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”.

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.

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?

Gaius Publius: Despite Officially Hating Trump, Democrats Like a Lot of What He Does

Yet another example of the Democrats’ hypocrisy.

Global C02 Emissions Rise for the First Time in 3 Years

Bad news on the carbon emissions front.

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.

Another CalPERS Victory: CalPERS to Publish “Court Reporter Style” Transcripts

CalPERS commits to publishing its open meeting transcripts.

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.

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.

Links 3/21/18

Andrew Bacevich Shellacks the New York Times’ Usefully Idiotic Coverage of America’s Never-Ending Wars

A well-argued dressing down of the New York Times for its less than illuminating reporting on America’s military adventurism.