Monthly Archives: February 2024

February 29, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 2/29/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Mounting Research Shows That COVID-19 Leaves Its Mark on the Brain, Including Significant Drops in IQ Score
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 2/29/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Rishi Sunak Orders Crackdown on Protests Despite Court Challenge
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• “Growing Inflation Pains: How Democrats Must Go on Offense on the Economy”
  by Yves Smith 2:52 am

• U.S. Has Launched 230 Attacks on Houthis Over Red Sea Disruption
  by Yves Smith 12:47 am

February 28, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 2/28/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Can Baby Bonds Fight the Wealth Gap and Racial Inequality? Connecticut Aims to Find Out.
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 2/28/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• Our Loss of Science in the 21st Century and How to Get It Back
  by Yves Smith 6:57 am

• A Transparent, Open-Source Vision for U.S. Elections
  by Yves Smith 6:44 am

• How Revillaging and Natural Building Are Increasing Climate Resilience
  by Yves Smith 6:16 am

February 27, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 2/27/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• The Government’s Deliberate Policy of Prejudicing the Poorest in Our Society Is Imposing Destitution on Millions
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 2/27/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• UK Government Sued Over NHS’s Heavily Redacted Contract With US Spytech Firm Palantir
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• “Iran’s Syria Strategy Is Coming Unravelled”
  by Yves Smith 5:55 am

• Navalny Organization Splits Into Whites and Reds as Lies Multiply
  by Yves Smith 4:43 am

February 26, 2024

• Adele vs. Taylor Swift, Covid, and Entertainment Industry Pandemic Insurance
  by Lambert Strether 3:55 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 2/26/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 2/26/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• NATO Freakout Over Crumbling Ukraine Military: Poland Threatens US with Nuclear Development if No Aid Package
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• In California, Faceoff Between Major Insurer and Health System Shows Hazards of Consolidation
  by Lambert Strether 6:50 am

• War Is Bad for You — And the Economy
  by Yves Smith 4:47 am

February 25, 2024

• Rolling Stone and New York Magazine Both Publish Product Reviews of Masks (But Not Reporting, Unfortunately)
  by Lambert Strether 3:55 pm

• Links 2/25/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Wolf Richter: Nvidia, the WTF Chart of the Year. Tesla also Had WTF Charts of the Year before Shares Plunged
  by Lambert Strether 6:50 am

February 24, 2024

• Links 2/24/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Are Evidence-Based Medicine and Public Health Incompatible?
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• The Rich Versus Poor Country Stakes at the WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference This Month in Abu Dhabi
  by Yves Smith 6:52 am

February 23, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 2/23/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Identity and the Professional Managerial Class
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 2/23/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• After Two Months of High-Voltage Shock Treatment, Argentina’s Economy Is Screaming at Top of Its Lungs
  by Nick Corbishley 6:47 am

• BMJ Decries Necrocide in Gaza as UN Describes “Shocking, Desperate Conditions”; Johns Hopkins Estimates Escalation Would Produce 85,000 More Deaths in 6 Months
  by Yves Smith 6:29 am

• Florida Defies CDC in Measles Outbreak, Telling Parents It’s Fine to Send Unvaccinated Kids to School
  by Yves Smith 6:14 am

February 22, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 2/22/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• New York City Survey: Unsheltered Migrants Increased Homeless Population by 25%
  by Yves Smith 9:59 am

• Links 2/22/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• WSJ Misinforms by Omission in Article on Oil Sanctions-Buster by Ignoring Dollars and SWIFT
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Understanding Iran’s Non-State Network
  by Yves Smith 3:22 am

• The Growing Environmental Footprint Of Generative AI
  by Yves Smith 3:05 am

February 21, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 2/21/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Michael Hudson: Higher Education Crapification – The New School Case Study
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 2/21/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Examining US Neocons’ Wider Black Sea Strategy
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• ‘Fourth Wave’ of Opioid Epidemic Crashes Ashore, Propelled by Fentanyl and Meth
  by Yves Smith 5:55 am

• Trump 2.0 Set To Gut Biden’s Energy and Climate Policies
  by Yves Smith 4:10 am

February 20, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 2/20/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• What Happened To Alexei Navalny This Time Round
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 2/20/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Russia Lifts Suspension on Imports of Ecuadorian Bananas After Collapse of US-Ecuador Arms Deal
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Israel 4Q GDP Fell at 20% Rate; Downward Trajectory Set to Continue as War Drags On and Israel Readies Lebanon Invasion
  by Yves Smith 6:15 am

