Author Archives: Yves Smith
What Version of Democracy Will Prevail?
Speculation about the future of the endangered species known as democracy.
Read more...Are We Waking Up Fast Enough to the Dangers of AI Militarism?
The Trump Administration is eager to integrate AI into military operations, even as experts warn: “The AI is always playing Curtis LeMay.”
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Read more...Down to the Wire for 2025 Fundraiser, Help Hit Our New Donor and $ Targets!
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Read more...Farmers Fight Federal Efforts to Block States from Promoting Humane Animal Agriculture
Federal legislation is pending as part of a Big Ag effort to combat states requiring more humane animal farming methods.
Read more...Procrastinators of the World, Unite! Last Day, Last Chance for Our 2025 Fundraiser!
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Read more...Time Bomb: How Uninsured Stablecoins and Crypto Derivatives Threaten Financial and Economic Stability
Why stablecoins are another finanical train wreck in the making.
Read more...Ten Reasons Why Trump Should Never Be Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Sadly, due to Trump’s relentless and bogus self-promotion as a peacemaker deserving of the Nobel Prize, debunking is in order.
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Read more...Waiting for the Wheels to Come Off as Jamie Dimon, the IMF and Bank of England Warn of Damage of an AI Bubble Burst
A look at the increasingly expected AI bubble implosion and what the impact might be.
Read more...Mark Ames: Why Finance Is Too Important to Leave to Larry Summers
Mark Ames’ warning about how the then-influential left ceded power by ignoring finance.
Read more...Economic Justice, Desert, and Capitalism (Again)
Ironically, or maybe not, popular ideas and even those of economists about economic justice are at odds with ownership of capital.
Read more...Urgent Next Steps for Palestine at the UN
Why the UN should not sit back during the current Israel-Palestine negotiations headfake but should take specific steps to support Palestine.
Read more...Tom Neuburger: Is the Trump Administration Out to Trigger Civil War Soon?
Looking at the signs that key Trump insiders are looking to find or create a pretext for declaring martial law and triggering civil war.
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