Yearly Archives: 2020
The Chamber Of Commerce Dems From The Republican Wing Of The Democratic Party Just Undercut Pelosi’s Pandemic Negotiations With Mnuchin
Various corporate interests are tossing around their weight on the latest pandemic stimlus package, pressing for it to be lean and mean.
Read more...Mark Ames: Why Finance Is Too Important to Leave to Larry Summers
A reprise of Mark Ames’ biting fundraiser classic.
Read more...Links 10/3/2020
How Three Prior Pandemics Triggered Massive Societal Shifts
Some past pandemics ushered in massive changes….but only with massive death levels. So can the powers that be rest easy with Covid?
Read more...“Why I’m Voting for Donald Trump”
An illustration that some and perhaps many Trump voters don’t fit mainstream media stereotypes.
Read more...“I Need My Nake!”
Naked Capitalism is Arizona Slim’s antidote to MSM-induced brain damage.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 10/2/2020
New keyboard, new attitude! Well, maybe not a new attitude…
Read more...As of September 29, 2020, 5 Federal Courts Have Ruled Against the Postal Service
The Postal Service is getting whacked for service degradation that critics believe has a lot to do with upcoming voting by mail.
Read more...Links 10/2/2020
How Corruption is Becoming America’s Operating System
A new book by Sarah Chayes shows the US descent into a level of corruption usually associated with places like Nigeria and Afghanistan
Read more...Brexit: Confrontation
The Brexit process is as ugly as ever.
Read more...San Francisco Rents in Free-Fall. New York Rents Swoon. Expensive Cities, College Towns, Cities in Texas, Other States Sag. But in 16 Cities, Rents Jump Double-Digits
Tracking the damage in big city residential rents.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 10/1/2020
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Read more...Naked Capitalism: Countering the Spin of the Mainstream Media
My annual thank you to the Naked Capitalim community for improving my writing, and to ask you to contribute so we can counter MSM spin.
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