Brexit: Stuck
Nearly a month into the EU’s Brexit extension and no progress.
Read more...Author Archives: Yves Smith
Farming First: A Recipe to Feed a Crowded World
Is subsistence farming the way to the future?
Read more...The U.N. Says 1 Million Species Could Disappear. Pacific islands Have a Solution
A proposal to stem species loss.
Read more...Student Loan Forgiveness Program Offers False Hope, Rejects 99% of Applications
The infamous HAMP program, which the Administration revised so many times on the fly as to give incompetent and mendacious mortgage servicers air cover for failing to modify mortgages, at least had a stealth purpose. As Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said to the SIGTARP’s Neil Barofsky, it was to foam the runway for banks by […]
Read more...Brexit’s Disaster Socialism
Why disaser socialism looks as dodgy as neoliberalism’s shock doctrine.
Read more...U.S.-China: These Are Much More Than Just Trade Talks
Gaming out what the US-China trade talks mean for US politics.
Read more...All Eyes on the Fed
The latest round of debate on what the Fed might do down the road.
Read more...ZEN and the Art of Modern Money (MMT)
Working through a primer on MMT.
Read more...Links 5/7/19
Boeing’s Crapified Safety Culture: Airline Pressured, Overruled FAA Designees, Told FAA Late of Problems, Gave Inconsistent Stories to 737 Max Customers
The longer you look at Boeing, the uglier it gets.
Read more...Will the U.S. Start a War Against Iran?
The US announced plans to park warships on Iran’s doorstep and tries to depict Iran as the provocateur. What gives?
Read more...Ilargi: Renewables Are Dead
How Germany’s failure to meet renewable energy targets demonstrates that renewables won’t be able to meet current and expected production needs.
Read more...Antitrust in American History: Law, Institutions, and Economic Performance
The Chicago School’s weakening of antitrust law hurt the economy
Read more...Good Riddance to CalPERS’ Bill Slaton; Board Changes May (Finally) Lead to Staff Serving Beneficiaries, Not Its Own Interests
Why beneficiaries and California taxpayers should welcome Lisa Middleton replacing Bill Slaton on the CalPERS board.
Read more...Yes, the Tech Giants Are a Big Problem—But the Untamed Finance Industry Could Still Blow Up the Economy
Why finance, broadly defined, is still a hazard to the US economy.
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