Author Archives: Yves Smith
UK Leaders Starting to Crack as Brexit Realities Finally Sink In
Brexit bravaura is scarce in evidence in Whitehall.
Read more...What is the Matter With the Iowa ACA?
How a scheme to undermine the ACA hit Iowa particularly hard.
Read more...Ilargi: Is Capitalism Dead or Merely Dying?
None other than New Zealand’s prime minister has issued a blistering critique of capitalism. Can it be saved from itself?
Read more...Damsel in Distress! Need Help with Philadelphia Meetup Location!
Hope readers can assist with finding a meetup venue in Philly proper….
Read more...Impossible to Compete with Unintentional Self-Parody: Trump and Opioids
On the corporate/regulatory nexus of the opioid crisis.
Read more...Cryptocurrency: Birkins for Geeks
Bitcoin as Birking-like bling.
Read more...California Secretary of State Gives Unprecedented Qualified Certification for CalPERS Board Election; Vendor Everyone Counts Bars Public Viewing and Fails to Tabulate Paper Ballots as Required
Even the Secretary of State can’t bring himself to countenance CalPERS’ conduct in its recent board election.
Read more...Shocking the Shock Doctrine: What Recovery in Puerto Rico Could Look Like
How an anti-neoliberal recovery plan is starting to get traction in Puerto Rico.
Read more...Hope to See You at Our NYC Meetup Today! Philly, Atlanta, and Birmingham Meetups Soon!
NYC area denizens: hope to see you later today! A good time will be had by all at our meetup!
Read more...Why Those Looking for the Next Crisis May be Looking in the Wrong Places
More and more experts are nattering nervously about market risk and occasionally using the “crisis” word. What are the potential hazards?
Read more...Treasury Secretary Mnuchin’s Forked Tongue on Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
It is an insult to intelligence for Steven Mnuchin to claim that the Trump tax plan isn’t a sop to the rich. That’s the GOP’s raison d’etre.
Read more...Rajoy Goes Nuclear on Catalonia’s Separatists, Seeks Suspension of Autonomy, National Takeover of Local Police and Public Broadcasting; Political and Economic Risk High
Spain’s prime minister Rajoy has set in motion a takeover of the government in Catalonia. What might happen next?
Read more...Links 10/21/17
Worst Health Care Revolving Door Case So Far, Version 2.0? – From President of Lilly USA to US Secretary of Health and Human Services?
Trump is managing the difficult task of setting new lows in the revolving door category.
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