Monthly Archives: September 2022

September 30, 2022

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/30/2022
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• More Fallout From the Nord Stream Pipeline Attacks
  by Conor Gallagher 9:55 am

• Michael Hudson on The Euro Without Germany
  by Conor Gallagher 8:35 am

• Links 9/30/22
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• European Systemic Risk Board Issues First Ever “General Warning” About “Financial Stability Risks”
  by Nick Corbishley 6:54 am

• “End War in Ukraine” Say 66 Nations at UN General Assembly
  by Conor Gallagher 6:50 am

September 29, 2022

• Russia Seeking UN Security Council Meeting Over Nord Stream “Act of International Terrorism.” What Else Might Russia Do?
  by Yves Smith 4:49 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/29/2022
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• When Labor isn’t Labor and Liberals aren’t Liberal
  by John McGregor 10:55 am

• Links 9/29/22
  by John McGregor 6:55 am

• We Need to Elect More Leaders From the Labor Movement Into Government
  by John McGregor 6:52 am

• Indian Anger at Khalistan Referendum Costs Canadian Higher Education Sector
  by John McGregor 6:50 am

• Research into 1930s Commuting in London Shows How Public Transport Boosts the Labour Market
  by John McGregor 6:45 am

September 28, 2022

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/28/2022
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Maskstravaganza: Mask Fit, Mask Manufacturing, Masks on the Movie Set
  by Lambert Strether 1:55 pm

• Links 9/28/22
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• The Bornholm Blow-Up Repeats the Bornholm Bash — Poland Attacks Germany and Blames Russia
  by Lambert Strether 6:54 am

• The Lancet Commission on Lessons for the Future from the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Critical Review
  by Yves Smith 6:30 am

• Burning Books (or Rather Book Companies)
  by Lambert Strether 6:25 am

September 27, 2022

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/27/2022
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Fast-Shrinking TBTF Giant Credit Suisse Is Living Dangerously
  by Nick Corbishley 12:10 pm

• Mission Accomplished: “Super Mario” Draghi’s Legacy and the Italian Election
  by Conor Gallagher 9:55 am

• Links 9/27/22
  by John McGregor 6:55 am

September 26, 2022

• A Review of Barbara Tuchman’s “The March of Folly”
  by Lambert Strether 2:25 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/26/2022
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Italy’s Lurch to the Right Raises Risk of Fossil Gas Lock-In
  by Lambert Strether 11:35 am

• US Tightens the Screws on Turkey Over Cooperation with Russia 

  by Conor Gallagher 9:55 am

• Links 9/26/22
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Europe Faces An Exodus Of Energy-Intensive Industries
  by Lambert Strether 6:50 am

September 25, 2022

• How Ashish Jha and Rochelle Walensky of Newton, MA Protect Their Children from Covid (But not Yours)
  by Lambert Strether 3:25 pm

• Links 9/25/22
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Book Excerpt: Rituals and the Search for Order
  by Lambert Strether 5:55 am

September 24, 2022

• Links 9/24/22
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Michael Hudson Discusses Debt, Financial Surveillance, the Fed and More With Ralph Nader
  by Yves Smith 2:58 am

• Russian Partial Mobilization: And Then There Were None
  by Yves Smith 12:51 am

September 23, 2022

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/23/2022
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Australian State Government Bails Out Owners of Taxi Licenses After Uber Destroys Their Value
  by John McGregor 9:55 am

• Links 9/23/22
  by John McGregor 6:55 am

• Ramping Up Renewables Won’t Save The World From A Cold Winter
  by John McGregor 6:50 am

• The US-Led War on Drugs, Now in Its 51st Year, Just Hit a Major Snag in Colombia
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Is ‘Seize Now, Sort It Later’ Itself an Assault on Liberty?
  by Yves Smith 12:40 am

September 22, 2022

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/22/2022
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Free Market Genocides: The Real History of Trade
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 9/22/2022
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Further Thoughts on Russian Partial Mobilization and Next Steps
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Satyajit Das: Emerging Market Crisis Pathologies
  by Yves Smith 6:00 am

• Kentucky Retirement Systems Lawsuit Targets New York Fixer Regina Calcaterra for Alleged Bid Fixing
  by Yves Smith 5:30 am

