Category Archives: Guest Post
Michael Olenick: The Surprisingly Short Road from Abolitionism to Credit Bureaus
Abolitionist Lewis Tappan, the inventor of credit bureaus, would be distressed to see how his creation is being put to use.
Read more...Macro N Cheese – Debt Deflation and the Neofeudal Empire with Michael Hudson
Another tour de force by Michael Hudson, this one stressing the role of unproductive real estate in modern debt bondage and Trump’s MMT.
Read more...Top Law Firms Called Out for Serving Fossil Fuel Industry Clients in New Climate ‘Scorecard’
Law students call out leading law firms for facilitating policies that promote fossil fuel clients and exacerbate climate change.
Read more...A Day in the Life of the Daily Links Post at Naked Capitalism
How we create your morning Links post.
Read more...Links 10/4/2020
The Chamber Of Commerce Dems From The Republican Wing Of The Democratic Party Just Undercut Pelosi’s Pandemic Negotiations With Mnuchin
Various corporate interests are tossing around their weight on the latest pandemic stimlus package, pressing for it to be lean and mean.
Read more...How Three Prior Pandemics Triggered Massive Societal Shifts
Some past pandemics ushered in massive changes….but only with massive death levels. So can the powers that be rest easy with Covid?
Read more...“I Need My Nake!”
Naked Capitalism is Arizona Slim’s antidote to MSM-induced brain damage.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 10/2/2020
New keyboard, new attitude! Well, maybe not a new attitude…
Read more...As of September 29, 2020, 5 Federal Courts Have Ruled Against the Postal Service
The Postal Service is getting whacked for service degradation that critics believe has a lot to do with upcoming voting by mail.
Read more...Links 10/2/2020
How Corruption is Becoming America’s Operating System
A new book by Sarah Chayes shows the US descent into a level of corruption usually associated with places like Nigeria and Afghanistan
Read more...San Francisco Rents in Free-Fall. New York Rents Swoon. Expensive Cities, College Towns, Cities in Texas, Other States Sag. But in 16 Cities, Rents Jump Double-Digits
Tracking the damage in big city residential rents.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 10/1/2020
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