Monthly Archives: October 2019

October 31, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/31/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• NCAA Votes to Allow College Athletes to Benefit from the Use of Their Names, Images, and Likenesses
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Links 10/31/19
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• ‘Is This About the Oil Industry?’ House Oversight Hearing Explores Big Oil’s Role in Weakening Clean Car Standards
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 5:55 am

• The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic: Part 4 of 4: The Empire as Hegemonic “Banana Republic” Ruled by Caudillos
  by Yves Smith 12:55 am

• Grab Your Apocalypse Bag — It’s Fire Season in California
  by Yves Smith 12:36 am

October 30, 2019

• Phase One of Grenfell Tower Inquiry Released, Towers Not Up to Code, Suggestions for Firefighters
  by Lambert Strether 5:25 pm

• For National Cat Day: The Very Latest in Feline Science
  by Lambert Strether 3:25 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/30/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 10/30/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Why the World Will Remember Departing ECB President as the Not-So-‘Super’ Mario Draghi
  by Lambert Strether 6:45 am

• The Oil Mystery Undermining An Aramco IPO
  by Lambert Strether 6:25 am

October 29, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/29/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Waste Watch: Single Use Plastics, Please Ban Them, Now
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 1:55 pm

• Links 10/29/19
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Climate Change: Massachusetts Finally Moves on Climate Change
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:51 am

• Joe Biden’s Acceptance of Super PAC Shows Campaign’s Desperation
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 5:55 am

• The Sanders Plan to Legalize Marijuana Does More Than Legalize Marijuana
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 4:25 am

• NYC Denizens! Please Stop by Our Meetup Tonight!
  by Yves Smith 1:29 am

October 28, 2019

• Global Protests Round-Up, Proposed Causes: Global Slump, Income Inequality, Social Media (and More)
  by Lambert Strether 4:25 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/28/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 10/28/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• The Boss on Board: Mafia Infiltrations, Firm Performance, and Local Economic Growth
  by Lambert Strether 6:50 am

• Elizabeth Warren’s Plan-itis: Excessive Lobbying Case Study
  by Yves Smith 3:10 am

• Johnson’s Brexit Is Inspired by Blair, Eden and Chamberlain – Not Churchill
  by Yves Smith 2:20 am

October 27, 2019

• Global Protests Round-Up: Authoritarian Adaptation, Data Gathering, and the Role of Class
  by Lambert Strether 3:25 pm

• Links 10/27/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Wall Street Has Been Gambling With Student Loan Debt For Decades
  by Lambert Strether 6:54 am

October 26, 2019

• Links 10/26/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Our Response to the Next Crisis Must Tackle Consumerism
  by Yves Smith 3:57 am

• The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic: Part 3 of 4: The Final Hammer-Blows
  by Yves Smith 3:55 am

• Reminder: NYC Meetup Next Tuesday October 29 with Yves, Jerri-Lynn
  by Yves Smith 2:34 am

October 25, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/25/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Automation: Robots in Real Life
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 10/25/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• California Blackout: Turning the Lights Off
  by Yves Smith 5:23 am

• The Famous Baseball-Watching Equality-Equity Graphic, Scrutinized
  by Yves Smith 3:35 am

• Dire Climate Change Warning in Report for Pentagon: US Military Could Collapse in 20 Years; Lack of Water, Domestic Disasters, Disease, Mass Migrations as Threats to Operations
  by Yves Smith 2:42 am

October 24, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/24/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 10/24/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Chile in Flames: The Neoliberal Model in Crisis Throughout the Region
  by Yves Smith 6:20 am

• CalPERS Abandoning Passive Equity Investing
  by Yves Smith 5:36 am

• How Europe’s Greedy Lending to Africa Is Driving the Migration Wave That Fuels the EU’s Xenophobic Politics
  by Yves Smith 1:59 am

October 23, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/23/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• For Boomers Reframing Aging, Age-Proofing A Home Won’t Come Cheap
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 10/23/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic: Part 2 of 4: The First Hammer-Blows
  by Yves Smith 5:13 am

• Democrats Seek $70 Million Corporate Cash to Fund 2020 Convention
  by Yves Smith 12:27 am

