Tuscon Meetup 2.0 Report
NC regular Arizona Slim recaps the discussion from last week’s Tucson meetup.
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More US and China Jousting Over South China Sea
The US-China conflict over the South China Sea keeps getting hotter.
Read more...Jim Chanos on Fraud: “Cryptocurrency Is a Security Speculation Game Masquerading as a Technological Breakthrough”
The legendary short seller Jim Chanos in a wide-ranging discussion of financial frauds, starting with cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin is the last thing he’d want to own in the event of a catastrophe.
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Wall Street Journal: Why Bashing Chinese Steel Dumping Results in Bashing Allies
Why combatting Chinese steel dumping is harder than it seems.
Read more...Richard Murphy: Why the Swiss Referendum Proposal of Giving the Central Bank Complete Credit Control is Dangerous Folly
Correcting some misunderstanding about proposed monetary reforms that are the subject of a referendum this weekend.
Read more...China Rx: How the US Depends on China for Its Drugs
Why does China need a military? It could bring the US to its knees in months by withholding shipments of drugs and drug ingredients.
Read more...Trade Wars: How Exposed Are EU States and Industries to the US?
Taking a more granular look at how a trade war with the US might hit the EU.
Read more...Links 6/2/18
More Evidence of Increasing Deflationary Pressure on Wages
Bosses on wages: “No more raises for you!”
Read more...Golden State Killer Suspect Arrest Opens Floodgates for Law Enforcement Use of DNA Websites
Police are casting their DNA-matching efforts wider via genealogy websites.
Read more...Republican Mayors Push Climate Action Without Saying ‘Climate Change’
Some Republican officials are more active on the climate front than party rhetoric would have you believe.
Read more...Did Italy’s 5 Star-Lega Coalition Blink in Its First Standoff With Eurocrats and Banksters?
Taking stock of the opening moves in the confrontation between Italy’s upstarts and the European establishment.
Read more...NYC Area Residents: Be Sure to Come to Our Meetup with Lambert This Saturday, June 2
Be sure to catch our New York meetup this Saturday, June 2.
Read more...Delta Is Nice to Your Humble Blogger (Plus Seeking Tech Help)
Delta cuts your humble blogger a break.
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