Author Archives: Yves Smith
UK Political Pressures Rise….Because EU Does Exactly What It Has Been Saying It Would Do on Brexit
When you think the UK has made as much of a mess of Brexit as it possibly can, it manages to do even more.
Read more...Ilargi: Shithouses
How Trump’s widely deplored shithouses comment was an unintended, uncomfortable truth about US policy.
Read more...Why Is The Shale Industry Still Not Profitable?
A careful parsing of shale industry performance data indicates that the industry’s claims of productivity gains are overstated.
Read more...Join Lambert and the NC Commentariat for a SOTU Live Blog/Open Thread Tomorrow Starting @ 8:45 PM
If you feel compelled to watch the SOTU, keep your sanity and partake of some lively commentary by visiting our live blog tomorrow night!
Read more...“Is There Anything That Working Less Does Not Solve?”
Your humble blogger thinks that work gets a bum rap, when the real problem is with jobs.
Read more...Rewriting the History of the Vietnam War, to the Detriment of Everyone Save the Military-Industrial Complex
Identifying the main players behind Vietnam War revisionist history and how they have succeed in forging disastrous policies.
Read more...Links 1/28/18
Trump Administration Rolls Back Protections for Migratory Birds, Drawing Bipartisan Condemnation
Team Trump cuts environmental protections yet again, this time at the expense of migratory birds.
Read more...Trend Reversal of Old-Age Labour Force Participation in Germany
Why has workforce participation increased among older age groups in Germany? Follow the money.
Read more...Big Pharma Greets Hundreds Of Ex-Federal Workers At The ‘Revolving Door’
An update on one of the biggest users of DC revolving doors: health care industry executives.
Read more...Links 1/26/18
Latest Tory Brexit Row: Another Bun Fight or a Cage Match?
More Brexit hissing and spitting from the Tories.
Read more...Mastercard Pushes Biometrics, Banks Follow
Mastercard and other financial services providers are aggressively promoting biometrics. Where are the vaunted EU privacy regulators?
Read more...Rail Workers Acquitted in Trial on Deadly Lac-Mégantic Oil Train Disaster
A jury acquitted front line workers in the horrific Lac-Mégantic “bomb train,” but the higher-ups have not been held to account.
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