Monthly Archives: October 2025

October 25, 2025

• Economic Questions: The E F Schumacher Question
  by Yves Smith 12:20 am

October 24, 2025

• Coffee Break: Casey Means MD and MAHA, Health Insurance, Coffee Scat, and Big Brother at the Home of the Free Speech Movement
  by KLG 2:00 pm

• Exposing the Hidden US History Fueling Tariffs, Shutdowns, and National Breakdown
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 10/24/2025
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Wall Street Banks Come to the “Rescue” of Milei’s Argentina Just Days Before Make-or-Break Elections
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Brain Rot 2: Legal Corruption, Cuomo Rascist AI Slop Edition
  by Nat Wilson Turner 6:30 am

• Rob Urie: Democrats Who Created the Bad Status Quo Won’t Become Saviors
  by Yves Smith 5:00 am

October 23, 2025

• Reward and Retribution Is the New U.S. Policy for Latin America
  by Curro Jimenez 2:00 pm

• Links 10/23/2025
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• The Personal Is the Political for Publishers and Presidents Alike
  by Nat Wilson Turner 6:30 am

• Brain Rot: LLMs, Long Covid Edition
  by Nat Wilson Turner 6:15 am

• A New Car vs. Health Insurance? Average Family Job-Based Coverage Hits $27K
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

• The American Augean Stables — How Corruption Has Amended the Constitution
  by Conor Gallagher 1:30 am

October 22, 2025

• Coffee Break: Gerontocrats Bad Jacket Tactics Not Working in U.S. Senate Primary?
  by Nat Wilson Turner 2:00 pm

• Links 10/22/2025
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Whither Food in the Twenty-First Century?
  by KLG 6:45 am

• Generational Political War in a Hypernormalized Context
  by Nat Wilson Turner 6:45 am

• Former NATO Chief Stoltenberg Says Alliance Let Ukraine Down, Washington Was ‘Defeatist’
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

• OpenAI Slipped Shopping Into 800 Million ChatGPT Users’ Chats − Here’s Why That Matters
  by Conor Gallagher 3:00 am

October 21, 2025

• Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Wonder Weapons
  by Haig Hovaness 2:00 pm

• Links 10/21/2025
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Western Media Finally Admit That Trump’s Mobilisation of Forces Against Venezuela Is All About Regime Change
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Who’s Delusional, Who’s Drugged, Who’s Disinformed? It’s Hard to Tell
  by Nat Wilson Turner 6:20 am

• Not the Fix—The Tell: The Meaning of a $100,000 H-1B Fee
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

• Putting a Pause on the Practice of Surrogacy
  by Conor Gallagher 2:00 am

October 20, 2025

• Coffee Break: Pyrrhic Victory Drives Dystopian High Tech Drive for Control
  by Nat Wilson Turner 2:00 pm

• AI Is Coming For Your Doctor
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 10/20/2025
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Who’s Profiting off of the Criminalization of Homelessness?
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• FEMA Buyouts vs. Risky Real Estate: New Maps Reveal Post-flood Migration Patterns Across the US
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

• Commodities: Why They Are a Challenge for Investors
  by Yves Smith 1:36 am

October 19, 2025

• Links 10/19/2025
  by Haig Hovaness 6:55 am

• The Sunday Movie Presents: Charade (1963) Run Time: 1H 56M
  by semper loquitur 6:30 am

• How a Bush-Era ‘Green’ Solution Made Climate Change Worse
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

October 18, 2025

• Links 10/18/2025
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Amounts of Lead, New Report Says – A Pharmacologist Explains the Data
  by Yves Smith 4:32 am

• Book Review: The Mixed Blessing of Antibiotics
  by Yves Smith 12:10 am

October 17, 2025

• Coffee Break: Politics and Science and Politics, a Coral Catastrophe, Mamdani, and the New ICE Age
  by KLG 2:00 pm

• ‘We’re Not Going to Forget’: Pritzker Warns Trump Enforcers Miller, Homan, Bovino That Immunity Not Forever
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 10/17/2025
  by Yves Smith 6:58 am

• The Trump-Putin Phone Call: US Makes Process Concession to Russia and Trump Softens Stance on Tomahawks.
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• How a One-Man Grassroots Campaign Scuppered the EU’s Latest Plan to Suffocate Online Privacy (For Now)
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Data Centers Spark Bipartisan Fury As Energy Costs Soar
  by Yves Smith 3:27 am

October 16, 2025

• Afghanistan–Pakistan Clashes in Middle East Context
  by Curro Jimenez 2:00 pm

• What Does New High in US Stock Market Margin Debt Portend?
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 10/16/2025
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Trump Plans to Use Men With Guns as Part of IRS Campaign Against “Left-Leaning” Groups
  by Yves Smith 6:30 am

• Winning with Misinformation: New Research Identifies Link Between Endorsing Easily Disproven Claims and Prioritizing Symbolic Strength
  by Yves Smith 1:30 am

