expect you to look given the subject matter.

I’ve been reading financial blogs for around 4-5 years now, but this is the one I always come back to. It’s not so much because you are knowledgeable and insightful (there are others out there who fit that description as well) but because you are also good at presenting complex issues in an understandable manner, and you never let volume and repetition substitute for reasoned argument. The combination of all those things is rare.

Israeli in NY says:

I recently got to know some wall street guys and I am shocked and amazed, while hardworking people lost their life savings due to wall street malpractice, the party for those guys still goes on. huge salaries and bonuses (for what exactly?) NOTHING changed.
Wall street today is not about capitalism, it’s about looting. in capitalism there is a correlation between risk taking and financial rewords- the higher the risk the higher the potential gain. of-course there are many exception to the rule. But the thing about wall street is that it was able to rise above the principle as a system. no risk for its individuals (worst case the bonus is smaller) and no risk for its institutions: (worst case they will be bailed out) how long is this anomaly going to last? what can be done about it?