Gaius Publius: Pathology, Khashoggi, Capitalism & Climate Change
Does capitalism breed pathology?
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2:00PM Water Cooler 10/29/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: More or less open thread, plus National Cat Day.
Read more...Michael Olenick: The Real Story of “MAGA Bomber” Cesar Sayoc’s Foreclosure
A key piece of stripper-turned-MAGA bomber Cesar Sayoc’s slide into financial ruin.
Read more...Contagion in the European CoCos Market
the possibility that the coupon payment on the CoCos issued by a single bank might be suspended led to very adverse dynamics in the entire market for CoCos that cannot be totally explained by banks’ fundamentals.
Read more...Can Politics Ever Be Compassionate?
Why the time is overdue to have politics give much higher priority to reducing suffering.
Read more...Mark Ames: ShamiWitness: When Bellingcat and Neocons Collaborated With The Most Influential ISIS Propagandist On Twitter
But I want to talk about the western “experts” in Washington and London who cozied up to @ShamiWitness — especially since all of them are still around, many of them bigger and more influential in our political discourse than ever.
Read more...Video: An intro to MMT, as presented at September’s International MMT Conference in NYC
A very readable — or listenable — introduction to MMT, in plain language
Read more...Links 10/27/18
Trump Adds A Global Pricing Plan To Wide Attack On Drug Prices, But Doubts Persist
Is Trump serious about lowering drug prices in the US? And even if he is, how far might his plans get?
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 10/26/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: WTO reform, Sanders on the Saudis, package bomber suspect detained (presser at 2:30), midterm prognostications, Georgia ballots, GDP, consumer sentiment, Rolls Royce, Boeing, Tesla, IPCC and biofuel, cortisol, working memory, multitasking
Read more...Civilized Societies Don’t Call It Censorship, but Copyright
Why the European Copyright Directive would have a disastrous impact on the Internet, and what can be done to stop it.
Read more...A Follow-Up on the Reasons for Prime Age Labor Force Non-Participation
Some surprising findings on why labor force participation of prime age men is flagging.
Read more...Richard Murphy: Fisking the NAO’s Report on the UK’s Border Preparedness for Brexit
Yet another hard/crashout Brexit train wreck: implementing adequate border controls.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 10/25/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Tulsi Gabbard, blue waves and green waves, ratings changes for House races, CA-49, ME-02, PA-11, Jon Tester, the caravan, durable goods, wholesale and retail trade, manufacturing, the Carnian Pluvial Episode, your ceiling fan
Read more...Worksheet for the 2018 Midterms (If There Is a Blue Wave, What Next for Democrats?)
The 2016 primary winners, the horserace for the general, and the strength of the left
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