Author Archives: Yves Smith
Rethinking Social Progress in the 21st Century
A new report examines the path to global social progress. Unfortunately, there are no easy answers.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Progressives Ask Why So Many Unions Seem Anti-Progressive
Progressives are waking up to the fact that most unions are not on their side.
Read more...Donald Trump, Gun-Runner for Hire
Not only does America love guns but the Administration really loves gun merchants.
Read more...Emerging Markets Swoon as Turkey Wobbles
A high level look at the upheaval in Turkey.
Read more...Medicaid Officials Target Home Health Aides’ Union Dues
Another attack on union funding.
Read more...Where in the World Is It Easiest to Get Rich?
Debunking American exceptionalism on a pet obsession: the ability to get rich.
Read more...Hubert Horan: Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Sixteen: Is Morningstar’s Horrendously Bad Uber Analysis a Preview of Uber’s IPO Propsectus?
Why a Morningstar report on Uber’s IPO prospects does not begin to add up.
Read more...CalPERS to End Direct Investments and Separately Managed Accounts, Limit Co-Investment as CIO Whinges About Difficulty of Putting Money to Work
CalPERS is about to take another great leap backwards in private equity.
Read more...The Enemy Between Us: How Inequality Erodes Our Mental Health
Inequality creates the social and political divisions that isolate us from each other.
Read more...Links 8/11/18
ECB Fears Contagion from Turkish Lira Collapse, Bank Stocks Plunge
The Turkish lira’s swan dive is causing all sorts of collateral damage.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Why Is Thomas Frank Puzzled?
Is Thomas Frank really puzzled about the feckless Dems? Or is he still hoping they might change their stripes?
Read more...Empires, Past and Present
Which countries fit criteria that would lead them to be classified as empires?
Read more...When Social Policy Saves Lives: Analyzing Trends in Mortality Inequality in the US and France
Mortality data from France makes a strong case for single payer.
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