- Links 4/26/2025
by Yves Smith 6:55 am
Monthly Archives: April 2025
April 26, 2025
- Extractive Taxation and the French Revolution
by Yves Smith 12:45 am
- Scholars Under Fire
by Yves Smith 12:21 am
April 25, 2025
- Links 4/25/2025
by Haig Hovaness 6:55 am
- One of UK’s Largest (and Oldest) High Street Retailers Suffers Week of Chaos After “Cyber Incident”
by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am
- As Trump Administration Considers Retreat on Tariffs, Will It Resort to Usual US Fallback Option?
by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am
- How the American Economy Is Rigged to Serve the Rich, and Why Tariffs Won’t Change That
by Yves Smith 1:14 am
April 24, 2025
- Trump Wants World to Subsidise US Empire
by Yves Smith 9:55 am
- Links 4/24/2025
by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am
- China Sends Strong Message to “Global South” (and US) Via Its Embassy in Argentina
by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am
- The Dangerous Illusion of Climate Resilience
by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am
April 23, 2025
- What Science Says About Food Additives
by Yves Smith 9:55 am
- Links 4/23/2025
by Haig Hovaness 6:55 am
- Prevagen®: A Most Curious Dietary Supplement for Your Brain
by KLG 6:50 am
- ‘Making the West Great Again’
by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am
- AI Energy Demand Can Keep Fossil Fuels Alive, Tech Backers Promise World’s Two Biggest Oil Producers
by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am
April 22, 2025
- Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – War with Iran
by Haig Hovaness 2:00 pm
- Links 4/22/2025
by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am
- As Appetite for War and Repression Rise in the New Western (Dis-)Order, Palantir Is Making a Killing
by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am
- Will the EU Join the Economic War Against China?
by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am
- Several Hundred Workers Who Keep Invasive Pests Out of the US Accept Trump’s Buyouts
by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am
- Satyajit Das: On Cinema –Surviving Childhood
by Yves Smith 2:40 am
April 21, 2025
- Coffee Break: Across the Pond Where Stupidity Replaces Sound Policy
by Kevin Kirk 2:00 pm
- Links 4/21/2025
by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am
- How Trump Deportations Fit Into War Against American Workers
by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am
- Reform Backers Are Importing the US’s ‘Big Money’ Playbook to UK Politics
by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am
- Before Banks: Historical Lessons for Rethinking Credit
by Yves Smith 12:21 am
April 20, 2025
- Links 4/20/2025
by Haig Hovaness 6:55 am
- The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: M (1931) Run Time 1h29m
by semper loquitur 6:30 am
April 19, 2025
- Links 4/19/2025
by Yves Smith 6:55 am
- Trump and Rubio Signal US on Verge of Halting Ukraine Peace Negotiations
by Yves Smith 6:52 am
- Come-Gimme! Why Do We Shrug When Apes Cross the Language Barrier?
by Yves Smith 12:25 am
April 18, 2025
- “Is Trump About to End Democracy in the USA?”
by Yves Smith 9:55 am
- Links 4/18/2025
by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am
- Your Face, Your Passport: The Hi-Tech, Dystopian Future of International Travel
by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am
April 17, 2025
- Trump Back on Track to Failed Iran Negotiations and Likely War
by Yves Smith 10:19 am
- Links 4/17/2025
by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am
- ‘Only Hellfire’: Israel Says Lifesaving Aid, Troop Withdrawal Off the Table for Gaza
by Yves Smith 6:54 am
- Trump’s Tariffs Just Torched His Own Energy Agenda
by Yves Smith 6:07 am
- ‘You Don’t Need a Tariff, You Need a Revolution’
by Yves Smith 3:01 am
April 16, 2025
- More on DOGE’s Fraud and Destruction
by Yves Smith 10:34 am
- Links 4/16/2025
by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am
- Embracing Climate Change to Hurt China
by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am
- Tariffs and Trade Wars: Failing to Learn from the Great Depression
by Yves Smith 5:55 am
- Who Will Pay the Highest Price for Trump’s Postal Service Privatization Push?
by Yves Smith 3:11 am
April 15, 2025
- Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Space War
by Haig Hovaness 2:00 pm
- 7 Truths About Trump’s Tariffs — And the High-Stakes Future They Shape
by Yves Smith 9:55 am
- Links 4/15/2025
by Yves Smith 6:58 am
- Here’s What’s in the New Rough Draft U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal
by Yves Smith 5:55 am
- Keynesian Militarism or Wishful Thinking?
