Author Archives: Yves Smith
Trump’s Inflation-Stoking 25% Mexico and Canada Tariff Scheme
Trump’s latest tariff threat is quickly getting a lot of well-warranted criticism.
Read more...COP29 Puts World on Course for More Extreme Weather – and More Deaths
COP29 summit proves change won’t come until floods and wildfires are killing tens of thousands in rich Global North cities
Read more...Sputnik 2.0? Oreshnik and the Western Military Capabilities Gap
The Oreshnik strike is a vivid demonstration of how the West is seriously lagging Russian military capabilities, and remains in denial.
Read more...Links 11/23/2024
Dems Rip Musk-Ramaswamy Plan for Spending Cuts as Illegal ‘Power Grab’
Yves here. I’ve been waiting for legal arguments against the planned wholesale Federal budget whackage under the Trump DOGE initiative to start. Admittedly its leaders Musk and Ramaswamy had not given much insight into how they intended to achieve their ambitious aims. The little I have seen suggests that they effectively intend to override regulations….which […]
Read more...Neglecting Health Care May Have Cost Democrats the Election
Health care inequality and the Covid-19 pandemic’s toll put Democrats at a structural disadvantage in the 2024 election.
Read more...Fueling the Flames: How the West’s Military Emissions Undermine Climate Action
World leaders criticized COP29 host Azerbaijan for its oil-dependent economy while ignoring the massive climate bootprint of their militaries.
Read more...Trump Nominates Corporate Lobbyist and Foreclosure Fraudsters Defender Pam Bondi as Attorney General
Pam Bondi has a terrible record as far as going after corporate misconduct is concerned, which explains Senate enthusiasm for her.
Read more...Trump’s Opportunity to Reset U.S.-Iran Relations
An in-depth look at Iran’s economic and political situation suggests that Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign will not have much impact.
Read more...International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrants for Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Former Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant
After a long delay, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants against the open genociders Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.
Read more...RFK, Jr. Plans Attack on AMA’s Big Meal Ticket, Licensing Fees for Medical Billing Codes
RFK, Jr.’s plan, if confirmed as HHS chair, to end Medicare use of AMA licensed-billing codes somehow will increase, not lower, costs.
Read more...What Is Politics & What Is the Political?
An effort to get at the root of what politics is meant to achieve.
Read more...“Entropy and Information Control: the Key to Understanding How to Mount the Fightback Against Trump and Other Populists”
A reader critical thinking exercise, in form of yet another attack on populism dressed in the pseudo-science of trying to link it to entropy.
Read more...Thomas Neuburger: Tulsi Gabbard’s DNI Nomination
Like Gaetz, Gabbard is a mixed-bag candidate. Should she get your support?
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