Reminder: Washington DC Area Meetup Tonight, April 28!
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Read more...Author Archives: Yves Smith
Wall Street Journal Reports on Appearance of Private Equity Self-Dealing at Blackstone and Other Firms Nearly Four Years After We Broke the Story
So why is the Wall Street Journal years late in reporting on private equity self-dealng, and underplays its seriousness to boot?
Read more...Why Anti-War Purity Tests Are Not Sound Political Strategy
Why head on opposition to war has failed and other approaches have better odds of long term success.
Read more...Mark Ames: Credit Suisse Decries Russian Inequality After Playing Leading Role in Creating It
Credit Suisse criticizes Russian inequality after having profited handsomely from playing a big role in creating it.
Read more...“Howard Marks Seems to Read Naked Capitalism” on Private Equity Fund-Level Borrowing That Juice Reported Returns While Increasing Risks
Storied investor Howard Marks penned a not-very-positive post on private equity subscription lines of credit, echoing our earlier warnings.
Read more...The Fall of the Latin American Left, Part II: Venezuela’s Heterodox Collapse
Why Chávez’s reforms in Venezuela, which worked for many years, foundered as officials rejected legitimate criticism for political reasons.
Read more...Casting Away Despair
Some advice for activists on how to stay motivated in the face of despair.
Read more...Don’t Miss Our Washington DC Area Meetup This Friday, April 28!
If you work or live near Washington DC, please stop by our meetup this Friday!
Read more...The Operation and Demise of the Bretton Woods System: 1958 to 1971
Even though the Bretton Woods system was short lived, legacies like the dollar standard remain and are likely to be with us for some time.
Read more...The Fall of the Latin American Left, Part I: Brazil’s Boom and Bust
Discussing why the left in Latin America lost power, starting with Brazil.
Read more...Wolf Richter: Private Equity in the Thick of Bricks and Mortar Retail Implosion
The distress at traditional retailers has been made much worse by private equity asset stripping rendering them fragile.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Hillary Clinton Explains Our North Korea, South Korea, China Policy
Why America’s belligerent posture towards North Korea needs to be taken with a fistful of salt.
Read more...Democrat Disunity: Hypocritical Media Attacks on Sanders
The Democrats so can’t stand Sanders’ refusal to change his policies that they are undermining their own “Unity Tour” with press attacks.
Read more...Former Workers at Elon Musk’s SolarCity Allege Employment Abuses, Improper Installations
Over 2000 former SolarCity workers allege labor violations, like denying overtime pay and bathroom breaks, as well as shoddy installations.
Read more...Please Come to Our Washington DC Area Meetup This Friday, April 28
Hope to see you at our meetup this Friday!
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