Category Archives: Notices

Vale David Hirst

Yves here. Steve Keen sent this note along with his post:

The journalist David Hirst was both one of the few to warn of the crisis, and someone who became a good friend. He died last week, as a long term consequence of internal injuries sustained about ten years ago in the USA, when he tried to stop a woman being bashed.

His spouse asked me to see if I could get the attached published on NC, which was one of his favourite sites.

If you know David’s writing, you’ll understand what a loss this is. And if you missed his prescient and incisive commentary before and during the crisis, I hope you’ll sample his work below and get a sense of what a talent he was. Either way, I trust you’ll join me in sending condolences to David’s widow and his family, as well as to Steve.

Site Switchover Notice

Dear patient readers,

We are going live on a new webhost at 1:30 AM EDT on June 11.

Update on Site Performance Issues

Site performance has been lousy for the last week or so and absolutely terrible for the last 36 hours.

I think we have it fixed for now.

Launching Naked Capitalism T-Shirts and Goodies!

Readers have asked from time to time for us to provide T-shirts so you can let friends and colleagues know you are a member of the Naked Capitalism community.

Since we are chronically in “cobbler’s children go unshod” mode on almost everything admin related, it has taken an embarrassingly long time to get around to your requests. But hopefully the caliber and range of offerings will make up for the delay!

Announcement: Research Grants up to $250,000 in Economics and Related Fields

INET and the Center for International Governance Innovation are seeking grant applications for research grants on new thinking on economic issues.

Blizzard Reader Bleg

FYI, bleg = blog beg, I assume.

Reader Notices Plus Blegs

Dear patient readers…

Help Us Find a Super Duper Intern

NC is now officially looking for an intern! We just posted a notice at Columbia Journalism School, and the key part is below:

NC Ranked #2 Among 100 Anglo-Saxon Financial Blogs

We are glad to be rank well in a new finance blog tally (thanks to loyal NC readers!), even though this survey is tongue in cheek (it has a methodology which has some logic to it but simultaneously pokes fun at methodologies).

Belated Christmas of Sorts Here at NC

This may sound quite bizarre, but this evening I went through the envelopes containing checks sent in the fundraiser and processed and deposited most right before midnight (the rest were processed after I got back and will go to the bank tomorrow).

So it was really gratifying to see checks from readers whose names in many cases I recognized, as well as read the kind notes and cards (and some sent animal pix). Thanks so much for your vote of confidence in our work!

We are Six Years Old

Wolf Richter: The EU Bailout Oligarchy Issues A Report About Itself

By Wolf Richter, San Francisco based executive, entrepreneur, start up specialist, and author, with extensive international work experience. Cross posted from Testosterone Pit.

On Friday before Christmas when nobody was paying attention, when people were elbowing their way through department stores or heading out for vacation, the European Commission issued its report on bank bailouts in the European Union—a dry document with mind-boggling numbers that left out the most important fact.

Down to the Wire, Last Chance for 2012 Fundraiser!

We are two and a half hours away from the end of our fundraiser. In just the last two hours, we’ve gotten quite a few generous donations, as in several $200, $150, and $100 contributions,) as well as a lot of $10 and $25 donations. It’s particularly gratifying to get support from readers we know from comments as well as fellow writers/bloggers (for instance, Susie Madrak gave in the last two hours).

Countdown!

Only four hours remain in the Naked Capitalism fundraiser. Show your support of critical thinking, merciless evisceration of lame punditry, deep diving into turbid financial waters, and cute animal pictures.

Final Hours of Fundraiser, Closing in on Our Targets

The Naked Capitalism community has spoken loudly and clearly. You’ve said you want this site to be more effective and you’ve been willing to provide tangible backing for your desire to have us demystify finance, call out chicanery in high places, parse propaganda, and in our small way, help promote the creation of a more just society.

We’re close to both our donor and financial targets.