October 22, 2019

• Sacramento Bee Insinuates That CalPERS and Its Vendor Diligent Boards Have Grossly Deficient Security in Forthcoming Hit Piece Against Board Member Margaret Brown
  by Yves Smith 3:00 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/22/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Why Have Facebook and Other Tech Giants Gotten Away With Gobbling Up Competitors?
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 10/22/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Why Taking Responsibility for Our Carbon Emissions Means Promoting the Right to Repair
  by Yves Smith 6:20 am

• Leaving Trees Alone Might Be Better Than Planting New Ones
  by Yves Smith 5:42 am

• The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic: Part 1 of 4: Structure and Background
  by Yves Smith 5:30 am

October 21, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/21/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Four Companies Settle Just Before Bellwether Opioids Trial Was to Begin Today in Ohio
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 1:55 pm

• Links 10/21/19
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• UAW and GM Reach a Deal, But Will Autoworkers Support It?
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:50 am

• Brexit: Time Is of the Essence
  by Yves Smith 4:25 am

• Drug Watchdog Finds $5.1 Billion in Price Gouging on 9 Drugs
  by Yves Smith 3:51 am

• Please Be Sure to Swing by Our NYC Meetup with Jerri-Lynn, Tuesday October 29
  by Yves Smith 3:14 am

October 20, 2019

• Climate Change: New York AG Takes Exxon to Trial This Week; Massachusetts Poised to Follow
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Links 10/20/19
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Will the Public End up Paying to Clean up the Fracking Boom?
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:05 am

October 19, 2019

• Links 10/19/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• SUVs Are Back, and They’re Spewing a Boggling Amount of Carbon
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Impoverished Economics? Unpacking the Economics Nobel Prize
  by Yves Smith 5:23 am

October 18, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/18/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 10/18/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Brexit: Over to Parliament
  by Yves Smith 6:45 am

• Researchers Detail How Slashing Pentagon Budget Could Pay for Medicare for All While Creating Progressive Foreign Policy Americans Want
  by Yves Smith 4:09 am

• Marshall Auerback: Will the GOP Become the Party of Blue-Collar Conservatism?
  by Yves Smith 1:44 am

October 17, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/17/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Are Cognitive Frameworks Hard-Coded in Language Driving Humanity to Crisis?
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 10/17/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Facebook’s Libra Faceplant: Beware of CEO Bright Ideas
  by Yves Smith 6:00 am

• A Bitter(Sweet) Pill: The Impacts of Private Provision of Medicaid
  by Yves Smith 3:56 am

• Automation Armageddon: a Legitimate Worry?
  by Yves Smith 12:38 am

October 16, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/16/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• The People’s Money (Part 1)
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 10/16/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Trump’s Border Wall is a Multi-Billion Dollar Corporate Handout
  by Yves Smith 5:04 am

• Elizabeth Warren Wants Green Trade Deals. What Does That Mean?
  by Yves Smith 4:21 am

October 15, 2019

• Live Blog: Democrat Presidential Primary Debate #6 in Westerville, Ohio
  by Lambert Strether 7:30 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/15/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• How to Know Which Impeachment Polls to Believe – and Which to Skip
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 10/15/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Making Profit Should Not Now Be the Primary Goal of a Business: Being Net-Zero Carbon Should Be
  by Yves Smith 4:22 am

• California’s New Transparency Law Reveals Steep Rise In Wholesale Drug Prices
  by Yves Smith 4:04 am

• The IMF Convenes in Washington, Deaf to the Suffering It Causes Across the Planet
  by Yves Smith 12:05 am

October 14, 2019

• Down to the Wire, Last Chance for Our 2019 Fundraiser!
  by Yves Smith 9:47 pm

• Countdown!
  by Yves Smith 7:04 pm

• What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Coups?
  by Lambert Strether 2:55 pm

• Closing Hours of Fundraiser, About to Hit Our New $ and Donor Targets!
  by Yves Smith 2:15 pm

• Thomas Piketty’s New Book: Impressive Research, Problematic Solutions
  by Lambert Strether 9:55 am