• Housing Bubble Woes: Home Prices Drop 3.5%, Steepest Monthly Drop since Jan. 2016. Sales, Already at Lockdown Levels, Drop Further. Active Listings Rise Further
  by Yves Smith 1:07 am

September 21, 2022

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/21/2022
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• U.S. Senators Propose Secondary Sanctions On Russian Oil
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• What the Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan Is Really About and Why It’s Likely to Get Worse
  by Conor Gallagher 9:55 am

• Links 9/21/2022
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Text of Putin Speech Announcing Partial Mobilization
  by Yves Smith 4:17 am

• Peace Activists Hit the Streets From D.C. to San Francisco Seeking End to Ukraine War
  by Yves Smith 2:00 am

September 20, 2022

• Countdown!
  by Yves Smith 7:24 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/20/2022
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Closing Hours of the 2022 Fundraiser, Help Hit Our New $ and Donor Targets!
  by Yves Smith 12:48 pm

• Biden Again Indicates that US Will Defend Taiwan ‘Militarily’ – Does This Constitute a Change in Policy?
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 9/20/2022
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Digital Dollar and Digital Euro Just Took a Big Step Closer to Becoming a Reality
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Reminding Those of You on the Fence as Our 2022 Fundraiser Closes: We Really Like You!
  by Yves Smith 4:41 am

• Private Equity Sees the Billions in Eye Care as Firms Target High-Profit Procedures
  by Yves Smith 4:38 am

• New USPS Delivery Network: Radically Cutting Rural Service, Headcount; Likely to Further Slow Delivery
  by Yves Smith 2:30 am

September 19, 2022

• Procrastinators of the World, Unite! Last Day, Last Chance for Our 2022 Fundraiser!
  by Yves Smith 7:00 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/19/2022
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Pope Francis Endorses “Moral” Arms for Ukraine
  by John McGregor 10:55 am

• Links 9/19/2022
  by John McGregor 6:58 am

• Yanis Varoufakis: Time to Blow Up the Electricity Markets
  by Yves Smith 6:30 am

• KLG: What Naked Capitalism Means to Me
  by Yves Smith 6:24 am

• Why Black Wednesday Still Matters – It Was the Start of Markets Telling Politicians What to Do
  by John McGregor 5:00 am

• Truss’s Plan to Hike Defence Funding and Ignore the Climate Is a Disaster
  by Yves Smith 4:30 am

• Announcing the 2022 Harry Shearer and Friends “Double Your Donation” Challenge!
  by Yves Smith 2:30 am

September 18, 2022

• Tories Create a Hostile Environment for Gypsies and Travellers
  by John McGregor 8:55 am

• Links 9/18/2022
  by John McGregor 6:55 am

• The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA): A Brief Assessment
  by John McGregor 6:50 am

September 17, 2022

• Thanks! Met Our Sixth Goal, On to Our Seventh: More Original Reporting
  by Yves Smith 9:29 pm

• Links 9/17/2022
  by Yves Smith 6:58 am

• Why It’s Time to Declassify the Documents From Trump’s Basement
  by Yves Smith 6:52 am

• ‘Culture Has Lost the Ability to Grasp the Present’
  by Yves Smith 6:36 am

• Mark Ames: Why Finance Is Too Important to Leave to Larry Summers
  by Yves Smith 5:15 am

September 16, 2022

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/16/2022
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Using the Payments System to Enforce an Russian Oil Price Cap Likely to Cause Supply Shock
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 9/16/2022
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• EU Hypocrisy Hits Dizzying New Heights As Commission’s Scandal-Tarnished President Pledges to Wage Global Fight on Corruption
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Congressional Sausagemaking, or How Inflation Reduction Became Fossil Fuel Export Promotion
  by Yves Smith 6:02 am

• Naked Capitalism: Working Together to Combat 21st Century Lies
  by John McGregor 5:45 am

• The Russian Situation Comedy Is No Lying Matter – The Joke Is on the Office of Foreign Assets Control
  by Yves Smith 5:35 am

September 15, 2022

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/15/2022
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• US Is Becoming a ‘Developing Country’ on Global Rankings that Measure Democracy, Inequality
  by Yves Smith 10:51 am

• Naked Capitalism: Lambert, an Unexpected Optimist Speaks….and Asks for Support
  by Lambert Strether 8:55 am