• Why the United States Needs NATO – 3 Things to Know
  by Yves Smith 4:38 am

February 19, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 2/19/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Perfidious Teutons and Their Polish Accomplices – How the Rosneft Refinery in Germany Is Being Expropriated
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 2/19/2024
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Greece Spyware Case Heading to European Court of Human Rights Highlights Wider Use in the EU
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Mike Benz, Former State Department Head of Cyber Portfolio, Discusses Extent and Mechanisms of Censorship with Tucker Carlson
  by Yves Smith 5:55 am

• Cult of the Drone: At the Two-Year Mark, UAVs Have Changed the Face of War in Ukraine – But Not Outcome
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

• Carmakers’ EV Enthusiasm Fizzles Out as Consumers Pull Back
  by Yves Smith 12:21 am

February 18, 2024

• Links 2/18/2024
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• European Governments Look for Ways to Send Ukrainian Refugees Home
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Dead Smoke Alarms, Moldy Rooms, Empty First Aid Kits: Farmworkers Endure Unsafe and Substandard Housing Across US
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

February 17, 2024

• Links 2/17/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• IM Doc Warns of Coming Medical Dystopia in the US via Pervasive Recording of Visits, AI Test Ordering and Upselling
  by Yves Smith 6:58 am

• Russiagate Revived in Latest MI6 Operation Against Russia — A Spy Alone Is Spy Baloney
  by Yves Smith 1:04 am

February 16, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 2/16/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Bizarre Valedictory Interview by CalSTRS Investment Chief, Chris Ailman, Asks Private Equity to Be Nice and Share with Workers
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 2/16/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• France’s Macron Government Is Trying to Criminalise Criticism of Officially Recommended or Mandated Medical Treatments
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Israeli Siege Has Placed Gazans at Risk of Starvation − Prewar Policies Made Them Vulnerable in the First Place
  by Yves Smith 6:45 am

• NYC Squeezing Migrants Out of Waiting Rooms, Effectively Forcing Them on to the Streets
  by Yves Smith 4:51 am

February 15, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 2/15/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Bill Lerach on Litigating Corporate Wrongdoing: “The System Is Set Up to Defeat Deterrence”
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 2/15/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Inflation and Power
  by Yves Smith 6:53 am

• The U.S.’ Return to Its “Denial Oil” Strategy Is Critical
  by Yves Smith 2:45 am

• From the History of Western War Crimes: The Dresden Massacre (February 1945)
  by Yves Smith 12:58 am

February 14, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 2/14/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• North Ignores ‘Perfect Storm’ in Global South
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 2/14/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Science We Can Use: Why Do Autoimmune Disorders Afflict Women More Often than Men?
  by Yves Smith 6:50 am

• A Look at Private Equity’s Medicare Advantage Grifting
  by Yves Smith 6:30 am

• What Would Happen If Biden Stepped Aside?
  by Yves Smith 12:26 am

February 13, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 2/13/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• GoFundMe Has Become a Health Care Utility
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 2/13/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Ukraine Collapse Starting. What Happens Next?
  by Yves Smith 6:50 am

• “Bank Wars” in UK: Santander Denounces Advert By Rival Lender Criticising Out-of-Control Branch Closures
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Moody’s Just Told You So — Downgrades Israel, Warns That Weaker US Backing for Israel, War With Hezbollah Would Trigger Crash
  by Yves Smith 5:00 am

February 12, 2024

• The California “Department of Political Health” Mandates Covid Infection with Its New “One Day” Order (and How to Stop Them)
  by Lambert Strether 4:25 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 2/12/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 2/12/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Protecting the Most Benign Institution (Our Public Library)
  by Lambert Strether 6:45 am

• Yanis Varoufakis: The Two Faces of the Euro – Jacques Delors and Wolfgang Schäuble
  by Yves Smith 1:12 am

• New Study Questions LNG as a “Bridge Fuel” in Decarbonization
  by Yves Smith 1:00 am

February 11, 2024

• Our On-Going Covid Pandemic and the Labor Market
  by Lambert Strether 4:10 pm

• Links 2/11/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Sleeping Our Way to Being Productive
  by Lambert Strether 6:51 am

