Author Archives: Yves Smith
Trump’s Space Force: Nuclear Lunacy
Why Trump’s effort to revive Reagan’s “Star Wars” vaporware increases the risk of nuclear war.
Read more...The Planetary Health Diet Isn’t Much Use to People Living in Food Poverty
Diet has now become political. But will the food industry support more sustainable diets, particularly for low income consumers?
Read more...Brexit: Blame It on the Banking Crisis
The parts of the UK hit hard by post-crisis austerity had a strong tendency to vote for Brexit.
Read more...Links 1/18/19
How Teacher Strikes Are Exposing the Corrupt Charter School Agenda
Teachers are taking aim at the way charter schools drain resources from public schools.
Read more...France’s Great Debate
One in two French citizens wants to participate in Macron’s Great Debate across France. High stakes for Macron and French democracy.
Read more...Ray Dalio: Capitalism Isn’t Working
A squillionaire critique of capitalism. Funny how they decry inequality but won’t give all their money away to help remedy that.
Read more...French School Lunch
Giving the French credit where credit is due…..
Read more...Links 1/17/19
Brexit: Chasing Their Tails
More Brexit dithering, but at higher velocities.
Read more...GoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic Gaps’ In Health System Showing Up In Crowdfunding
GoFundMe campaigns as proof of America’s health care crisis.
Read more...Repeating the Mistakes of 1914?
n their enthusiasm for a new cold war against China and Russia, the western establishments of today are making a mistake comparable to that of their forebearers in 1914.
Read more...Michael Olenick: Helicidine – French Miracle Snails
Snails to the rescue!
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