Author Archives: Yves Smith
Matthew Cunningham-Cook: How Finance Is Starving Yemen
Who is backing and profiting from the Saudi campaign for mass extermination in Yemen?
Read more...Nomi Prins: My Political-Financial Road Map for 2017
Some specifics of why political risk and central bank policy will make for a wild ride in 2017.
Read more...Sexual Orientation and Earnings: How Being in a Partnership Matters
Sexual orientation does affect earnings, but not necessarily in the way you might have assumed.
Read more...Corporate Censorship of Independent Sites Has Begun
The corporate war on progressive outlets has started.
Read more...Links 1/3/17
How Taxpayers Subsidize AirBnB’s Cheap Prices
How you lose when AirBnB wins.
Read more...A Moral Challenge to Economists
Economists hide behind specious claims of neutrality and efficiency to advocate policies that often have negative moral and social impact.
Read more...Former Employee Sues Google, Claims It Maintained an Internal Spy Network That Encouraged Workers to Snitch on Each Other
Google looks to have been too clever by half in how far it has gone in trying to silence employees.
Read more...Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Six: Latest Data Confirms Bleak P&L Performance While Stephen Levitt Makes Indefensible Consumer Welfare Claims
More on Uber’s questionable prospects and the dubious defenses offered by boosters, in this case, “Freakonomics” professor Stephen Levitt.
Read more...Site Maintenance: December 31, 2:00 – 4:00 PM EST
We apologize for the need to take the site down to do some required upgrades.
Read more...Links 12/29/16
When a Business You Like Dies
Mourning the death of a favorite business, and what that says about the environment for entrepreneurs.
Read more...10 Reasons Trump Won’t Lead A Nuclear Renaissance
Even though Trump is keen about nukes, a look at energy markets shows why his enthusiasm won’t boost nuclear energy generally.
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