Richard Wolff: The Decline of the U.S. Empire – Where Is It Taking Us All?
Taking stock of the trajectory of the US running into the limits of its empire, and what the history of imperial declines suggests is in store
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Israel: 11 Months of War Have Battered the Country’s Economy
Israel’s economy continues to suffer as its war in Gaza drags on and unless the conflict ends soon, the damage will be lasting and deep.
Read more...Rob Urie: When Markets Crash and Wars Rage, Naked Capitalism is Here to Inform
How Naked Capitalism keeps your back in ever more turbulent times.
Read more...Satyajit Das: New Asian Cinematic Obsessions
A discussion of recent Japanese and Korean films, and the origins of this cinematic vogue.
Read more...China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Shake Up Global Markets
The US ceding its once-dominant position in rare earths comes back to bite, as China uses rare earths to retaliate against US sanctions.
Read more...Who Wants to Kill and Die for the American Empire?
Not only do most people not want to die for questionable causes like the US empire, they don’t want to kill for them either.
Read more...Hooray! Met First Goal Quickly, Now on to the Second: Supporting the Commentariat
Kudos! We are clipping along at a healthy pace towards meeting our fundraiser goals. Now on to our second, supporting the comments section.
Read more...Matt Stoller: Naked Capitalism – A Lighthouse for Our Morality and a Community to Be Reckoned With
Support Naked Capitalism for its focus on details and substance, and its fearlessness.
Read more...BRICS Considers Mutual Settlements Similar to the Early EU
Finally, a comparatively modest BRICS-escape-the-dollar proposal that makes sense.
Read more...The Persistent Human Costs of Deindustrialization: Lessons from the Collapse of the British Coal Industry
Deindustrialization has terrible consequences to the communities suffering from shut-downs, including future generations.
Read more...Naked Capitalism Fundraiser 2024: Your Sanity Guide as Leaders Live Dangerously
Off to the fundraiser races! Please remember that Naked Capitalism is a unique and valuable site and support us generously!
Read more...Fundraiser 2024: What We Did for You in the Past Year
2024 asked a lot of us and we delivered! Can you dig deep to support our work so we can do even more you in the upcoming year?
Read more...Biden, Harris, and the Brutal Truth of Dead Hostages in Gaza
A reminder of how Biden and Harris are complicit in the continuation of the war in Gaza and escalation in the West Bank.
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Wall Street Journal Tries to Analyze Not-Great Data on US Immigration, Generating Reader Pushback
An attempt by the Wall Street Journal to mine data on immigration falls short by not providing strong enough caveats.
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