Author Archives: Yves Smith
Kamala Harris Tells Big Lie: That 2012 Mortgage Settlement Was a Good Deal for Homeowners
Kamala Harris’ supposed big accomplishment, of getting California a better deal in the 2012 mortgage settlement, isn’t anything to boast about.
Read more...New Documents Reveal a Covert British Military-Intelligence Smear Machine Meddling In American Politics
The Orwellianly-named Integrity Initiative is bringing international disinformation campaign, road tested in Europe. to the US, in the form of a “political smear unit.”
Read more...Here’s What a Real Strike Looks Like: 150 Million Say No to Despotism in India
The Modi government is trying to stare down large-scale strikes against its labor “reforms” in India.
Read more...Health Insurer Greed or Desperation? An Odd Data Point From Cigna
Cigna looks way too eager to squeeze money from customers.
Read more...The Mysteries Surrounding Rhodes Pharmaceuticals, the Sackler Family’s Second Opioid Company
The Sackler family has managed to hide its ownership of a drug company with an even bigger share of the US opioid market than Purdue Pharma.
Read more...The Economics of Cryptocurrency Pump and Dump Schemes
Quelle surprise! Scammers have cooked up trading schemes to defraud upstanding cryptocurrency users.
Read more...Wolf Richter: Housing Bubble Trouble in Silicon Valley & San Francisco
Housing is going pear-shaped in California tech-land….and you can’t blame it on a tech bust.
Read more...Links 1/8/19
CalPERS Star Hire Elisabeth Bourqui Resigns Suddenly After Only Eight Months, an Indictment of CEO Marcie Frost; Insiders Speculate Private Equity Was the Cause
CalPERS loses a highly qualified top executive. CEO Marcie Frost’s fingerprints are all over the departure, in a bad way.
Read more...Richard Murphy: Davos Wants a Better Measure of Failure
Some Davos musings show that our elites aren’t what they are cracked up to be.
Read more...Starting the New Year Badly and Well
Handicapping the new year based on early indicators.
Read more...Kiss What Is Left of Your Medical Data Privacy Goodbye
While you weren’t looking, a full-bore assault on what is left of your medical privacy has been gaining ground.
Read more...Journey into a Libertarian Future: Response to Reader Comments
A follow up to Andrew Dittmer’s series on libertarian thinking.
Read more...Join Our “Come in From the Cold” NYC Meetup on Friday, January 18 and Upcoming Fort Lauderdale Meetup for Thursday February 7
Announcing our first meetup of 2019.
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