Author Archives: Yves Smith

Catalonia’s Defiance of Spanish Authority Turns into Rebellion

Catalonia and the Spanish government are in a power struggle, with Madrid moving to strip Catalonia of its autonomy. What are the stakes?

Climate Change Enabling US Military to Play Greatly Enlarged Domestic Role

Why climate change is great for the Pentagon’s budget and bad for Americans’ freedom.

CalPERS Illegally Trying to Hide Its Scheming to Hand Over Private Equity to BlackRock

oard candidate Margaret Brown objects to CalPERS’ illegal secret discussions, most importantly, of outsourcing private equity to BlackRock.

Links 9/16/17

Rumors of Japan’s Imminent Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Why you should not believe media accounts that depict Japan as a basket case in the making.

Ripping up the Yellow Pages

Bye bye Yellow Pages….you will be missed.

Corporate Contractors: The High End of the Precariat (Updated)

The stressful life of downwardly mobile corporate contractors.

Wall Street Journal Reports on SoftBank Offer for Uber….Yet No Other Press Outlet is Picking the Story Up

Why are major media outlets uncharacteristically ignoring a big SoftBank-Uber story that the Wall Street Journal broke yesterday?

Confirming a Kansas City Meetup Next Friday, September 22

Hope to see you in Kansas City!

Who Is Behind FDA-Weakening Bill Based on False Premise That It Restricts Access to Experimental Drugs for the Terminally Ill?

A look at some of the forces out to undermine the FDA.

Links 9/14/17

Brexit Talks Stall, Making Hard Brexit Even More Likely

The Brexit talks went from bad to worse in August.

Puerto Rico Is Getting Squeezed, and It Will Cost All of Us

Puerto Rico illustrates why implementing austerity policies in weak economies backfires.