Author Archives: Yves Smith
Climate Activists Target Banks’ Greenwashing in Nationwide #DefundLine3 Protests
Banks fund new oil pipelines that will generate climate pollution for decades. They are greenswahing their loans as ‘sustainability’ measures
Read more...Biden Follows Trump On Foreign Policy
Biden’s hawkishness has resulted in his preserving many of Trump’s foreign policy positions, or worse, upping the ante on them.
Read more...Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: The Threat of War (Nuclear) With China
Lawrence Wilkerson looks at the overly-casual talk in the US about nuclear war with China and does not like what he sees.
Read more...Close to 50% of US Workers Can’t Afford to Rent One Bedroom Housing
An update on the already desperate and worsening state of the market for renters in the US.
Read more...How a National Infrastructure Program Would Protect Americans From Hurricanes
Biden’s infrastructure plan includes defending flood and hurricane vulnerable areas, when saving all of them may not be the right answer.
Read more...The Oil & Gas Inflation Trap That No One Wants To Talk About
So much for concerns about climate change. The Biden Administration is doing what it can to lower oil and gas prices.
Read more...National Academies’ Report Took Pharma-Friendly Stance After Millions in Gifts From Drugmakers
The National Academy of Science has been caught out repeatedly for not disclosing Big Pharma ties as it issues cronyistic reports
Read more...Links 8/12/2021
Why Elon Musk Isn’t Superman
Why Elon Musk, despite having built significant operating companies, is still mainly in the bezzle business.
Read more...Biden Must Call Off the B-52s Bombing Afghan Cities
The US is really bad at losing, as our (literal) parting shots at Afghan cities shows.
Read more...US History Shows Spending on Infrastructure Doesn’t Always End Well
Despite promoters’ claims, infrastructure projects often aren’t great public successes.
Read more...Key Takeaways From the New IPCC Report
A data-oriented overview of the IPCC report.
Read more...More Hospitals Nearing Breaking Point as Covid Spikes; Skrimping on Nurses’ Pay Made Bad Situation Worse
Nurses get a lot of lip service, but not enough pay or respect, and that contrasted with Covid risks has led to many quitting.
Read more...This Reddit Lament Sums Up Wonderfully What Lots of Home Buyers Will Grapple with as Housing Market “Normalizes” and Work from Home Fizzles
As Covid-exodus home purchases peters out, over-eager buyers are waking up with hangovers.
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