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Sunday, December 4, 2022
Links 12/3/2022
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | 190 Comments »
“Jobs Are Up! Wages Are Up! So Why Am I as an Economist so Gloomy?”
Since the Fed can’t get more workers into the workplace but thinks it’s in charge of inflation, it will kill jobs with rate hikes.
Topics: Federal Reserve, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, The destruction of the middle class, The dismal science
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 51 Comments »
Book Review: An Unflinching Critique of the Eugenics Movement
In “Control,” geneticist Adam Rutherford grapples with the dark history of eugenics and now its engineered implementation.
Topics: Guest Post, Science and the scientific method, Social policy, Social values, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:49 am | 27 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/2/2022
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 131 Comments »
State of Big Tech 2022: Dismantling National & Global Digital Enclosures
From fintech to food systems to social media, the State of Big Tech offers a blueprint for the 99% to break privatized status-quo enclosures.
Topics: Dubious statistics, Free markets and their discontents, Politics, Privatization, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy, Social values, Surveillance state, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 9 Comments »
Links 12/2/2022
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 139 Comments »
Latin American Leaders Call For Pardon and Release of Julian Assange from His “Unjust Imprisonment”
“Many people in Europe are following with admiration what is now happening in [Latin America],” said Wikileaks’ editor-in-chief and close confidant of Assange. “When looking at the political landscape in Europe all we have are dark forces.”
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 8 Comments »
Biden Keeps Up Tough Talk on Ukraine Despite Evidence of Failure
The collective West is having a wee bit of trouble with facts on the ground in Ukraine.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Dubious statistics, Europe, Media watch, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:25 am | 111 Comments »
Hot Air Versus Hot Cash – The Europeans Prefer Russian LNG To US LNG
Yves here. The literature on cognitive biases has many examples of how presenting the same economic proposition in different terms, such as insurance versus a bet, will elicit different responses. Here we has the Russian gas cognitive bias. If it comes via a dedicated pipeline, as in no way, no how can Europeans kid themselves […]
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:50 am | 15 Comments »
Announcing Mini Fundraiser and Launch of Payment Kludge!
We are breaking from our usual practice of only one fundraiser a year to have a mini-event. We hope you are in a festive mood and will include this humble site in your holiday giving. When we launched our big event early, as in over Labor Day weekend, we said we might hold a second […]
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:30 pm | 22 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/1/2022
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 58 Comments »
Adult-Child Genius Sam Bankman-Fried Opts for “I’m Hopelessly Stupid and Confused” Defense
Sadly, the press is eating up Sam Bankman-Fried’s not-remotely-credible defense of ignorance and addlebrain (as opposed to Adderall brain)
Topics: Currencies, Dubious statistics, Free markets and their discontents, Hedge funds, Investment management, Ridiculously obvious scams, Risk and risk management
Posted by Yves Smith at 10:18 am | 45 Comments »
Links 12/1/2022
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 116 Comments »
Will Full Gas Stores Save Europe From An Energy Emergency?
Sad to see the state of what passes for informed commentary on the European gas squeeze.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Europe, Guest Post, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:53 am | 22 Comments »
“Eight Reasons Why Now is a Good Time for a Ukraine Ceasefire and Peace Talks”
Activists make a passionate case for peace in Ukraine. But the principals are not even remotely on board.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Europe, Guest Post, Infrastructure, Politics, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:44 am | 84 Comments »



