Author Archives: Yves Smith

The Shock and Reality of Catching Covid After Being Vaccinated

A discussion of Covid “breakthrough” cases.

Links 4/20/2021

Latest Filings in Devastating Lawsuit Against Bank of America, Credit Suisse, and Bayer Board Members and Executives Over Disastrous Monsanto Acquisition

More artful lawyering in the derivative case against Bayer management, its board and financial advisers over the disastrous Monsanto purchase

Covid Is Hitting Workers Differently Than the Financial Crisis

Unlike the Great Recession, the pandemic has hit women workers harder than men, as well as the job prospects of lower education workers.

The CDC’s VAERS and Vaccine Complications: The System is Broken

The CDC has been visibly remiss in gathering and updating Covid data in VAERS, and that typifies its pandemic mismanagement.

US Security Analysts Tackle Shape-Shifting Threats With… More of the Same

Military responses to societal crises are a proven failure, yet a key security report fails to offer new ideas or recognise underlying causes

Links 4/17/2021

Applications for New Businesses Have a Double-WTF Moment

Federal data says new businesses are being formed in droves. But PPP fraud complicates this otherwise positive picture.

Prolonged Brain Dysfunction in COVID-19 Survivors: A Pandemic in its Own Right?

More information on lasting Covid damage, this time on the brain.

The Case for WikiSearch, a Wikipedia Search Engine

The Wikipedia search project has been deceitful, duplicitous, and downright dumb. But Google needs a competitor. Maybe it’s not a bad option.

How China Is Offering an Alternative to the IMF

China has been setting up currency swap lines with many countries. But is this an idea that is ahead of its time?

Inflation in the Aftermath of Wars and Pandemics

Challenging the conventional wisdom that government responses to Covid will generate inflation.

Links 4/15/2021