• Links 9/15/2022
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Speculation Over What Russia Does Next
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Liberalism Is Not the Opposite of Conservatism
  by Yves Smith 4:00 am

• Gasoline Demand Destruction Accelerates Despite Plunge in Prices: Consumption Drops to August 1997 Level
  by Yves Smith 3:50 am

• Yippie! Met Our Fifth Goal, and on to the Sixth: Expanding Our Reach
  by Yves Smith 3:42 am

September 14, 2022

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/14/2022
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Bernie Sanders to Warren Buffett: Give Rail Workers Better Conditions to Avoid Strike
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 9/14/2022
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• The Scientific Response to COVID-19: What Does the Biomedical Literature Say?
  by Yves Smith 6:50 am

• Olaf Scholz and Vladimir Putin Talk Past Each Other as Ukraine Pushes for Formalizing Ukraine’s NATO Lite Status
  by Yves Smith 6:49 am

• The Lost World: New York City and Naked Capitalism, Then and Now
  by Yves Smith 5:30 am

• What Should You Do During a Flood? Stay Out of the Water
  by Yves Smith 5:15 am

September 13, 2022

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/13/2022
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Russian Aviation Industry Corrects Yeltsin Yaw – Boeing, Airbus Ditched
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 9/13/2022
  by Yves Smith 6:58 am

• Political Violence Is on the Rise Again in South America
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Did the US Jump the Gun With the New Omicron-Targeted Vaccines?
  by Yves Smith 6:31 am

• Announcing the 2022 Sarah Henry “Double Your Donations” Challenge
  by Yves Smith 6:30 am

• Why The EU Is Struggling To Bring Its Energy Crisis Under Control
  by Yves Smith 6:23 am

• Naked Capitalism: Changing the World One Person at a Time
  by Yves Smith 5:30 am

September 12, 2022

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/12/2022
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Final Opinion Polls Before the Italian Elections Show Parties Are Out of Step With Voters on Russia Sanctions
  by John McGregor 9:55 am

• Links 9/12/2022
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Fog of War, Military and Economic
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Naked Capitalism: Our Lurkers Speak
  by Lambert Strether 6:45 am

• How Biden Could Use the Tennessee Valley Authority to Address the Climate Crisis
  by Lambert Strether 6:25 am

• A Moment of Silence
  by Yves Smith 2:58 am

September 11, 2022

• Yeehaw! Met Our Fourth Goal, On to Our Fifth: Karōshi Prevention
  by Yves Smith 8:21 pm

• Hospital Infection Control Departments Tenaciously Resist Airborne Transmission, Aided by CDC
  by Lambert Strether 2:55 pm

• Links 9/11/2022
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Real Estate Booms Are Behind Europe’s Productivity Divergence
  by Lambert Strether 5:25 am

• What Naked Capitalism Has Meant To Me: Teaching Someone from the Old Wall Street About the New Wall Street
  by Yves Smith 5:20 am

September 10, 2022

• Announcing the John Z “Double Your Donations” Challenge!
  by Yves Smith 7:10 pm

• Links 9/10/2022
  by Yves Smith 6:58 am

• New Study More Than Triples Estimated Costs of Climate Change Damages
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Michael Hudson on Student Debt Relief, Inflation, Ukraine Disaster Capitalism, Petrodollar Challenge
  by Yves Smith 6:42 am

• Naked Capitalism: Your Navigational Aid Through Extreme Discourse
  by Yves Smith 5:30 am

September 9, 2022

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/9/2022
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Queen Elizabeth II: A Moderniser Who Steered the British Monarchy into the 21st Century
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 9/9/2022
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Big Banks in Australia and Canada Are Leading the Way on Digital Identity
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• EU Wrangling Over Energy Plans That Amount to Band-Aid Over Gunshot Wound
  by Yves Smith 6:44 am

• Naked Capitalism in Moderation, Fundraising to Excellence!
  by katiebird 6:40 am

• Truss Energy Shambles
  by Yves Smith 5:50 am

• Yipee! Hit Third Fundraiser Target, On Our Way to the Fourth: Guest Bloggers
  by Yves Smith 5:20 am

