Author Archives: Yves Smith
Dr. Victor Shih: Coronavirus MUCH Worse Than SARS
A downbeat but persuasive take on the likely progression of the coronavirus.
Read more...Anti-Abortion Laws: A War Against Poor Women
Abortion as a class issue.
Read more...The Dead Zone Downstream: Gulf Edition
The cost of modern agriculture, as measured by a growing oxygen-free patch in the Gulf of Mexico.
Read more...A New Type of Conflict: France’s Ongoing Struggle for Pensions
The French strike over pensions has gone on longer than any other, even in 1968, has 60% support….yet the press barely covers it.
Read more...Coronavirus: Not Looking Good
Coronavirus updates.
Read more...US Firearm Related Mortality
Firearm death rates are up on a broad basis in the US, and no one yet seems to know why.
Read more...The Truth & the Irony: Consortium News and The Continuing Tale of Chrystia Freeland’s Grandfather and His and Her Nazi Scheme for Ukraine Today
Consortium News is suing Canada’s NSA for depicting the publisher as part of a Russian cyber-campaign for exposing then Foreign Minsister Chrystia Freeland lying over her history. But has CN undermined its case?
Read more...Desperation Hidden in Plain Sight: Coastal Edition
Reports of desperation from what some might consider unlikely quarters: the Pacific Northwest.
Read more...“A Who’s-Who” of People Against Progressives’ Agenda: DNC’s Perez Under Fire for Convention Committee Picks
The knives are out. Typical pick: Former Congressman Barney Frank, who wrote an op-ed entitled “Why Progressives Shouldn’t Support Bernie.”
Read more...Links 1/25/2020
Local Climate Policy Run Amok, Bellingham Edition
Bellingham, Washington tries to take on climate change….and their well-intentioned plan misses an elephant in the room.
Read more...Another Great Depression or Tax Justice and Transparency? The Tax Justice Network January 2020 Podcast
TaxCast ranges well beyond tax today, with topics including IMF warnings, the Brexit rogue UK vision, and looting in Angola.
Read more...China Coronavirus Watch: Updated – Another Chinese City Locked Down to Prevent Spread
A compilation of what seems to be known about the new Chinese coronavirus.
Read more...Is Secondhand Screen Time the New Secondhand Smoking?
Internet screen use starts early, and there’s ample evidence that it isnt healthy for young brains. But what if anything should be done?
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