by Yves Smith 5:50 am
April 14, 2025
- Coffee Break – Across the Pond : Lights Out Edition
by Kevin Kirk 2:00 pm
- Links 4/14/2025
by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am
- Pulling the Rug Out from Under China’s Clean Tech Strategy
by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am
- For Climate and Livelihoods, Africa Bets Big on Solar Mini-Grids
by Yves Smith 5:55 am
- Book Review: How Plagues Are Intertwined With Social Justice
by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am
April 13, 2025
- Links 4/13/2025
by Haig Hovaness 6:55 am
- The Sunday Morning Antidote Movie Presents: The Incident
by semper loquitur 6:30 am
- AI-Generated Images Can Exploit How Your Mind Works − Here’s Why They Fool You and How to Spot Them
by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am
April 12, 2025
- Links 4/12/2025
by Yves Smith 6:58 am
- Trade in the Time of Trump
by Yves Smith 6:29 am
- For Health Apps, Questions Over Privacy and Efficacy
by Yves Smith 6:08 am
April 11, 2025
- US-Iran Negotiations: Why an Agreement Looks Unlikely
by Yves Smith 9:55 am
- Links 4/11/2025
by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am
- Is the Trump Administration Mad Enough to Launch Drone Attacks Against Mexico?
by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am
- International Trade Suppression and the Demand for US Treasuries
by Yves Smith 2:26 am
April 10, 2025
- Links 4/10/2025
by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am
- Top Trade Expert Says Trump Tariff Pause Lays Bare ‘Just One More Con on Working People’
by Yves Smith 6:54 am
- Data Center Boom Sparks Utility Spending—But How Real Is the Demand?
by Yves Smith 2:34 am
April 9, 2025
- Links 4/9/2025
by Yves Smith 6:58 am
April 8, 2025
- Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Stealth Revealed
by Haig Hovaness 2:00 pm
- Links 4/8/2025
by Yves Smith 6:55 am
April 7, 2025
- Coffee Break: Across the Pond With the Starmer Government
by Kevin Kirk 2:00 pm
- Links 4/7/2025
by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am
- ‘Greater Türkiye’ Faces Major Headwinds Abroad and at Home
by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am
- Trade War Just Crashed Crude. Demand Might Be Next
by Conor Gallagher 4:00 am
April 6, 2025
- Links 4/6/2025
by Haig Hovaness 6:55 am
- As Global Conflicts Rage, Has Neoliberalism Already Won?
by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am
- USDA Cuts Hit Small Farms as Trump Showers Billions on Big Farms
by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am
April 5, 2025
- Links 4/5/2025
by Yves Smith 6:55 am
- Trump’s Tariffs Are Extremely Dumb, Just Not For The Reasons You Might Think
by Yves Smith 5:21 am
- Trump’s Non-Cooperative Game
by Yves Smith 4:56 am
April 4, 2025
- Links 4/4/2025
by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am
- Why Does the US Want Everyone’s Biometric Data (Regardless of Who Is in the White House)?
by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am
- Another Trump Big Lie: “Reciprocal Tariffs”
by Yves Smith 2:47 am
April 3, 2025
- Links 4/3/2025
by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am
- Iran Lacks the Leverage For a Fair Deal With the US
by Yves Smith 6:54 am
- Another “Covid Brain” Cognitive Impairment: Checklists?
by Yves Smith 6:30 am
- What Will Tech Moguls Do With Their Wealth?
by Yves Smith 2:21 am
April 2, 2025
- New Gallup Poll Finds Health Care Affordability Falling: One-Third Cannot Afford Care
by Yves Smith 9:55 am
- Links 4/2/2025
by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am
- The Trump ‘Threat’ Helps Sell the War Racket in Canada and Europe
by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am
- Advertising Makes You Unhappy – By Design
by Yves Smith 5:55 am
April 1, 2025
- Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Bombing Yemen
by Haig Hovaness 2:00 pm
- Bracing for the Fallout from Trump Tariff Delusions
by Yves Smith 10:08 am
- Links 4/1/2025
by Yves Smith 6:55 am
- As Future of Panama Canal Hangs in Balance, Mexico Quietly Begins Testing Its Interoceanic Rail Corridor
by Nick Corbishley 6:53 am
- Why Did the CDC Bury Its Latest Measles Forecast?
by Yves Smith 5:55 am
- Europe Scrambles To Revive Metals Industry
by Yves Smith 5:50 am