John Helmer: Lunatic Russia-Hating in Washington Is 70 Years Old. It Started with Joseph Alsop, George Kennan and the Washington Post
The upper class origins of Russia-hating in the US.
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How Naked Capitalism Got Me to Run for Office
How Naked Capitalism enabled a reader to act on promise to help those victimized by CalPERS’ bureaucracy.
Read more...Does Catalonia Have a Right to Secede?
Why the question of secession for Catalonia, or Scotland, or Quebec, isn’t easy to decide, practically and morally.
Read more...Trump Administration Picks Bizarre Fight With IMF Over Report Backing Taxing the Rich
The IMF makes a careful case for more redistribution.
Read more...On the Cost of Gun Ownership
Economists debate guns.
Read more...“Worse Than Big Tobacco”: How Big Pharma Fuels the Opioid Epidemic
How an out-of-control opioid industry is threatening public health on a mammoth scale.
Read more...Matt Stoller: Toward a New Democracy
Believe it or not, we are starting to reclaim our democracy, and the Naked Capitalism community is on the front lines of this fight.
Read more...Michel Barnier Pushing EU to Discuss Trade Relations with UK; Germany and France Opposed
A seemingly positive bit of news on the Brexit front means a lot less than the latest round of UK reporting would have you believe.
Read more...The High Price of Cheap Cannabis
Big ag is moving into cannabis farming, which means less sustainable practices. Can “little pot” find a way to survive?
Read more...Catalonia Declares Independence but Hits Hold Button; Spain Sets Emergency Meeting; Good Outcomes Unlikely: Update – Rajoy Forces Secessionsits’ Hands
The impasse in Catalonia continues, and neither side has a graceful way out.
Read more...Hooray! Wow! Met Our Fifth Goal, On to Our Sixth: More Original Reporting
Once again, to the Tip Jar, to fund original reporting! Help us turn the hot lights on looting and other unsavory conduct!
Read more...Announcing the 2017 Harry Shearer “Double Your Donation” Challenge!
Harry Shearer has issued a reader challenge! Help make it a success!
Read more...Social Justice: Debt, Solidarity or Care?
Why some arguments for social justice may have more persuasive power, as well as underlying validity, than others.
Read more...Theresa May Tries to Pass Off Handwaves as Meaningful Planning in Case of Disorderly Brexit
The Government provides yet more evidence that it is utterly unprepared for Brexit.
Read more...Wolf Richter: The Big Amazon Subsidy is Doomed
Amazon is losing more and more ground to states out to collect sales taxes.
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