Author Archives: Yves Smith
The True, Accurate, and Only Answer to “How *Exactly* Will We Pay for Medicare for All?”
Taking on the biggest, bogus excuse for not adopting Medicare for All.
Read more...Gaius Publius: War with Syria — What Is It Good For? We May Soon Find Out
An awful lot of well-placed people want war with Syria….even after Russia has drawn a red line.
Read more...The American Healthcare System Shows Why We Can’t Trust Free Market Spin Doctors
More and more pundits are willing to acknowledge the failure of the US healthcare system and recommend single payer as a solution.
Read more...CalPERS CFO Charles Asubonten’s Form 700 Violation and His Unduly Mysterious Private Equity Firm
More on the sketchy history of CalPERS’ new CEO, Charles Asubonten.
Read more...Why Charles Asubonten Is Not Qualified to Be Chief Financial Officer and What His Hiring Says About CalPERS
Further discussion of the mystery of how CalPERS CFO Charles Asubonten got hired.
Read more...Trump Threatens to Bomb Syria Without Any Investigation into Alleged Chemical Attack
Patrick Cockburn discusses the murky and dangerous state of play in Syria.
Read more...Naked Capitalism in Tucson Meetup Report – 04/06/18
The first Tucson meetup was a smashing success!
Read more...The Hudson Report: Does Trump Know Anything About Trade?
Michael Hudson discusses Trump’s trade row with China.
Read more...Executive Summary: New CalPERS CFO Charles Asubonten’s Misrepresentations and Discrepancies in His Resume and Form 700
Why the hiring of Charles Asubonten as CFO of CalPERS is a serious governance lapse.
Read more...Misrepresentations and Inconsistencies in CalPERS CFO Charles Asubonten’s Resume
A detailed documentation of the misrepresentations and inconsistencies in the resume presented by Charles Asubonten to CalPERS when he applied for the CFO post.
Read more...How the US Military Is Failing
A critical, but maybe not critical enough, look at the relationship of the US military to its society and ostensible goals.
Read more...Roman Roads: A Persistent Effect of Infrastructure on Development
Roman roads as a case study of the (very) long term effects of infrastructure investment.
Read more...Don Quijones: After a String of Corporate Scandals and Collapses, “Big Four” Accounting Giants Face Breakup in the UK
The Big Four accounting firms desperately need to be reformed. But are UK regulators up to the task?
Read more...How Different Are Trump’s Tariffs?
Trump’s tariffs and trade belligerence are less of a departure from recent US behavior than you might think.
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