US Policy On Iran After The Midterm Elections
A clear Senate majority gives Trump more support for playing tough with Iran. But how productive is this likely to be?
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Stock Markets Do Not Create Value
A new study on stock price performance undermines conventional thinking.
Read more...Wolf Richter: The State of the American Debt Slaves, Q3 2018
Consumer debt continues to grind upwards.
Read more...How UK (and US) Surveillance Creates Havoc for Personal Data Movement Post Brexit
The UK’s surveillance state poses legal problems for the legality of personal data transfers to it post Brexit, and the UK and EU are not close to having a solution.
Read more...From Brothels to Independence: The Neoliberalization of (Sex) Work
Sex workers in the UK are by now just another part of the online, freelance, customer-reviewed digital economy. They story of how they got there exposes a dangerous shift.
Read more...2018 Election Night Live Blog/Open Thread
Most of the U.S.. will have already voted, but polls are still open in California and other states!
Read more...Only Fools Rush In: CalPERS’ Utterly Barmy Governance Structure for New Private Equity Vehicles Creates Irresolvable Conflicts of Interest
CalPERS’ new PE business model embodies major corporate governance flaws– yet another reason to question Marcie Frost’s competence as CEO.
Read more...The Rapid Acceleration Towards Peak Oil Demand
A rare bit of positive news on the global warming front: oil demand topped out in developed economies and emerging economies are increasingly fighting both internal combustion engines and single use plastics.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 11/5/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Mexican trucks, soybeans, Wall Street backs Dems, final midterms handicapping, wave elections, services, Tesla gigafactory, trauma and hate, Google strike, Halloween in Japan, Simon Stålenhag, text editors
Read more...US Copyright Office Advances Right to Repair: Victory for Consumers for Now
US Copyright Office issues a rule that allows a right to repair for smartphones, home appliances, home systems, and motorized land vehicles – including tractors. The rule is imperfect and the Empire will certainly strike back as Congress explores further necessary measures.
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Why Plans to Turn America’s Rust Belt into a New Plastics Belt Are Bad News for the Climate
This important post discusses the link between climate change and increased plastics production via the creation of a Plastics Belt in the former Rust Belt, using natural gas derived from fracking.
Read more...Mortality Risk, Valuing Lives, and the Impact on Health Care
The way economists think about the value of lives influences health care policy, and some of their ideas may be producing bad outcomes.
Read more...Links 11/4/18
Plastic Watch: Five Flaws in the EU’s Single-Use Plastics Plan
Plastic Watch: The European Parliament recently approved a plan that will ban outright certain single-use plastics. Alas, these measures fall far short of what’s necessary, both in timing and scope, to address the burgeoning plastic crisis. And they would only apply to the EU.
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