Author Archives: Yves Smith

Links 9/25/2021

It Isn’t Over When The Fat Lady Sings – The First Russian Strategic Assessment of the Australia-UK-US (Aukus) Submarine Deal

A look at the AUKUS deal in light of Chinese and Russian submarine capabilities.

“Yes, AOC’s Dress Was Performative Politics, But She Got Her Point Across”

Did the controversy around AOC’s “Tax the Rich” dress advance the cause of reducing inequality?

Rapid Shift to Clean Energy Could Save ‘Trillions.’ But Corporate-Backed Groups Are Fighting the Transition in US Budget Bill

Even as evidence mounts that moving faster to clean energy sources would benefit businesses and the planet, the usual suspects fight back.

NYC Set to Pass Food Delivery App Laws Securing Workers Minimum Pay, Bathrooms and More

Gig workers, specifically deliveristas, are en route to securing important workplace protections, like minimum wages and bathroom rights.

Links 9/23/2021

CalPERS Devises “Heads I Win, Tails You Lose” Gamble for Long-Term Care Policyholders in Settlement

Why the proposed CalPERS long-term care insurance settlement has the look and feel of a con job.

The European Energy Crisis Is About To Go Global

Rising energy prices in the US look set to go higher.

The Lasting Impact of the Covid Crisis on Economic Potential

A look at how Covid has damaged the economy and estimating the effect.

Links 9/22/21

Algorithmic Management

Examinging how algorithmic management works and why it is likely to become even more widespread.

Rationing, Anyone?

Why rationing might be part of the future.