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
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 11/8/2021
Today’s Water Cooler
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...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
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