Monthly Archives: January 2025

January 18, 2025

• Links 1/18/2025
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Was Biden Right to Warn about the Tech-Industrial Complex?
  by Yves Smith 5:47 am

• Michael Hudson: Trump on Greenland, Panama and Canada
  by Yves Smith 5:10 am

January 17, 2025

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 1/17/2025
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• mBridge, a Bank of International Settlements Project Hyped by BRICS Fans as a Way to Evade Sanctions, Shut Down
  by Yves Smith 10:31 am

• Links 1/17/2025
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• New York Judge Loretta Preska Just Declared Open Season on Argentina’s Gold Reserves
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Actuaries and Scientists Warn Climate Shocks Risk ‘Planetary Insolvency’ as Power Struggles About How to Rebuild LA Begin
  by Yves Smith 5:55 am

• Closing Ranks: Organised Labour and Immigration
  by Yves Smith 2:03 am

January 16, 2025

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 1/16/2025
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Evaluating the Risks of Engineered Viruses and Bacteria, aka ‘Mirror Life’
  by Yves Smith 9:56 am

• Links 1/16/2025
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Gaza Ceasefire Deal Still Not Approved by Knesset. And Why Should the World Trust Israel to Comply if So?
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• James Galbraith: How the Fed Became Less Powerful Despite Weakened Congressional Oversight
  by Yves Smith 5:59 am

• Bluesky: Exit, Voice, and Platform Loyalty
  by Yves Smith 2:00 am

January 15, 2025

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 1/15/2025
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• A Forgotten Farming Technique Is Making a Big Comeback – Here’s Why
  by Yves Smith 11:05 am

• Links 1/15/2024
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• Make America Healthy Again: Is MAHA a Trope or a Movement?
  by Yves Smith 6:48 am

• U.S. Sanctions on China’s Oil Firms Are Just the Beginning Under Trump
  by Yves Smith 6:45 am

• Trump’s HUD Secretary and Our Reverse Robin Hood Housing System
  by Yves Smith 6:29 am

January 14, 2025

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 1/14/2025
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Wanting More for BRICS Than BRICS Wants for Itself
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 1/14/2025
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Even in Switzerland’s Direct Democracy, There Is Little Room for Public Choice on Digital Identity
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Is Capitalism Falling Out of Favor? We Analyzed 400,000 News Stories to Find Out
  by Yves Smith 5:55 am

• America’s Infrastructure Crisis: Covid’s Role in a Ticking Time Bomb
  by Yves Smith 3:53 am

January 13, 2025

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 1/13/2025
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 1/13/2025
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Russia’s Difficult Ukraine End Game Choices and the Issue of “Imposing Terms”
  by Yves Smith 6:52 am

• Musk, Meloni, and the AfD: Trump’s Plan for Reorganizing EU Vassals Comes into Focus
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Rebuilding Rate for Santa Cruz Mountains Lightning Complex Fire Bodes Ill for Los Angeles Reconstruction, Even Before Getting to Insolvency of California State FAIR Plan Wildfire Insurance
  by Yves Smith 1:59 am

January 12, 2025

• The Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) Lacks Legal Structure and Promised Transparency
  by Lambert Strether 4:25 pm

• Links 1/12/2025
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Health Care AI, Intended To Save Money, Turns Out To Require a Lot of Expensive Humans
  by Lambert Strether 6:50 am

January 11, 2025

• Links 1/11/2025
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Weaponizing the US Dollar. Can It Work?
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Meet the Cats Who Roam Rikers Island
  by Yves Smith 6:02 am

January 10, 2025

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 1/10/2025
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• “In 2025, States Will Flip the Script on Taxes to Make the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share”
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 1/10/2025
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Where is Guaidó 2.0?
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Polish Foreign Minister Worries that Musk Will Successfully Undermine Ruling Liberal Party in Upcoming Elections; Is Another Romania-Style Election Nullification Possible?
  by Yves Smith 5:58 am

• UK Economy Falters as Pound Sterling Continues to Slide
  by Yves Smith 5:56 am

January 9, 2025

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 1/9/2025
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Beware the Faux Populism of Corporate Democrats
  by Yves Smith 10:04 am

