Category Archives: Guest Post

Did Mexico’s AMLO Government Just Blink in Standoff With Global Energy Lobbies?

Washington finally makes its feelings known on Mexico’s dream of energy independence

IM Doc: Naked Capitalism – Fierce and Independent Thinking in the Age of Covid

I feel compelled to speak for those in medicine like my mentors. I am eternally grateful to Nakd Capitalism for allowing me to speak freely.

Carbon Tax Over-Rated

A carbon tax is an idea that has been around yet never deployed despite potential benefits because reasons, such as hurting the poor.

2:00PM Water Cooler 11/8/2021

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Hubert Horan: Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Twenty-Eight: Uber Still Unprofitable, But Reduces Losses by Squeezing Drivers and Restaurants

The latest update: the financial media continues to parrot management falsehoods about Uber results and there is still no path to profit.

Links 11/8/2021

Matt Stoller: Naked Capitalism – “God Is in the Details”

Naked Capitalism annoys powerful people because it exposes what they don’t want you to know.

Michael Hudson: Did the Squad Give Away Their Bargaining Power?

How the Squad was rolled on the now very much top 10% friendly “Build Back Better” bill.

New Health Plans Offer Twists on Existing Options, With a Dose of ‘Buyer Beware’

While the image the plans present is one of consumers taking control of their health care costs, the reality is likely the opposite.

Book Review: Scott Gottlieb’s “Uncontrolled Spread”: Debacle at the CDC, and Pandemics as a National Security Threat

Useful on the CDC, at least. But also recommending a hair-raising scheme.

Links 11/7/2021

Links 11/6/2021

Jobs Data Shows Something Big Changed in this Monstrously Overstimulated Economy

Cheerleading about the much improved jobs picture overlooks how many workers have gone missing.

Metals May Become the New Oil in Net-Zero Emissions Scenario

Economists project that prices for energy-transition metals will soar and their combined value could match that of crude oil

2:00PM Water Cooler 11/5/2021

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