Author Archives: Yves Smith

Plunder: Private Equity’s Plan to Pillage America

Brendan Ballou talks to Rob about his forthcoming book, Plunder, about the growing harmful role of private equity in the US.

California’s Big Melt Kicks Off, Likely to Cause Floods

This weekend’s hot temperatures will lead to melting of California’s epic snowpack. Flooding and other hazards will loom for weeks to come.

It’s Bad Enough EHRs Cause Clinician Burnout. It’s Even Worse They Are Being Used by Hospitals and Defense Lawyers To Bury Mistakes Through Discovery Fraud and Information Blocking

How hospital systems are using electronic health records (EHRs) to hide patient records during discovery in malpractice and other lawsuits.

TikTok and Critical Mass

TikTok is becoming an important vehicle for what old farts call consciousness raising. But can it foment serious protests?

Income Tax Withholding Payments Stumble Again, Signaling Job Weakness. Will the Fed Start to Consider Backing Off?

Income tax receipts are a good proxy for jobs. That measure has suddenly gone wobbly. If that persists, will the Fed blink?

Links 4/25/2023

Why Regulators Can’t Curb Social Media Hype for Weight Loss Drugs

Weight loss is a fixation as people on average get fatter. Some diabetes drugs presecribed off-label promise help…if you keep taking them.

Global Shipping Is Under Pressure to Stop Its Heavy Fuel Oil Use Fast – That’s Not Simple, but Changes Are Coming

While proposals to curb shipping industry emissions are overdue, it would help to address the shippers too.

Berenson: Moderna Falsely Said No Serious Adverse Vaccine Effects in Phase 2 Trial; Their Own Data Says Otherwise

Finally a smoking gun on Covid vaccine injuries? Alex Berenson may have found one in Moderna’s own data.

Links 4/22/2023

Do Dem Party Leaders Want to Increase Support from Independents?

The US is split between party loyalists and independents who don’t trust either tribe to watch their back.

Debt and the Collapse of Antiquity – Michael Hudson

Michael Hudson explains how Rome rejected debt forgiveness and nstituted a pro-creditor legal system, which our establishment defends today.