Author Archives: Yves Smith

Iraq Is on the Brink of an Energy Crisis

A case study of the struggle for influence in Iraq.

War for Fun and Profit

A look at the US war machine.

Brexit: Fish-y Business

Brexit is getting ugly.

Coronavirus Starting to Hit Auto Industry Supply Chains

A coronavirus worry is starting to manifest.

Libya Is Being Torn Apart by Outsiders

An update on the armed intervenetions in Libya.

Obama Helped Make Cars More Efficient, but Now They Spew Black Carbon

How regulations to tame cars’ emissions created a new problem.

Iowa, Democrats, and Elite Incompetence

Team Dem gets lots of egg on its face in Iowa.

Public Health Officials Offer Scant Details On U.S. Coronavirus Patients

Experts discuss US measures for dealing with coronavirus cases.

Coronavirus: Australia Faces Calamity

Identifying likely economic road kill from the coronavirus outbreak.

Brexit: Warmed Over Chicken

Brexit trade talks are about to begin. The UK is back in drama queen mode.

Shall We Have a Dallas Meetup Thursday February 13?

Up for a Dallas meetup next week?

Links 2/1/2020

Do Davos Billionaires and Bankers Really Believe Booms and Busts Are Over Because They’ve Trained the Fed?

Fed tightening is no longer needed to create recessions, given fragile credit structures and a growing pandemic out of China.

Cybernetic Opioid Pushers: EHR Vendor Practice Fusion to Pay $145 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Investigations

Practice Fusion solicited payments to manipulate MDs to prescribe opioids….illustrating how electronic health care records insert themselves in treatment.