Articles by Yves Smith - Page 150 of 1519

Telegram Leak of US/NATO Document Paints Grim Picture of Condition of Ukraine’s Military

In a bit of synchronicity, after pointing out that the Collective West was more free with information with respect to Ukraine than was ideal during a war, today we have the US government het up about an apparent leak. The New York Times reported that some US and NATO plans for building up the third […]

The Impact of Inflation

The IMF takes a wee look at who is hurt by and benefits from inflation.

U.S. Interference in the Middle East – 20 Years Since the U.S. Invasion of Iraq – Col. Larry Wilkerson

Col. Larry Wilkerson describes how the media barely covered the damage wrought by the U.S.-led “coalition of the willing” in Iraq

Waiting for that Too-Much-Discussed Ukraine Counteroffensive

Ukraine and the collective West talk too much.

How Union Workers Are Fighting to Save America’s Beleaguered Health Care System

Yves here. This post confirms something Lambert has highlighted in the context of elections: that nurses are one of the most effective union groups. Here they are combatting abusively low hospital staffing levels. Not only will this campaign help slow the decline of the quality of care, it should help slow the exodus of nurses, […]