Trump Tariffs Hit Largest US Aluminum Company, ALCOA
Tariffs misfire yet again.
Read more...Author Archives: Yves Smith
Economy of Intangibles
Has the rising role of intangibles, as in intangible assets. helped cause secular stagnation?
Read more...Marshall Auerback: Trump’s Trade War with China Will Cause an Economic Catastrophe — Here’s a Better Solution
How to impose trade rules that will bring jobs back to the US in a much more surgical manner than a costly and potentially self-defeating trade wars.
Read more...Can Globalization Be Reversed?
Will the Trump tariffs lead to a rollback of globalization? And if so, what might it look like?
Read more...Marshall Auerback: How Plan to Replace LIBOR Will Cement Fed’s Role as Global Central Banker
How proposals to replace LIBOR will strengthen the Fed’s position in global markets.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Facebook Launches TV News Feed; Fox News Prominently Featured
Facebook wants to control even more of your mind.
Read more...Meetup Reminders! Portland with Gaius Publius on Wednesday July 18, Seattle July 19
The meetup clock is counting down! Hope to see you soon!
Read more...EU Elite on the (Far) Right Side of History
Why the design of the Eurozone has produced right wing policies.
Read more...Reproducibility Crisis Reaches All Randomised Controlled Trials
Social and medical sciences depend on randomised controlled trials, even though they harbor more assumptions and biases than commonly understood.
Read more...Trump’s Visit Marks the Start of Shock Doctrine Brexit
As Brexit approaches, the personal enrichment hopes of some of its proponents come into focus.
Read more...Meetups on Deck! San Francisco This Saturday, July 14; Portland with Gaius Publius Next Wednesday, July 18; Seattle July 19
Meetups just around the corner! Hope to see you soon!
Read more...Why Is CalPERS’ Staff Serving Up Tech Charlatanism to Its Board?
CalPERS’ staff enlists McKinsey to pull yet another fast one on its board.
Read more...Michael Olenick: Update Confirms That Share Buybacks Are Still Corporate Suicide
Reconfirming the findings of a study that debunked some key claims about the supposed benefit of stock buybacks.
Read more...Meetups Coming Soon! San Francisco This Saturday, July 14; Portland Next Wednesday, July 18 and Seattle, Thursday July 19
Reminders for meetups! Hope you can join the fun!
Read more...The Political Representation of the European People
A discussion of whether rising political pressure can produce needed economic and democratic reforms.
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