September 8, 2022

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/8/2022
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Tiny Algae Could Help Fix Concrete’s Dirty Little Climate Secret – 4 Innovative Ways to Clean Up This Notoriously Hard to Decarbonize Industry
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 9/8/2022
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Announcing the Dynamic Duo “Double Your Donations” Challenge!
  by Yves Smith 6:33 am

• Gorbachev Paved Way for Oligarchs – Aleksandr Buzgalin
  by Yves Smith 6:29 am

• Chokepoint Capitalism Strangles Us All
  by Yves Smith 5:43 am

• In Response to Court Order, Kentucky Retirement Systems Releases 2,256 Page, Yet Incomplete, Investigation into Hedge Fund Shenanigans
  by Yves Smith 5:19 am

• 7 Reasons Why Naked Capitalism Deserves Your Money
  by Nick Corbishley 5:00 am

• Hooray! Met Our Second Target Handily! On to the Third: Continuing Expanded News Coverage and Maybe Meetups
  by Yves Smith 2:08 am

September 7, 2022

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/7/2022
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• The US Army Special Operations Command Weaponizes Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, Telegram
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 9/7/2022
  by Yves Smith 6:58 am

• NATO, Russia, Energy Put Balkans on Edge 
  by Conor Gallagher 6:50 am

• Michael Hudson: Naked Capitalism – Your and My Informational Necessity
  by Yves Smith 6:00 am

• “Lehman Event” Looms For Europe As Energy Companies Face $1.5 Trillion in Margin Calls
  by Yves Smith 5:59 am

• Please, Vote for Somebody in the CalPERS Board Election. Your Money Is at Stake.
  by Yves Smith 4:39 am

September 6, 2022

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/6/2022
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• 1980s Redux? Developing Countries See New Context, Old Threats
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 9/6/2022
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• The Race for Lithium is Heating Up in Latin America
  by Nick Corbishley 6:54 am

• Europe’s Economic Controlled Flight Into Terrain
  by Yves Smith 6:37 am

• Wow! Met First Goal Pronto. On to the Second: Supporting the Commentariat
  by Yves Smith 5:39 am

• Peace Talks Essential as War Rages on in Ukraine
  by Yves Smith 1:10 am

September 5, 2022

• Matt Stoller: Naked Capitalism –A Community Seeking the Truth
  by Yves Smith 7:30 pm

• Biden Opens Campaign Season with MAGA Exorcism in Idiosyncratic Philadelphia Speech
  by Lambert Strether 4:25 pm

• Links 9/5/2022
  by John McGregor 6:55 am

• Can the U.S. Kick Its Reliance on Russian Uranium?
  by John McGregor 6:50 am

September 4, 2022

• Naked Capitalism Fundraiser 2022: Your Situational Awareness Guide as Tectonic Plates Shift
  by Yves Smith 7:34 pm

• Fundraiser 2022: What We Did for You in the Past Year
  by Yves Smith 7:33 pm

• Rahul Gandhi – The Most Establishment Populist
  by John McGregor 12:55 pm

• Links 9/4/2022
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• How Boris Johnson Rigged British Politics for the Tories
  by John McGregor 6:55 am

September 3, 2022

• Links 9/3/2022
  by John McGregor 6:55 am

• European Stainless Steel Mills Are Closing Due To Energy Crisis
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• In Refusing to Prioritize Drivers’ Safety, UPS Risks Major Strike
  by Yves Smith 6:48 am

September 2, 2022

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/2/2022
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 9/2/2022
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• China Just Gave a Foretaste of One of the Biggest Dangers of Biometric Surveillance Systems
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• The U.S. Power Grid Can’t Support Its Climate Pledges
  by Yves Smith 5:09 am

• Fears Over Cost of Living ‘Solutions’ Proposed by Truss-Backed Think Tanks
  by Yves Smith 2:08 am

September 1, 2022

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 9/1/2022
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Is Wood the Climate-Friendly Urban Building Material of the Future?
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 9/1/2022
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Kentucky Retirement Systems Ordered to Disclose Controversial $1.2 Million Report Used to Justify Inaction in Apparent Pension Looting by Hedge Funds
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Book Review: The Downside of Human Exceptionalism
  by Yves Smith 6:50 am

• 6 Economic Experts Reveal the Truth About the Inflation Reduction Act
  by Yves Smith 4:04 am