Monthly Archives: November 2012

November 30, 2012

• How I Changed My Mind About the Jeffrey MacDonald Murder Case
  by Yves Smith 10:48 pm

• Links 11/30/12
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• 70% of Jobs “Created” Don’t Require a College Education
  by Yves Smith 3:59 am

• Can Open Source Ratings Break the Ratings Agency Oligopoly?
  by Yves Smith 3:51 am

• Obama Signs Bill to Exempt US Airlines from EU Aviation Carbon Tax
  by Yves Smith 1:55 am

November 29, 2012

• Links 11/29/12
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Why Robert Khuzami Would Be a Terrible Choice to Head the SEC
  by Yves Smith 6:46 am

• Spain About to Whack Hapless Smaller Savers Conned into Buying Bank Preference Shares as a Condition of its Bank Rescue
  by Yves Smith 3:59 am

November 28, 2012

• Obama Calls on Citizens to Ask Congress to Slit Their Throats
  by Yves Smith 6:59 pm

• NC’s Guess About a Sean Quinn-GT Group Connection Just Got a Bit More Solid (But a Bit More Ho-Hum, Too)
  by Richard Smith 8:31 am

• Links 11/28/12
  by Yves Smith 4:09 am

• 9 Greedy CEOs Trying to Shred the Safety Net While Pigging Out on Corporate Welfare
  by Yves Smith 1:57 am

• Escalating Delinquency Rates Make Student Loans Look Like the New Subprime
  by Yves Smith 12:33 am

November 27, 2012

• Marshall Auerback: Bank of Canada Governor is Wrong on Too Big To Fail and Wrong on Canada’s Banking System
  by Yves Smith 4:10 pm

• At Least Half of the 21,500 Companies Revealed by the Guardian/ICIJ Offshore Investigation Have Connections With Rogue Agent GT Group
  by Richard Smith 11:13 am

• Links 11/27/12
  by Yves Smith 4:06 am

• Welcome to the Future of Your Health Insurance. It Sucks.
  by Yves Smith 4:02 am

• The 0.1% Circles the Wagons: Buffett Pumps for Dimon as Treasury Secretary
  by Yves Smith 1:19 am

November 26, 2012

• I Can Has Shared Sacrifice?
  by Lambert Strether 3:30 am

• Links 11/26/12
  by Yves Smith 2:02 am

• Mirabile Dictu! Regulators Using Trading Scandals to Push for Tougher Capital Requirements
  by Yves Smith 1:25 am

• Marshall Auerback: Even a Deal on the Budget is Bad for the American Economy
  by Yves Smith 12:42 am

• Hugh Hendry: ‘We’re in the death spiral of mercantilism’
  by Yves Smith 12:01 am

November 25, 2012

• Links 11/25/12
  by Yves Smith 4:38 am

• The Expanding Surveillance Society: Getting You to Buy Into Being Monitored
  by Yves Smith 4:34 am

• Tens of Thousands of Egyptians Protest Morsi’s Power Grab
  by Yves Smith 12:11 am

November 24, 2012

• Links 11/24/12
  by Yves Smith 2:50 am

• The Greek Resistance
  by Yves Smith 2:22 am

• Stop Using “Obama for America” Against the People!
  by Yves Smith 1:06 am

November 23, 2012

• A Foreign Supply Chain Threat Opening on Walmart Labor Protests?
  by Yves Smith 3:57 pm

• Links 11/23/12
  by Yves Smith 3:48 am

• EPA Testing Dangerous Pollutants on Human Beings
  by Yves Smith 3:30 am

• Obama to Deploy Campaign Apparatus to Persuade Americans to Look Forward to More and Better Catfood
  by Yves Smith 2:50 am

• Ceasefire: Egypt Manages the Crisis; More US Arms for Israel
  by Yves Smith 1:55 am

November 22, 2012

• Nora Guthrie Talks About Alice’s Restaurant, Arlo, and Woody
  by Lambert Strether 6:00 pm

