Author Archives: Yves Smith

Wall Street Journal on “U.S.-Saudi Relations Buckle” Focuses on Personalities Over End of Unipolar Era

Even though Biden as always is making a bad situation worse, the US-Saudi relationship looks destined to have gone off the rails.

“The US Signals Readiness to Launch Nuclear Strike Against Russia”

How Russia is reading Western, particularly US, nuke talk.

Western Narrative Escalation Over Ukraine War: A Warning of Coming Strong Countermeasures? Or a Sign of Desperate Impotence?

The Western press has gotten even more screechy as the Ukraine Kherson offensive has yet to materialize. What could this portend?

Scientist GM Is Not Impressed by Latest Preprint on Covid Lab Leak Hypothesis

Another dodgy Covid preprint gets way too much attention.

What U.S. Africa Command Doesn’t Want You to Know

The US is trying to pretend it’s playing a kinder, gentler military game in Africa. If so, why the need for extreme secrecy?

Links 10/22/2022

Debunking Net Zero, Carbon Offsets, Nature-Based Solutions, Climate Smart Agriculture, Bioeconomy…

Researcher Devlin Kuyek identifies greenwashing terms that confuse people and block real solutions to climate change.

It No Longer Makes Sense for the Bank of England to be Independent

The Bank of England engaged in a mini-coup. But no one seemed to mind because Truss. Will it be reined in?

Türkiye Resisting US Pressure Against Increasing Economic Ties to Russia

Türkiye is resisting US pressure on the most important anti-Russian measures. Will the US be smart enough to find and meet Türkiye’s price?

In Just 44 Days, Liz Truss Has Made the UK Immeasurably Worse

Truss’ legacy will be one of a tanking pound, soaring inflation, and a seemingly inevitably recession.

U.S. Companies Now Charge Ex-Employees for Their Training

Training clawbacks as yet another wage theft scam.

Campaigners to Biden: ‘Tell Congress to Pass a Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax’

“Price gouging from Big Oil is unacceptable and that’s exactly why we need a Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax.”

Ukraine War: Russia Preparing for More Terrorism?

Russia is taking a series of impotant new measures. Taken together, they suggest an effort to lower exposure to terrorism.

Wheels Come Off for Tories. Update: Truss Resigns

The Tories, who not long ago seemed poised to permanently cripple Labour, are now in a remarkable crisis with no ready exit.

How Corporations “Get Away With Murder” to Inflate Prices on Rent, Food, and Electricity

Antitrust expert Hal Singer shows how big businesses in certain industries are jacking up prices far beyond their cost increases.