What Could Possibly Go Wrong (Next) in the Middle East?
A look at the wreckage the US has created in the Middle East, and an assessment of the prospects.
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Mathew D. Rose: Hubris and Nemesis In Germany – Volkswagen, Refugees, and Football
Finding the common threads of Germany’s latest scandals.
Read more...Joe Firestone: The Platinum Coin Returns
Brookings deigns to consider the idea of minting a high-value platinum coin as an emergency solution to a debt-celing impasse.
Read more...Links 10/22/15
Attacks on Sanders, Progressives Falsely Depict Obama As Lefty Failure as Opposed to Neoliberal Success
A sign that the progressive cause is moving out of the wilderness and starting to rattle The Powers That Be is that the messaging apparatus is starting to attempt to demonize Sanders as a hopeless cause. And the arguments made against him and the progressive cause generally are made via bizarre analogies to the neoliberal Obama.
Read more...Worse Than Fossil Fuels? Why Bioenergy Is Not Green
Why bioenergy is much more costly in environmental terms than its boosters would have us believe.
Read more...TPP Teeters in US Congress
More and more Republicans look to be girding their loins to fight approval of the TPP. And it’s not as if Dems are all that keen either.
Read more...Hooray! Met Our Fourth Goal, On to Our Fifth: More Original Reporting
Announcing our fifth goal: more original reporting!
Read more...David Sirota: Naked Capitalism – Shining A Crucial Spotlight On the Shadowy World of High Finance
Why supporting Naked Capitalism’s journalism will help make sure that that Big Finance receives the scrutiny that it deserves — and that our society requires.
Read more...Announcing the Harry Shearer Challenge!
Harry Shearer issues a fundraising challenge to Naked Capitalism readers!
Read more...Links 10/21/15
Reformers Stymie Obama a Second Time on Wall Street Cronies: Progressive Pick Lisa Fairfax Nominated for SEC
The Wall Street wing of the Democratic party has taken a visible defeat with the nomination of Lisa Fairfax to the SEC.
Read more...Private Equity Firms with Traded Stock Disclose Info that Calls into Question CalSTRS’ Foot Dragging on Disclosure
Public information on Apollo, Blackstone, Carlyle and KKR’s private equity funds shows CalSTRS has no good excuses for defending secrecy on fees and costs.
Read more...How Much Longer Can The Oil Age Last?
Even with the cost efficiency of renewables being much higher than many realize, major energy buyers don’t act as if the oil age is ending soon.
Read more...We’re Winning, Even If We Have to Put Up With Ben Bernanke Naming His Book “Courage to Act”
The 99% is winning, even if the press is working hard to minimize the evidence of success.
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