Author Archives: Yves Smith
The Euro Area’s Deepening Political Divide
The Euro is creating new fault lines. Eurozone leaders need to give greater priority to national interests, particularly of economic “losers”.
Read more...Surveillance is the DNA of the Platform Economy
The outcry over Facebook and Cambridge Analytica conveniently ignores the real issues: the pervasiveness of surveillance and the need to insist on stronger privacy rights.
Read more...Resisting the Gig Economy: The Emergence of Cooperative Food Delivery Platforms
Labor-squeezing platform providers: how to fight fire with fire.
Read more...Links 3/23/18
Mr. Market Has a Hissy Fit Over Trump’s “Coming Soon” China Tariffs
How much of the upset over Trump’s planned China tariffs is warranted?
Read more...Gaius Publius: Despite Officially Hating Trump, Democrats Like a Lot of What He Does
Yet another example of the Democrats’ hypocrisy.
Read more...Global C02 Emissions Rise for the First Time in 3 Years
Bad news on the carbon emissions front.
Read more...Noam Chomsky on the Populist Groundswell, U.S. Elections, the Future of Humanity, and More
Chomsky discusses a wide range of hot topics.
Read more...Links 3/22/18
Was Carillion’s Collapse the Beginning of the End for the UK’s Outsourcers?
Two large British outsourcers are also on the verge of collapse, and the vultures are circling.
Read more...Another CalPERS Victory: CalPERS to Publish “Court Reporter Style” Transcripts
CalPERS commits to publishing its open meeting transcripts.
Read more...Humanity’s Meat and Dairy Intake Must Be Cut in Half by 2050 to Avoid Dangerous Climate Change
An update on meat consumption as an environmental hazard.
Read more...Germany’s Pivot From Russian Gas Will Be Costly
Why Germany’s plans to hurt Russia via its gas exports may not go all that far.
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