Author Archives: Yves Smith

40.3 Million Slaves: Challenging the Hypocrisy of Modern Slavery Statistics

Reports on slavery whitewash how European countries foster inequality and exploitation, as well as try to impose their values.

Links 10/31/17

Catalonia Secession Becomes Damp Squib as Catalans Accept Direct Rule

The Catalonia secession fantasy dies a quick death.

What Do Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Dick Cheney, Oprah Winfrey, Erin Brockovich, Stephen Hawking, Harrison Ford, Robert Kennedy, Jr., Jon Krakauer, Michelle Obama, Dan Rathers, Malcolm Gladwell, and Yours Truly Have in Common? Smeared by a Soros-Funded Think Tank for Appearing on RT

Another day, another McCarthyite blacklist, this one of people who have appeared on RT, which turns out to be quite a star-studded list.

An Environmental and Public Health Disaster Awaits—If USDA Gives Organic Label to Hydroponics

A big cause for pause about a planned change in what the USDA considers “organic” to mean.

Student Loans: Teacher Horror Story a Reminder of Failure to Fix Broken Servicing Model

Democrats fiddle as lousy servicing of student loans further harm borrowers.

Outsource or Not: A Serious Misreading of Coase

What Coase really said about oursourcing, and why that matters.

Reminder: Philly Meetup This Thursday, November 2!

Announcing the time and place for our first Philly meetup!

Links 10/28/17

Gaius Publius: Defining Neoliberalism

A bit of clarification regarding the word “neoliberalism,” now that it is finally being used in mainstream stories.

Links 10/27/17

Improving Patient Care Using Clinical Guidelines and Judgement

Questioning whether enforcement of clinical guidelines and evidence-based medicine produces better patient outcomes.

EU Borders: Walking Backwards from Northern Ireland to Cyprus

The UK still has no realistic answer to the problem that the Northern Ireland border poses to Brexit.