Author Archives: Yves Smith

As Russia Signals It Can Achieve Maximalist Aims in Ukraine, How Would Russia Manage Kiev and Western Ukraine?

Russia is presumably thinking hard about not just how to conclude the war in Ukraine, but what happens the morning after.

We Are Seventeen Years Old

Thank all of you for keeping us fit and feisty after so many years!

Links 12/16/2023

Yanis Varoufakis: Europe’s 15-Year Slump

The survival of the euro has come at the cost of Europe’s permanent stagnation and continuing fragmentation

Western Policymakers Are Panicking Because There Was No Plan B if the Counteroffensive Failed

A recap of how the US and NATO painted themselves in a corner with Project Ukraine.

Hungary Vetos €50 Billion EU Funding Package for Ukraine; Fuming EU Leaders Promise Workaround, but How?

Yet another shot below the water line for sinking Project Ukraine.

CDC’s Weak and Vague N95 Guidelines Endanger Health Workers, Conflict with Cal/OSHA Standards

In the Covid version of fiddling while Rome burns, cheap hospital systems hide behind the CDC to avoid issuing N95s to front line workers

Self-Driving Cars Hit the Wall

Self-driving cars have suddenly gone from being depicted as inevitable to likely never happening at scale. Why?

Russia’s Goal “Conquering Ukraine”, Say Western Media. Not So, Say Experts

The new version of Russia demonization is to depict Russia, the largest country in the world with abundant resources, as hungry for Ukraine.

Rich Nations, IMF Deepen World Stagnation

With the Fed raising interest rates, IMF surcharges worsen debt distress in the global South, increasing poverty worldwide.

Links 12/13/2023

Ukraine Flails as Proxy/Coalition War Scheme Comes Apart

How the way the West conducted a novel coalition war in Ukraine looks to have made a bad situation worse.