Author Archives: Yves Smith
Joseph Stiglitz and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Talk Social and Economic Justice
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez continues to be in the limelight. Is she getting her political footing yet? And will she live up to her “democratic socialist” brand, or is she getting more cozy than necessary with establishment Democrats?
Read more...Hard-Brexit Lobbyists Demand UK Roll-Back Environmental Standards to Strike Free Trade Deals with India, China and US
Another ugly but far-from-secret element of what was in store with a Glorious Brexit.
Read more...Trump Escalates Tensions With China Through Taiwan Weapons Deal
Trump disses China in a big way by giving Taiwan quasi-recognition through an arms sale.
Read more...Workers Overdose On The Job, And Employers Struggle To Respond
Another facet of the opioid crisis: on-the-job addiction and overdoses.
Read more...Links 9/25/18
How the Crisis Caused a Pension Train Wreck
Why pension funds, and retirement savers generally, are big victims of the financial crisis.
Read more...Widely-Reported Study on Uber, Lyft Driver Economics Misses Fundamental Deterioration
Once again, some Uber and Lyft data that ought to generate more questions instead gets a free pass from the press.
Read more...IPCC Manipulating Climate Report Summary to Favor Wealthy Nations
The upcoming IPCC report overview is being airbrushed so as to cut unwarranted slack to developed economies.
Read more...How CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost’s Efforts to Organize Astroturf Support Are Compromising Her
If she succeeds, the survival efforts of CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost will come at a cost to the giant pension fund.
Read more...Does the U.S. Have the Ingredients to Win a Trade War?
In winning the trade battle with China, Trump may lose the war against inflation.
Read more...Links 9/22/18
The Spider’s Web: Britain’s Second Empire
How Britain’s system of offshore finance and tax havens developed and preserved the UK’s role as the largest player in international finance.
Read more...Women’s Anticipation of the Employment Effects of Motherhood: Evidence and Implications
Work-minded women do a poor job of estimating how much having children will mess with their careers. Why is that?
Read more...Why the Public Debt Should Be Treated as an Asset
Debunking the misconceptions about the role of debt of a currency issuer like the US or UK.
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