Author Archives: Yves Smith
A Serious Green New Deal Would Take Up One-Third of the Economy—Are We Ready for That?
Looking at some of the ramifications of a Green New Deal.
Read more...Haven’t Enough to Keep You Awake At Night? Try The Doomsday Clock For A Truthful State Of The Union
As Trump takes the US out of Reagan’s nuclear arms pact with Russia, it’s time to have a look at the Doomsday Clock.
Read more...Reminder: Fort Lauderdale Meetup for Thursday, February 7
Hope you can join our Fort Lauderdale meetup!
Read more...Frail Seniors Find Ways To Live Independently
A short-term program to help poor seniors cope with their physical limitations appears to be very effective.
Read more...Michael Hudson: Trump’s Brilliant Strategy to Dismember U.S. Dollar Hegemony
Trump’s neocon extremists are burning the US dollar house down.
Read more...Millionaire-Driven Education Reform Has Failed. Here’s What Works.
Journalist Andrea Gabor’s new book heralds a “quiet revolution” in education you didn’t know was happening.
Read more...An American Budget
What a sound national budget might look like.
Read more...How the Peak Oil Story Could Be “Close,” But Not Quite Right
An in-depth look at the “peak oil” thesis and how well its predictions are playing out.
Read more...Links 1/31/19
Venezuela Coup Attempt Part of US Plan to Remake Latin America
Unfortunately, US support of the attempted coup in Venezuela is just one part of planned interventions south of the border.
Read more...Controversial Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Could Be Operational By November
So much for US ire over the Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.
Read more...‘Foxconn Was a Major Con’: Backed by Trump Promises and $4 Billion in Subsidies, Company Admits Factory Jobs Not Coming
Foxconn fleeced Wisconsin. But this was a feature, not a bug.
Read more...Is China’s Debt Crackdown Hitting California’s Commercial Real Estate Bubble?
China gets a cold and California real estate gets pneumonia.
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