• Links Thanksgiving
  by Yves Smith 2:50 am

• Yes, Virginia, the IRS Does Not Treat the Connected Like the Rest of Us (REMIC Edition)
  by Yves Smith 2:36 am

• An Inconvenient Truth About Lincoln (That You Won’t Hear from Hollywood)
  by Yves Smith 12:53 am

November 21, 2012

• Links 11/21/12
  by Yves Smith 6:36 am

• Justice in America: Systematic Document Forgery and Fabrication Yield One Criminal Plea Bargain
  by Yves Smith 4:54 am

• Why Greece is a Model of Economic Mismanagement
  by Yves Smith 12:17 am

November 20, 2012

• The Giant Lie Trotted Out by Fiscal Conservatives Trying to Shred Social Security
  by Yves Smith 7:30 pm

• Links 11/20/12
  by Yves Smith 3:13 am

• Mortgage Settlement Monitor “Progress” Report Gooses Numbers to Hide Lack of Real Relief to Homeowners
  by Yves Smith 2:38 am

• Washington’s Blog: War in Gaza = War Over Natural Gas?
  by George Washington 1:24 am

• Down to the Wire, Last Chance for 2012 Fundraiser!
  by Yves Smith 12:28 am

• Homeless in New Jersey
  by Yves Smith 12:03 am

November 19, 2012

• Countdown!
  by Yves Smith 10:50 pm

• Final Hours of Fundraiser, Closing in on Our Targets
  by Yves Smith 7:46 pm

• Links 11/19/2012
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Parking Basel: A Case Study of How Banks Stymie Regulatory Reform
  by Richard Smith 4:55 am

• Russell Libby: Beyond the “Roadrunner” Economy
  by Lambert Strether 1:09 am

• Curtailing Intellectual Monopoly: The Insanity of US Copyright Law
  by Yves Smith 12:07 am

• Wow! Met Our Fourth Goal, on to Our Fifth!
  by Yves Smith 12:01 am

November 18, 2012

• Links 11/18/12
  by Yves Smith 6:50 am

• Greenspan’s Switch to Debt Scaremongering
  by Yves Smith 3:29 am

• Tell University of Western Sydney They are Dopes for Planning to Dump Steve Keen
  by Yves Smith 12:48 am

• Occupy Wall Street’s Debt Jubilee: A Gimmick with Tax Risk
  by Yves Smith 12:07 am

• Cathy O’Neil: Support Naked Capitalism
  by Yves Smith 12:01 am

November 17, 2012

• Links 11/17/2012
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Lambert Strether: Why You Should Give to Naked Capitalism
  by Lambert Strether 4:15 am

• Naomi Klein on Bill Moyers: Hurricanes, Capitalism & Democracy
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 am

November 16, 2012

• Links 11/16/12
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Harry Shearer: Naked Capitalism – A Beacon in the Fog of Disinformation
  by Yves Smith 6:30 am

• Quelle Surprise! New York Fed Chair Dudley Confirms that TBTF Lives, Big Firms Still Can’t Be Resolved
  by Yves Smith 5:36 am

• The Most Dangerous Choice for SEC Chairman
  by Yves Smith 4:18 am

• The Sucking Sound of (At Least Some) Skilled Workers Leaving the US
  by Yves Smith 2:08 am

November 15, 2012

• Links 11/15/12
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• The Best Endorsement We’ve Gotten
  by Yves Smith 6:40 am

• Quelle Surprise! HUD and Obama Whoppers About Mortgage Settlement, FHA Finances, Housing Market Remedies Coming Home to Roost
  by Yves Smith 6:03 am

• Corporate Bond Bubble Inflating?
  by Yves Smith 5:04 am

• Modern Money & Public Purpose: Yanis Varoufakis and Marshall Auerback on the Eurozone Crisis
  by Yves Smith 2:50 am