• Drug Price Wars: What Can Really Tame Big Pharma?
  by Yves Smith 12:21 am

October 15, 2025

• Coffee Break: Russell Vought, Stephen Miller, and Eric Trump Trio of the Week
  by Nat Wilson Turner 2:00 pm

• Financial Institution Leaders Issue More Warnings of Equity Market Froth, Dodgy Debt Bombs
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 10/15/2025
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Trump 2.0’s Eurasian Balancing Act Has Failed
  by Yves Smith 6:30 am

• As Trump Sells Peace in West Asia, His ‘Route for International Peace and Prosperity’ in the Caucasus Fails to Live Up to Its Name
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Israel, the US, and the New Aerial Imperialism
  by Yves Smith 2:12 am

October 14, 2025

• Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Rare Earth Elements
  by Haig Hovaness 2:00 pm

• The Huge US Bond Market and the US Dollar Blow Off the “Debasement Trade”
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 10/14/2025
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• War in Venezuela Could Be Another Vietnam, Warns Mexican Analyst Fernando Buen Abad
  by Nick Corbishley 6:44 am

• Economic Myths: Homo Economicus
  by Yves Smith 5:34 am

• The Rising Carbon Footprint of Electricity in the United States
  by Yves Smith 4:23 am

October 13, 2025

• Coffee Break: Bad Jacketing Katie Porter
  by Nat Wilson Turner 2:00 pm

• Looking to Türkiye For Clues About What’s Coming in Western Asia
  by Conor Gallagher 9:55 am

• Links 10/13/2025
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Crypto Crash Leads to Customer Bail-Ins to Prevent Some Exchanges from Failing
  by Yves Smith 6:15 am

• How Technology Shapes How We Move, Speak, and Think
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

• AI: Is it Really Different this Time?
  by Yves Smith 2:43 am

October 12, 2025

• Links 10/12/2025
  by Haig Hovaness 6:55 am

• The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Moscow, My Love (1974) Run Time: 1H 29M
  by semper loquitur 6:30 am

• Venezuela’s Opposition Used UN Meeting to Lobby for US Coup
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

October 11, 2025

• Links 10/11/2025
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• What Version of Democracy Will Prevail?
  by Yves Smith 4:40 am

• Are We Waking Up Fast Enough to the Dangers of AI Militarism?
  by Yves Smith 4:04 am

October 10, 2025

• Countdown!
  by Yves Smith 4:00 pm

• Coffee Break: Genes and Disease, Workslop Passing for Science, Nobel News, a Labor Party in the US, and Our Sick Politics
  by KLG 2:00 pm

• Down to the Wire for 2025 Fundraiser, Help Hit Our New Donor and $ Targets!
  by Yves Smith 12:22 pm

• Farmers Fight Federal Efforts to Block States from Promoting Humane Animal Agriculture
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Procrastinators of the World, Unite! Last Day, Last Chance for Our 2025 Fundraiser!
  by Yves Smith 6:58 am

• Links 10/10/2025
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Things Are Getting Seriously Surreal in Milei’s Argentina
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• Time Bomb: How Uninsured Stablecoins and Crypto Derivatives Threaten Financial and Economic Stability
  by Yves Smith 2:42 am

• Ten Reasons Why Trump Should Never Be Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
  by Yves Smith 1:50 am

October 9, 2025

• Kudos! Met Our Sixth Goal, On to Our Seventh: More Original Reporting
  by Yves Smith 2:17 pm

• Europe Is Not a State; That Is Why It Is at War With Russia
  by Curro Jimenez 2:00 pm

• Waiting for the Wheels to Come Off as Jamie Dimon, the IMF and Bank of England Warn of Damage of an AI Bubble Burst
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 10/9/2025
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Mark Ames: Why Finance Is Too Important to Leave to Larry Summers
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Will Trump Work Himself Into a Shoot Versus Illinois Governor?
  by Nat Wilson Turner 6:45 am

• Economic Justice, Desert, and Capitalism (Again)
  by Yves Smith 3:45 am

• Urgent Next Steps for Palestine at the UN
  by Yves Smith 12:04 am

October 8, 2025

• Coffee Break: Ken Paxton Takes His Anti-Antifa Fight Undercover
  by Nat Wilson Turner 2:00 pm

• Tom Neuburger: Is the Trump Administration Out to Trigger Civil War Soon?
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 10/8/2025
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Conor Gallagher: Naked Capitalism – A Bulwark Against the Breakdown
  by Conor Gallagher 6:54 am

• The Illnesses of Basic Biomedical Science, Continued: Scientific Publishing
  by KLG 6:50 am

• A Front Line Report of AI Damage to the Job Market
  by Yves Smith 6:47 am

• After Tariffs, Trump Courts India With Energy and Defense Deals
  by Yves Smith 6:45 am

• Thanks! Met Our Fifth Goal, On to Our Sixth: Karōshi Prevention
  by Yves Smith 6:30 am

October 7, 2025

• Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Drone Evolution
  by Haig Hovaness 2:00 pm

• Announcing Our Everyone-into-the-Pool “Double Your Donation” Challenge
  by Yves Smith 11:15 am