• Links 1/9/2025
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• This Week’s Unholy Mix of Drought, Wind, and Fire in Southern California: A Warning of an Accelerating Insurance Crisis in Climate-Risk Areas?
  by Yves Smith 6:52 am

• Yanis Varoufakis: What to Watch Out for in the Unfolding Palestinian Genocide
  by Yves Smith 6:34 am

• Americans’ Rage at Insurers Goes Beyond Health Coverage – The Author of ‘Delay, Deny, Defend’ Points to 3 Reforms that Could Help
  by Yves Smith 6:03 am

January 8, 2025

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 1/8/2025
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• China’s Government Bond Market Sounding Loud Deflationary Alarm. Is the Japanification China Has Warded Off Finally Arriving?
  by Yves Smith 11:09 am

• Links 1/8/2025
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• Is a US-Türkiye Deal Involving the Kurds in the Works? 
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Europe Races to Refill as Gas Reserves Dwindle
  by Yves Smith 5:37 am

• What Is a Democrat?
  by Yves Smith 12:39 am

January 7, 2025

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 1/7/2025
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• What Has Happened to Our Grand Experiment, the Internet?
  by Yves Smith 9:54 am

• Links 1/7/2025
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• NYT Readies Terrain for Incoming Trump Administration’s Long-Telegraphed Intervention in Mexico
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• DOGE: Nations Aren’t Corporations and ‘Efficiency’ Means Austerity
  by Yves Smith 5:57 am

• Health Insurers Limit Coverage of Prosthetic Limbs, Questioning Their Medical Necessity
  by Yves Smith 5:17 am

January 6, 2025

• How Is It That xAI’s (Naïve) Grok Does Not Reveal that xAI is a Public Benefit Corporation?
  by Lambert Strether 4:25 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 1/6/2025
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 1/6/2025
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Who Benefits from Russia’s War in Ukraine
  by Yves Smith 5:30 am

• For Many Rural Women, Finding Maternity Care Outweighs Concerns About Abortion Access
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

• Michael Hudson: Cracks in the Empire – Is the American Superpower Fading?
  by Yves Smith 4:36 am

January 5, 2025

• Eight Israeli Lawmakers Demand Acceleration of the Extermination in Gaza by Destroying Remaining Food, Plus Water and Energy Infrastructure
  by Yves Smith 11:18 am

• Links 1/5/2025
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Will Russia’s Alleged Downing of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight Overturn the Great Game Board in the Caucasus?
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• The Earthquake Environmental Justice Advocates Aren’t Talking About
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

January 4, 2025

• Links 1/4/2025
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Michael Hudson’s Introduction to Giorgio Buccellati’s At the Origins of Politics
  by Yves Smith 6:00 am

• Tech Law in 2025: A Look Ahead at AI, Privacy and Social Media Regulation Under the New Trump Administration
  by Yves Smith 4:33 am

January 3, 2025

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 1/3/2025
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Elite College Money Woes: Wall Street Journal Notes but Underplays the Level of Negligence
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 1/3/2025
  by Lambert Strether 6:58 am

• Just Like Clockwork, the Propaganda Push for Digital ID Kicks Into Gear in the UK
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Why Doesn’t the News Media Talk About the Real Issues in Life?
  by Yves Smith 5:52 am

• What Should Tesla’s Stock Be Worth? Automaker, Stagnating Vehicle Sales like GM & Ford, Getting Overtaken by Competitors, Losing Share in the Booming EV Market?
  by Yves Smith 1:03 am

January 2, 2025

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 1/2/2025
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Elon Musk, Taylor Swift, Antony Blinken, China, and the Idiocy of Tom Friedman
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 1/2/2025
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Trump’s Push To Shut Down the Axis of Upheaval Starts With LNG
  by Yves Smith 5:36 am

• As Biolabs Multiply Globally, Some Experts Worry About Oversight
  by Yves Smith 3:40 am

• The Truth About H-1B Visas
  by Yves Smith 12:55 am

January 1, 2025

• Links 1/1/2025
  by Yves Smith 6:59 am

• The Rise in Early-Onset Cancers: Their Origins and What to Do About Them
  by Yves Smith 6:57 am

• Self-Selection and Self-Censorship on Campus, and the FIRE Report
  by Yves Smith 6:00 am