• Thanks! Met our Third Target, on to the Fourth!
  by Yves Smith 1:46 am

November 14, 2012

• Links 11/14/12
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Bill Black: Naked Capitalism Still Rules
  by Yves Smith 6:47 am

• Harry Shearer: Preventing Another “Sandy”: The Lessons New Orleans can Teach New Jersey
  by Yves Smith 5:58 am

• Bankers Beginning to Look a Smidge Desperate: Goldman Looking for Technology Magic Bullets to Fix its Cost Problem
  by Yves Smith 4:42 am

• The CBO’s Latest Con Job: Disappearing Data to Deter Analysis of its Deficit Scaremongering
  by Yves Smith 2:03 am

November 13, 2012

• Bill Black: Wall Street Uses the Third Way to Lead its Assault on Social Security
  by Yves Smith 1:25 pm

• Links 11/13/12
  by Yves Smith 6:50 am

• Naked Capitalism Fundraiser: Another World Is Possible
  by Yves Smith 5:55 am

• Yes, Virginia, There are Poorhouses, and Scrooge Would be Proud of Them
  by Yves Smith 5:48 am

• Greeks Get Time but Not Money
  by Yves Smith 2:19 am

• Harry Shearer’s Grand Bargain Barn!
  by Yves Smith 2:00 am

• Shale Gas Will be the Next Bubble to Pop
  by Yves Smith 1:46 am

• Wow! Met Our Second Fundraising Target, On to the Third
  by Yves Smith 1:35 am

November 12, 2012

• Links 11/12/12
  by Yves Smith 5:19 am

• Another Lame Duck Session Horrorshow, the “First, Let’s Kill All The Regulators” Bill
  by Yves Smith 5:06 am

• Neil Barofsky: Why Naked Capitalism Matters
  by Yves Smith 3:12 am

• On the Decline and (Maybe) Fall of Venture Capital
  by Yves Smith 3:02 am

• Michael Olenick: Schadenfreude Alert –  Banks Paying Extortionate Fees for Foreclosure Reviews
  by Yves Smith 12:12 am

November 11, 2012

• Links 11/11/12
  by Yves Smith 4:27 am

• Relaunching the NC 2012 Fundraiser!
  by Yves Smith 3:41 am

• The Lady Doth Protest Too Much: CBO Director Asks for a Chat Regarding Our Post on Their Questionable Health Cost Increase Model
  by Yves Smith 3:41 am

• Drums Beating to Privatize Social Security
  by Yves Smith 3:30 am

November 10, 2012

• Links 11/10/12
  by Yves Smith 6:47 am

• Bill Black: Jobs Now – Make Obama’s Priority Reality and Expose the Lie of Lazy Laborers
  by Yves Smith 5:40 am

• Sign Petition Opposing Co-Chairman of the Catfood Commission, Erskine Bowles, as Treasury Secretary
  by Yves Smith 5:36 am

• How to Rob Africa: A Look into How the West Facilitates Moving Dirty Money
  by Yves Smith 4:02 am

November 9, 2012

• Michael Hudson: My Take on Obama’s Big Win
  by Yves Smith 10:35 pm

• Links 11/9/12
  by Yves Smith 5:47 am

• Richard Kline: Thoughts on the 2012 Vote
  by Yves Smith 5:15 am

• Questioning Health Care Cost/Budget Fearmongering: Consumer Revolt Against Prescription Drug Costs Already Underway
  by Yves Smith 5:13 am

• From Argentina to Greece: A Global Roller-Coaster
  by Yves Smith 3:57 am

November 8, 2012

• High Risk Investing – The New Trend in Energy
  by Yves Smith 10:58 pm

• Links 11/8/12
  by Yves Smith 6:57 am

• Peter Orszag of Bank Welfare Queen Citigroup is Selling Catfood Futures Hard
  by Yves Smith 6:50 am

• Continuing Sandy Aftermath, New Nor’Easter Underscore Complex System Fragility
  by Yves Smith 4:57 am