• Links 10/14/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Procrastinators of the World, Unite! Last Day, Last Chance for Our Fundraiser!
  by Yves Smith 6:15 am

• Brexit: The Ticking Clock
  by Yves Smith 4:39 am

• America’s Health Care Ripoff: An Example of Cancer Treatment in Australia
  by Yves Smith 1:04 am

October 13, 2019

• PG&E Blackout Round-Up, Mini-Grids, and Thoughts on The Jackpot
  by Lambert Strether 2:55 pm

• Links 10/13/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Michael Pettis: MMT Heaven and MMT Hell for Chinese Investment and U.S. Fiscal Spending
  by Lambert Strether 6:25 am

October 12, 2019

• Naked Capitalism – A Vintage Tipple for Survival in the Neo-Con and Neo-Liberal World
  by Yves Smith 8:45 am

• Links 10/12/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Income-Based Repayment Becoming a Costly Solution to Student Loan Debt
  by Yves Smith 5:41 am

• Post-Capitalists Must Understand the Role of Migration in Global Capitalism
  by Yves Smith 5:05 am

October 11, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/11/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• EU Adopts Right to Repair for Household Appliances
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Announcing the 2019 Harry Shearer “Double Your Donation” Challenge!
  by Yves Smith 8:45 am

• Links 10/11/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Uber to Owe UK >£1 Billion in VAT if It Loses Appeal on Suit on Driver Status, Also Loses Liability Insurer
  by Yves Smith 5:21 am

• Computer Science Now Counts as Math Credit in Most States – Is This a Good Idea?
  by Yves Smith 4:04 am

• Does France Have an “Exorbitant Privilege”?
  by Yves Smith 3:27 am

October 10, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/10/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Old Toryism, Risen from the Crypt
  by Clive 8:30 am

• Links 10/10/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• The Best Part of This Week
  by Yves Smith 6:10 am

• Unsustainable California: No Easy Remedy for PG&E Blackouts, Fire Risks
  by Yves Smith 6:08 am

• Trump’s Withdrawal From Syria: Betrayal of Kurds or End to Endless War?
  by Yves Smith 5:22 am

• Marketers Want Even More Control Over Hospitals
  by Yves Smith 4:27 am

October 9, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/9/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Another Generous Reader Steps Up With a 20 Donation “Double Your Donations” Challenge!
  by Yves Smith 11:54 am

• Links 10/9/19
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• Naked Capitalism: An Incomparable Educational Institution
  by Yves Smith 6:43 am

• Herd Behaviour in Asset Markets: The Role of Monetary Policy
  by Yves Smith 6:27 am

• To Stop Threat of ‘For-Profit Surveillance,’ Rights Groups Demand End to Partnerships That Give Cops Access to Amazon Ring Data
  by Yves Smith 5:53 am

• Long Term Real Interest Rates Fell Below Zero in all Euro Area Countries
  by Yves Smith 5:15 am

• Congratulations! Met Our Sixth Goal, On to Our Seventh: More Original Reporting
  by Yves Smith 3:39 am

October 8, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/8/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Announcing the 2019 “Sarah Henry Double-Your-Donation Challenge”!
  by Yves Smith 1:30 pm

• Bill Black: Eric Holder is the Official Missing from Discussions of the Bidens’ Ukrainian Efforts
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 10/8/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• My Journey: Flyover to Finance to Defence, with Scams Along the Way, to Naked Capitalism
  by Yves Smith 4:21 am

• Announcing the First Winner of the Archie McCardell Award for Truly Horrendous Management: WeWork
  by Yves Smith 4:00 am

• Southwest Pilots Blast Boeing in Suit for Deception and Losses from “Unsafe, Unairworthy” 737 Max
  by Yves Smith 3:55 am

• Gene Editing Could Help Save the Planet — If Scientists Can Avoid the Typos
  by Yves Smith 3:49 am

October 7, 2019

• Well Done! Met Our Fifth Goal, and on to a New One: Expanding Our Reach
  by Yves Smith 9:15 pm

• Mangroves, Climate Change, and Mobilization
  by Lambert Strether 5:25 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/7/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 10/7/19
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• The Census Fails to Count 100 Million People as Living in Poverty
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 5:55 am