• More Trump Jackbootery? Body Camera Video Betrays DHS Account of Chicago Border Patrol Shooting, Attorney Says
  by Yves Smith 10:13 am

• Links 10/7/2025
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• David in Friday Harbor: How Naked Capitalism Made a Difference at CalPERS
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• Even Palantir Says It Wants Nothing to Do With UK’s Proposed Digital Identity System
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• TINA Never Die: Is Taxing the Rich Unthinkable Forever?
  by Nat Wilson Turner 6:00 am

• RFK, Jr. Push to Falsely Treat Autism as Produced by Vaccines Would Break Vaccine Injury Scheme, Potentially Risking All US Vaccines
  by Yves Smith 5:55 am

October 6, 2025

• Coffee Break: Bari Weiss, CBS News, Meet the New Boss, Same as the Same Old
  by Nat Wilson Turner 2:00 pm

• What Do Trump Administration’s Threats on “Anti-Capitalism” Terrorism and RICO Mean for Organized Labor?
  by Conor Gallagher 9:55 am

• Links 10/6/2025
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Nat Wilson Turner: Naked Capitalism – Your Antidote to The Stoopid
  by Nat Wilson Turner 6:54 am

• Lecornu Resigns Less Than a Day After Forming Government; How Long Can Macron Hang On?
  by Yves Smith 6:28 am

• Workers’ Wages Siphoned To Pay Medical Bills, Despite Consumer Protections
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

• Pakistan as a Consequence of the Partition of British India in 1947
  by Yves Smith 4:06 am

• Fundraiser SOS! We Are REALLY Behind!
  by Yves Smith 12:05 am

October 5, 2025

• Links 10/5/2025
  by Haig Hovaness 6:55 am

• KLG: Naked Capitalism – Your Essential Community
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: The Man Who Laughs (1928) Run Time: 1H 54M
  by semper loquitur 6:30 am

• Rajiv Sethi: The Compact
  by Conor Gallagher 5:00 am

October 4, 2025

• Henry Moon Pie: Time to Support a Reader-Supporting Site
  by Yves Smith 10:52 am

• Links 10/4/2025
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Kudos! Hit Fourth Fundraiser Target, On to the Fifth: Our Esteemed Writers
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• US Economy Is Already on the Edge – A Prolonged Government Shutdown Could Send It Tumbling Over
  by Yves Smith 5:00 am

• Green Capitalism in the Americas: False Solutions, Real Threats
  by Yves Smith 4:31 am

October 3, 2025

• Coffee Break: Vaccines Continued, Ancient Art, Renewables, Ignis Fatuus Explained, Good Sleep, and Jane Goodall
  by KLG 2:00 pm

• Announcing Our Biggest Ever Double Your Donations Challenge!
  by Yves Smith 10:55 am

• US Workers Experience Large Month-to-Month Fluctuations in Pay
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 10/3/2025
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Colombia’s Petro Government Once Again Shows Rest of World How to Respond to Israel’s Naked Criminality
  by Nick Corbishley 6:45 am

• The AI Bubble and the U.S. Economy: How Long Do “Hallucinations” Last?
  by Yves Smith 3:19 am

• The J K Galbraith Question: The Tyranny of Private Consumption
  by Yves Smith 2:48 am

October 2, 2025

• With Venezuela and Iran, Is the U.S. Trying to Revive the Petrodollar?
  by Curro Jimenez 2:00 pm

• Trump’s Imminent War(s) and Economic Damage as His Legitimacy Crumbles
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 10/2/2025
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Trump Admin Moving Fast, Breaking Things as Shutdown Continues
  by Nat Wilson Turner 6:54 am

• Naked Capitalism: Your Indispensable Bullshit Detector
  by Nick Corbishley 6:50 am

• Israeli Forces Spark Global Outrage by Intercepting Sumud Flotilla Off Gaza Coast [Updated]
  by Yves Smith 5:55 am

• How Climate Change Is Driving Home Insurance Turmoil
  by Yves Smith 1:07 am

October 1, 2025

• Hooray! Met Our Third Target! On to the Fourth: Continuing Expanded Daily Links
  by Yves Smith 2:58 pm

• Coffee Break: Shutdown, Clampdown, Clownshow or Horror Movie?
  by Nat Wilson Turner 2:00 pm

• Announcing a Surprise “Double Your Donation” Challenge!
  by Yves Smith 11:03 am

• “AI Makes Past Hype Cycles Look Tame”: PitchBook on the Stunning Venture Capital Mania for AI
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 10/1/2025
  by Conor Gallagher 6:55 am

• Michael Hudson: Naked Capitalism – Your Source for Unique, Unsparing Coverage of Late-State Barbarism
  by Yves Smith 6:54 am

• What Does All the Justice Department Sleaze Mean for Your Rental Housing Costs? 
  by Conor Gallagher 6:00 am

• Chasing Down Old Nazis in New York Court: Suit Against Volkswagen Controlling Shareholders and Key Managers Over Massive Clean Diesel Fraud
  by Yves Smith 5:48 am

• Exploring the High Rates of Social Violence in the Americas
  by Yves Smith 2:54 am