• Mr. Market Makes His Displeasure Known, and Wall Street Says it Needs Its Pony
  by Yves Smith 3:38 am

• Obama Wins, the System is Broken
  by Yves Smith 1:45 am

November 7, 2012

• Links 11/7/12
  by Yves Smith 4:34 am

• Quelle Surprise! QE Zombifies Economies
  by Yves Smith 4:20 am

• Wolf Richter: EU Bureaucrats Don’t Follow Own Austerity Prescription, Siphon Off EU Money
  by Yves Smith 12:45 am

November 6, 2012

• Bill Black: Wall Street Urges Obama to Commit the Great Betrayal
  by Yves Smith 5:00 pm

• Election Night Open Thread and Live Blog
  by Lambert Strether 4:00 pm

• Daniel Ellsberg debates David Swanson: Lesser of Two Evils Voting in Swing States
  by Lambert Strether 1:56 pm

• Who Needs Nate Silver When We’ve Got NC Readers?
  by Lambert Strether 12:14 pm

• Links 11/6/12
  by Yves Smith 6:35 am

• The False Dodd-Frank Narrative: Occupy Wall Street Attacks Huge Hot Money Loophole in the Law
  by Matt Stoller 4:06 am

• Should People Vote for Obama or Third Parties in Swing States?
  by Lambert Strether 3:30 am

• What If Liberals and Progressives Could Learn to Talk to Southern White Men?
  by Lambert Strether 3:00 am

• Europe’s Extremism Gambit
  by Yves Smith 1:08 am

November 5, 2012

• Make up your own jokes!
  by Lambert Strether 12:00 pm

• US War Against IED’s in Afghanistan a Strategic Failure
  by Lambert Strether 11:00 am

• Links 11/05/2012
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Pete Peterson and the Deficit Hawks Teach Lawmakers Deep Fiscal Irresponsibility
  by Yves Smith 1:59 am

• Iran’s Untouchable Energy Exports
  by Yves Smith 1:36 am

November 4, 2012

• Links 11/04/2012
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• The False Dodd Frank Narrative on Bank Profits (No, Honey, Obama Did Not Shrink the Banks)
  by Yves Smith 4:20 am

• Fed Budgetary Experts Demolish CBO Health Cost Model, the Linchpin of Budget Hysteria
  by Yves Smith 1:38 am

November 3, 2012

• Links 11/3/12
  by Yves Smith 5:47 am

• The BLS Jobs Report Covering October 2012: A Good Report That Still Doesn’t Add Up
  by Lambert Strether 4:55 am

• Cathy O’Neil: Glen Hubbard, the Economic Whore
  by Yves Smith 2:44 am

• Tom Ferguson: Massive Surge of Republican Money in Last Ditch Effort to Sink Obama
  by Yves Smith 1:14 am

November 2, 2012

• Links 11/2/12
  by Yves Smith 6:52 am

• Desperate Effort by Tyler Cowen and Megan McArdle to Silence Discussion about Income Inequality
  by Yves Smith 6:06 am

• Sandy Aftermath and the Fragility of Complex Systems
  by Yves Smith 5:57 am

• Has Chinese Currency Manipulation Succeeded in Breaking Japanese Manufacturers?
  by Yves Smith 4:56 am

• Shock Doctrine, American-Style: Hurricane Sandy Devastation Used to Push for Sale of Public Infrastructure to Investors
  by Yves Smith 1:44 am

November 1, 2012

• Links 11/1/12
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• The Rich Create Bubbles, Not Jobs
  by Lambert Strether 6:50 am

• Let Us Now Shed Crocodile Tears for Jon Corzine
  by Yves Smith 5:07 am

• Yanis Varoufakis: “The Return to Growth Should Not Come at Any Price”
  by Yves Smith 3:39 am

• A Not Too Cheery Report from Manhattan’s Dark Zone
  by Yves Smith 3:17 am