Category Archives: Guest Post

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/16/2022

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Using the Payments System to Enforce an Russian Oil Price Cap Likely to Cause Supply Shock

The G7 plans to use its payments system to enforce a Russian oil price cap, because that worked so well in the shock and awe sanctions.

EU Hypocrisy Hits Dizzying New Heights As Commission’s Scandal-Tarnished President Pledges to Wage Global Fight on Corruption

Given von der Leyen’s apparent allergy to basic transparency, she is the last person in Brussels to be leading the EU’s roll out of so-called “corruption sanctions”.

Congressional Sausagemaking, or How Inflation Reduction Became Fossil Fuel Export Promotion

How Manchin and Sinema got dirty energy goodies and financier breaks into the Inflation Reduction Act.

Naked Capitalism: Working Together to Combat 21st Century Lies

Governments, tech companies, and big businesses wage war on working people the world over. We must work together to fight their lies.

The Russian Situation Comedy Is No Lying Matter – The Joke Is on the Office of Foreign Assets Control

How Russian comedy producers and broadcasters are laughing their way to the bank thanks to Western sanctions.

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/15/2022

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US Is Becoming a ‘Developing Country’ on Global Rankings that Measure Democracy, Inequality

High levels of inequality are correlated with poor social indicators, so the US falling in global scores should come as no surprise.

Links 9/15/2022

Gasoline Demand Destruction Accelerates Despite Plunge in Prices: Consumption Drops to August 1997 Level

Gasoline purchases show a softening economy, but the Fed is likely to ignore that memo.

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/14/2022

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Links 9/14/2022