Damsel in Distress! Need Help with Philadelphia Meetup Location!
Hope readers can assist with finding a meetup venue in Philly proper….
Read more...Author Archives: Yves Smith
Impossible to Compete with Unintentional Self-Parody: Trump and Opioids
On the corporate/regulatory nexus of the opioid crisis.
Read more...Cryptocurrency: Birkins for Geeks
Bitcoin as Birking-like bling.
Read more...California Secretary of State Gives Unprecedented Qualified Certification for CalPERS Board Election; Vendor Everyone Counts Bars Public Viewing and Fails to Tabulate Paper Ballots as Required
Even the Secretary of State can’t bring himself to countenance CalPERS’ conduct in its recent board election.
Read more...Shocking the Shock Doctrine: What Recovery in Puerto Rico Could Look Like
How an anti-neoliberal recovery plan is starting to get traction in Puerto Rico.
Read more...Hope to See You at Our NYC Meetup Today! Philly, Atlanta, and Birmingham Meetups Soon!
NYC area denizens: hope to see you later today! A good time will be had by all at our meetup!
Read more...Why Those Looking for the Next Crisis May be Looking in the Wrong Places
More and more experts are nattering nervously about market risk and occasionally using the “crisis” word. What are the potential hazards?
Read more...Treasury Secretary Mnuchin’s Forked Tongue on Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
It is an insult to intelligence for Steven Mnuchin to claim that the Trump tax plan isn’t a sop to the rich. That’s the GOP’s raison d’etre.
Read more...Rajoy Goes Nuclear on Catalonia’s Separatists, Seeks Suspension of Autonomy, National Takeover of Local Police and Public Broadcasting; Political and Economic Risk High
Spain’s prime minister Rajoy has set in motion a takeover of the government in Catalonia. What might happen next?
Read more...Links 10/21/17
Worst Health Care Revolving Door Case So Far, Version 2.0? – From President of Lilly USA to US Secretary of Health and Human Services?
Trump is managing the difficult task of setting new lows in the revolving door category.
Read more...Enlightenment Then, Enlightenment Now
On the role of the Scottish Enlightenment.
Read more...Reminder: NYC Meetup Next Tuesday, October 24; Philadelphia Meetup Thursday November 2
Providing the details for our upcoming NYC meetup. Hope to see you there!
Read more...Michael Hudson: Socialism, Land and Banking: 2017 Compared to 1917
Why did socialism lose out in the 20th century to rentiers promoting neoliberalism?
Read more...UK Oil And Gas Costs To Rise 100% If Brexit Fails
A concrete example of why a disorderly Brexit is not a good idea.
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