Announcing Minneapolis Meetup for March 31
If you live in the Twin Cities area, be sure to swing by a March meetup!
Read more...Author Archives: Yves Smith
Links 3/10/18
Putin, Trump, and the Nuclear Danger
Some critical background on why Putin decided to invest heavily in technologies that could counter or circumvent US threats.
Read more...Meet the Democrats’ ‘Dirty Dozen’ Working to Gut Financial Reforms
Yet again, the Democrats sell out voters to moneyed backers, this time ones in the banking industry.
Read more...Brexodus: The UK May Leave the EU, but the EU May Already Be Leaving the UK
One way the UK is already losing out from Brexit….the supposedly sought-after drop in immigration is hitting some important sectors.
Read more...Michael Hudson: Trump’s Travesty of Protectionism
Why Trump’s tariffs hit the wrong target.
Read more...Monetary Policy and Fiscal Discipline: How the ECB Planted the Seeds of the Euro Area Crisis
How the ECB did Euro-area member states a dirty when it tried to act as deficit enforcer.
Read more...Trump’s Steel and Aluminum Tariffs: How WTO Retaliation Typically Works
A review of some of the permitted counter-moves under WTO rules if Trump imposes tariffs.
Read more...Links 3/8/18
Seeking Reader Sightings on the State of Flyover
Can readers tell us what they see over time from parts of the US off paths well trodden by MSM reporters?
Read more...Why Trump Is So Clumsy About Fighting ‘Free Trade’
Why what looks like a trade problem is really a financialization problem, and therefore there are much better solutions than using tariffs.
Read more...European Court of Justice Nixes “Investor-State Dispute Settlement” Intra EU, Raising Doubts About Its Future
Is it the beginning of the end for “Investor-State Dispute Settlement” clauses that have undermined democracies, and specifically, labor and environmental protection?
Read more...How Cuba Became a Biopharma Juggernaut
Cuba’s entirely state-owned biopharmaceutical industry has been remarkably successful, and can serve as a model for other nations.
Read more...Links 3/7/18
Is “US Energy Dominance” Overhyped? Top Experts Doubts Claims About Future Net Energy Exports
Why US energy production forecasts, specifically from shale plays, may be exaggerated in a serious way.
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