New Oil Price War Looms As The OPEC Deal Falls Short
The OPEC deal last year was weak and is vulnerable to US shale players increasing production.
Read more...Author Archives: Yves Smith
Links 3/14/17
More Railroading of CalPERS Board: General Counsel Withholds That Fiduciary Counsel Candidate Is Leading Case That Undermines CalPERS and CalSTRS
Yet more abuses and derelictions of duty by CalPERS’ general counsel Matt Jacobs. Please circulate this post to CalPERS and CalSTRS members.
Read more...Whose Costs? Who Benefits? – A Close Reading of a Hospital System CEO’s Prescription for Controlling Health Care Costs
A hospital system CEO makes some questionable recommendations about containing health care costs.
Read more...Bad Bank Proposal for India: A Partial Jubilee Financed by Zero Coupon Perpetual Bonds
A proposal for a partial jubilee as a way to clean up banks overburdened with bad loans.
Read more...Persuasion: An Introduction
Understanding the drivers of persuasion and other influence techniques.
Read more...Your Humble Blogger Is Harassed for Being Injured
Your humble blogger had a bad day.
Read more...Links 3/12/17
Debunking 5 Myths About Frexit
A skeptical look a Frexit, meaning France exiting the Eurozone.
Read more...Campaign Calls on Bernie Sanders to Lead a New Party
With the Democrats getting their claws into reform efforts like Our Revolution, is a Sanders-led party the most viable route for change?
Read more...Links 3/11/17
Deutsche Bank Tries to Stay Alive
Deutsche Bank is still walking wounded.
Read more...John Helmer: Australian Government Trips Up Ukrainian Court Claim of MH17 as Terrorism
Australia officially deems MH17 terrorism charges as “not proven”.
Read more...Why a 400-Year Program of Modernist Thinking is Exploding
Eurocentric modernism is not compatible with human civilization and is finally reaching its breaking point.
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