Reminder: NYC Meetup Next Tuesday, October 24; Philadelphia Meetup Thursday November 2
Providing the details for our upcoming NYC meetup. Hope to see you there!
Read more...Author Archives: Yves Smith
Michael Hudson: Socialism, Land and Banking: 2017 Compared to 1917
Why did socialism lose out in the 20th century to rentiers promoting neoliberalism?
Read more...UK Oil And Gas Costs To Rise 100% If Brexit Fails
A concrete example of why a disorderly Brexit is not a good idea.
Read more...Can Theatre Change Your Mind?
The potential and the limits of theatre and other art forms to combat confirmation bias.
Read more...Quelle Surprise! Pollution Pays!
A study of DuPont’s failure to clean up emissions of a toxic chemical shows pollution is economical rational. Too bad the remedies are lame.
Read more...Brexit Was a Cry of Financial Pain and Not the Influence of the Old
A new analysis of why voters decided for or against Brexit.
Read more...Another Disease of Despair: Rise in Hepatitis C Among Opioid Users
A rise in hepatitis C, another public health crisis in the making, shows the high cost of neglecting job creation and social safety nets.
Read more...Reminder: First Boston Meetup Tomorrow, Thursday October 19
Reconfirming our first Boston meetup! Be there or be square!
Read more...Use Spare Older Workers to Overcome ‘Labour Shortages’
Getting tough about age discrimination would help address the alleged shortage of workers.
Read more...Links 10/17/17
May Rebuffed in Personal Brexit Lobbying in Brussels, Yet Much of UK Press Spins Otherwise
The latest Brexit follies….
Read more...The Case of the Spitting Legionnaire
How the “spitting on our veterans” meme is a remarkable and complete inversion of the facts.
Read more...On Iran, Trump Follows Iraq War Neocons
Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson on why Trump is trying to decertify Iran even though he has admitted Iran is fully compliant with its agreement.
Read more...May to Plead With Merkel as Brexit Deadlocks Domestically Too; New Data Shows UK Lacks Foreign Reserves, Meaning Even More Vulnerable to Brexit
New data showing that the UK has negative net foreign assets throws even more cold water on the idea of a Glorious Brexit.
Read more...Catalonia Anxious and Divided on Eve of Rajoy’s Deadline for Independence Answer
Nail-baiting in Catalonia on the eve of Rajoy’s demand for a response…..
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