February 10, 2024

• Links 2/10/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• Economic Solutions: How To Go from Financialized Neoliberalism to a Productive, Sustainable Economy
  by Yves Smith 6:52 am

• “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” – US Stuck in the Middle East, Devoid of Deterrence Power
  by Yves Smith 2:53 am

February 9, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 2/9/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• ‘Look for a Reversal in a Fairly Short Period of Time’ − Former Federal Judge Expects Supreme Court Will Keep Trump on Colorado Ballot
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 2/9/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:56 am

• Ecuador Pays A High Price, In Bananas and Carnations, for Giving Russian-Made Weapons to US (and By Extension, Ukraine)
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Net-Zero Targets Face Reality Check
  by Yves Smith 4:23 am

February 8, 2024

• Tucker Carlson Interview of Vladimir Putin
  by Yves Smith 11:41 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 2/8/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Will We Follow China and Suffer Deflation – Which Is Very Much Worse Than Inflation?
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 2/8/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• EU Farmers’ Protests, Food Security, and the Green New Deal Big Lie by Omission About Livelihoods
  by Yves Smith 6:53 am

• Rob Urie: Imperialism, Lenin, and US Wars Abroad
  by Yves Smith 6:21 am

• Israeli Government’s Lies About Gaza Shouldn’t Be a Surprise
  by Yves Smith 1:36 am

February 7, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 2/7/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Neocolonial ISDS, Abused, Biased, Costly, and Grossly Unfair
  by Yves Smith 10:22 am

• Links 2/7/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Troubling Trends in Armenia Mirror Pre-War Ukraine
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• The Maidan Cookie Has Crumbled – Ukraine Study Finds Most Multinational Companies Still in Russia
  by Yves Smith 5:55 am

• New Study Reveals Greenwashing as Key Obstacle for “Sustainable” Funds
  by Yves Smith 4:00 am

February 6, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 2/6/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Trump, Populism, and the Republican Establishment: Two Graphs From New Hampshire
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 2/6/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• Why Is Tony Blair So Keen for the UK’s National Health Service to Sell Off Its Patients’ Health Data to Private Companies?
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Why Elon Musk’s ‘Self-Driving’ of Tesla’s Board and Its Decision to Pay Him $56B Collided with the Law – and What Happens Next
  by Yves Smith 5:55 am

• Attrition War — How Israel Is Losing on the Economic Front
  by Yves Smith 5:28 am

February 5, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 2/5/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• More Signs of US Impotence in Middle East: Overkill Yet Ineffective Strikes, Deluded “Reshaping the Middle East” Planted Piece, Hamas Blame Pre-Positioning for Probable Ceasefire Negotiation Fail
  by Yves Smith 8:37 am

• Links 2/5/2024
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Red Sea Chaos Highlights Problems With Italy’s Plan to Be European Energy Hub
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• What If We Treated People Who Use Drugs as Full Human Beings?
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

• The Concept of Just War and Outlines of the Just War Theory in International Relations
  by Yves Smith 12:11 am

February 4, 2024

• Links 2/4/2024
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• German Establishment Prepares to Cross the Rubicon 
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Possibility of Wildlife-to-Human Crossover Heightens Concern About Chronic Wasting Disease
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

February 3, 2024

• Book Review — “Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture”
  by Yves Smith 8:25 am

• Links 2/3/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• The Real Reason Your Grocery Bill Is Still So High
  by Yves Smith 2:23 am

February 2, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 2/2/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Ukraine: Breakthrough on All Fronts Ahead of Schedule
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 2/2/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• The DEA Takes Aim at Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Misses Badly
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• CBO and CMS Continue to Overestimate Health Care Cost Increases, Creating Unjustified Pressure to Cut Benefits
  by Yves Smith 6:00 am

• What’s the Fate of Social Security in a Brutally Unequal America?
  by Yves Smith 2:14 am

February 1, 2024

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 2/1/2024
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Cancer in the Corn Belt Sparks Actions to Fight Farm Fertilizer Nitrate Contamination
  by Yves Smith 9:41 am

• Links 2/1/2024
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Freedom of Navigation: Houthi Attacks Only Part of How a Historical Anomaly Is Unwinding
  by Yves Smith 6:52 am

• Identity Formation as a Stage of Human Development
  by Yves Smith 4:00 am

• ‘Rooftop Solar Is the Future, but It’s Also a Scam’
  by Yves Smith 12:27 am