The Real Reason Saudi Arabia Killed Doha
Who was Saudi Arabia really targeting when it scuttled the meeting of oil producing states in Doha?
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Links 4/24/16
The Zika Virus: Big Moneymaker for Big Pharma?
Some black humor on how a drug company might look at the commercial potential of a Zika treatment.
Read more...Reader Query: Seeking Recommendations on Economics Primers
Help a reader find some good foundational economics texts that are layperson-friendly.
Read more...Why I (Belatedly) Blew the Whistle on the SEC’s Failure to Properly Investigate Goldman Sachs
SEC whistleblower Jim Kidney gives more detail about his experience on the shallow investigation of Goldman and the SEC’s failings generally,
Read more...Sanders Constituency Will Shape U.S. Politics for the Next Decade
Will the Sanders campaign spark fundamental change?
Read more...Will the Upheaval in Fossil Fuel Industry Take the Rest of the Economy Down With It?
What are the broader implications of the tsuris in the fossil fuel industry?
Read more...Wolf Richter: Investors Dump Hedge Funds Due to Lousy Performance, High Fees
Hedge funds are finally getting a long overdue comeuppance.
Read more...Links 4/22/16
Gaius Publius: Hillary Clinton Won New York, But Her Image Is Underwater
The implications of Clinton’s rising unfavorable ratings.
Read more...In America’s Drone Wars, Collateral Damage Comes Home
Why you should care about America’s drone wars: among other things, they radicalize populations against us and traumatize the operators.
Read more...Why Are Bankrupt Oil Companies Still Pumping?
How bankrupt oil companies are messing up the oil “recovery”.
Read more...Greg Palast on How the New York and US Elections are Being Stolen
Greg Palast describe the rationale and methods for deep-sixing registered voters.
Read more...Links 4/21/16
Gerald Friedman: Why “Liberal” Economists Dish Out Despair
“Liberal” economists still embrace the dominant pseudo-Keynesian orthodoxy despite its failure in the financial crisis and its role in increasing inequality.
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