• Support the Best Commentariat in Independent Journalism — Yourselves
  by Yves Smith 4:22 am

• Brexit: Rejection
  by Yves Smith 4:14 am

• The California Workers’ Rights Bill Is a Start, but We Need a More Radical Approach to the ‘Gig Economy’
  by Yves Smith 1:58 am

October 6, 2019

• Links 10/6/19
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Greenpeace Report: How Companies Still Have it Wrong on Plastic Pollution “Solutions”
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:30 am

• Naked Capitalism: Where to Go for Independent, Hard-Hitting Content
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 4:30 am

• Will the Fracking Revolution Peak Before Ever Making Money?
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 3:25 am

October 5, 2019

• Links 10/5/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Mark Ames: Why Finance Is Too Important to Leave to Larry Summers
  by Yves Smith 4:26 am

• Why Hospitals Are Getting Into the Housing Business
  by Yves Smith 4:25 am

• Federal Appeals Court Issues Mixed Decision on Net Neutrality
  by Yves Smith 4:25 am

• Splendid! Met Our Fourth Goal, On to Our Fifth: Karōshi Prevention
  by Yves Smith 4:15 am

October 4, 2019

• Hooray! Thanks! Hit Our Third Fundraiser Target, Well on Our Way to the Fourth: Guest Bloggers
  by Yves Smith 8:27 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/4/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Announcing the 2019 Double Your Donations Challenge!
  by Yves Smith 9:15 am

• Links 10/4/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• “We Interrupt Our Regular Programming for This Important Announcement”
  by Yves Smith 4:26 am

• CalPERS to Announce Loss of JJ Jelincic in Board Election; Dirty, Illegal Tactics Against Jelincic Undermine Legitimacy of Incumbent’s Win
  by Yves Smith 3:29 am

• Bad Debts Make Good Profits – But What Are the Social Costs?
  by Yves Smith 3:24 am

• Trump’s Executive Order is a Backdoor Privatization of Medicare
  by Yves Smith 3:01 am

October 3, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/3/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• What Gandhi Believed Is the Purpose of a Corporation
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 10/3/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Naked Capitalism: Integrity, Dedication – and Community
  by Yves Smith 4:30 am

• Understanding Why the Green New Deal Won’t Really Work
  by Yves Smith 3:30 am

• Brexit: Whither Boris?
  by Yves Smith 3:29 am

• How Performance Evaluation Metrics Corrupt Researchers
  by Yves Smith 1:57 am

• Reminder: London Meetup Today (with Jerri-Lynn, Clive, Richard Smith); We Look Forward to Seeing You!
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 1:55 am

October 2, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/2/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Libra Unraveling: Network of “Partners” Like Visa and Mastercard Refusing Even to Give Lip Service
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 10/2/19
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Peter Dorman: Give a Gift to Yourself, By Way of Naked Capitalism
  by Yves Smith 4:34 am

• The Implementation Flaw in Warren’s Wealth Tax
  by Yves Smith 4:31 am

• Secular Stagnation: The Limits of Conventional Wisdom
  by Yves Smith 4:26 am

• The Self-Set Impeachment Trap
  by Yves Smith 4:11 am

• Well Done! Met Our Second Fundraising Target Quickly, on to the Third: Supporting the Comments Section
  by Yves Smith 3:52 am

October 1, 2019

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/1/2019
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Mark Carney’s Trojan Unicorn — Are Central Banks Considering Stealth Nationalization in Sovereign Digital Currencies?
  by Clive 9:55 am

• Links 10/1/19
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Matt Stoller: The Great Turn Is Beginning
  by Yves Smith 4:38 am

• Brexit: Out of Runway
  by Yves Smith 4:37 am

• Rural Hospital Closings Reach Crisis Stage, Leaving Millions Without Nearby Health Care
  by Yves Smith 3:34 am

• Trump’s Latest Trade War Move Sends Oil Tanking
  by Yves Smith 3:07 am

• London Meetup (with Jerri-Lynn, Clive, Richard Smith), 3rd October: We Look Forward to Seeing You!
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 1:25 am