Connecting American Foreign Policy to Economic Policy
Can American foreign policy be made to work better for US citizens (outside the arms industry) and the rest of the world?
Read more...Author Archives: Yves Smith
Ilargi: Greece is a Nation Under Occupation
Apparently, if 15 countries vote to occupy Greece, it’s a done deal.
Read more...Be Sure to Catch Us on Harry Shearer’s Le Show Today!
Be sure to catch our best interview evah with Harry Shearer today, Sunday, or listen to the podcast later in the week. And let your friends and family know too!
Read more...Links 12/5/15
Gauis Publius: Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton & America’s Endless War
Does America have the wars it seeks and deserves? And what do Sanders and Clinton say about that?
Read more...Medical Educators Launch Trials of Increased Sleep Deprivation of Physician Trainees Apparently in Violation of the Nuremberg Code
In a likely violation of the Nuremberg Code, a study increased the sleep deprivation of medical residents above already-high current levels.
Read more...Global Tax Dodging Just One Part of Pfizer’s Corrupt Business Model
Pfizer whines about needing higher drug prices, when rather than investing, it has spent over 100% of its profits on stock buybacks and dividends.
Read more...Links 12/4/15
Present Day Benefits of Climate Policy
Poor framing of climate change and climate policy issues are making costs appear much higher than they are and are thus deterring action.
Read more...Why Paul Krugman Blew It on His ‘Solution’ for Gentrification
One of the fallacies of proposals to limit gentrification is the idea that promoting more development in cities leads to more affordable housing. Stratified markets mean this is not a simply “supply and demand” problem.
Read more...More on How CalPERS Lies to Itself and Others to Justify Investing in Private Equity
A continued discussion of how CalPERS chooses to kid itself about private equity.
Read more...German Financialization and the Eurozone Crisis
German financialization and input on the eurozone’s financial architecture promoted deficits, increased systemic risk, and facilitated the onset of Europe’s subsequent crises.
Read more...Links 12/3/15 + CalPERS Debunks Private Equity Note
Wolf Richter: “Distress” in US Corporate Debt Spikes to 2009 Level
Experts expected bankruptcies of highly levered borrowers in 2013-2014, but cheap refis under ZIRP bailed them out. We are again at peak leverage, but this time, there’s no prospect of lower rates to provide a rescue.
Read more...Gaius Publius: How to Think About the Paris Climate Talks
The Paris climate talks are destined to be too little, too late, and here is a framework for understanding why.
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