Category Archives: Guest Post
Financial Crises and Tax Havens
Tax havens not only facilitate tax evasion and corruption in ‘normal times’, they also harbour funds during economic crises, slowing down recovery.
Read more...Market Gives Vote of No Confidence in Latest Israel Genocide, Um, War-Financing Bonds
High interest rates for Israeli bond offerings, plus mumble-shuffle by manager Goldman and the SEC, confirm investor doubts about its prospects
Read more...Michael Hudson: Marxism, Economic Parasites, and Debt Cancellation
Michael Hudson in a bracing talk, including history of crises, the role of debt, and how ancient Greek and Roman law promoted inequality
Read more...On the State of the Union Speech: What Biden Left Out
This is a post about nothing; or rather the nothing that is where one would expect a something to appear
Read more...Announcing 2024 Water Cooler Fundraiser!
My goal is 🌡️ 400 donors, an increase of 25 over last year. If you can give a lot, give a lot. If you can only give a little, give a little. (You can also pay it forward by donating on behalf of those whose circumstances do not permit them to do so, this year.)
Read more...Links 3/10/2024
“Explosive Growth” in Petrochemical Production Linked to Increases in Cancers and Other Diseases in New Report
Evidence from the New England Journal of Medicine, that petrochemical output, particularly plastics, may be behind the rise in many ailments.
Read more...UN Human Rights Chief Decries ‘War Crime’ of Rapidly Expanding Israeli Settlements
A sadly necessary update on the state of Israel’s ethnic cleansing project in the West Bank.
Read more...UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Potential Conflicts of Interest Are By Now Too Big to Ignore
Sunak’s father-in-law’s company, Indian tech giant (and digital identity developer) Infosys, has been doing a roaring business with UK government departments since his son-in-law became chancellor and then PM.
Read more...The Reach of JSOC ‘the President’s Private Army’
What is JSOC doing, and where are they doing it?
Read more...2024 State of the Union Live Blog/Open Thread
By Lambert Strether of Corrente The State of the Union address, as ordained by Article II, Section 3 of the United States Constition, will take place in about a half an hour, at 9:00PM ET. If you like to watch: In addition to major networks and political cable channels that will air the address, you […]
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 3/7/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: A hard-core originalist looks at Anderson, well-meant advice for Biden, a fine rant on “our democracy”, and LSD gets “breakthrough status” at FDA. And of course election, pandemic, and business coverage. ~
Read more...Apple’s Exclusionary App Store Scheme: Will the EU Tolerate Gaming of the Digital Markets Act?
Will the EU see through and act against Apple’s self-serving, Digital-Markets-Act-evading new app store scheme?
Read more...SEC Approves First US Climate Disclosure Rules: Why the Requirements Are Much Weaker Than Planned and What They Mean for Companies
The SEC had to make concessions in its climate disclosure final rules, but it did well given the constraints of its investor focus.
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