Bill Black: Debt Derangement Syndrome – Saving Our Grandkids from Wall Street
Debt scaremongering is baaack! Why Pete Peterson and his budget falsehoods are a danger to your and your grandkids’ financial health.
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Rise of the Politics of Rage
Is rage the undercurrent of increasingly anti-globalist politics?
Read more...Validating Wikileaks Emails [Just The Facts]
Why the claim that Wikileaks e-mails were doctored looks to be false, and journalists are falling down on the job in not checking themselves
Read more...Another Huge Brexit Spanner in the Works: UK Faces Customs Train Wreck With Need for IT Upgrade
The UK faces a customs nightmare as IT systems needed to handle the new volumes and requirements are almost certain not to be ready on time.
Read more...Ilargi: Ungovernability
“Ungovernability: or why the legitimacy crisis will only get worse.
Read more...Hoisted From Comments: Decoding the Misleading Metaphors of Money and Banking
How the choice of metaphors to describe money, finance, and banking is a part of the battle for ideas too often overlooked.
Read more...Podcast: Iceland – Offshorisation, Collapse and Recovery. What Are the Lessons?
A discussion of the role that offshore played in Iceland’s banking bubble and implosion, plus a high level corruption scandal in Spain.
Read more...Bill Black: Bank of England Says Authorities Mustn’t Fine Banks Because Groaf
The Bank of England offers an easily-debunked defense of predatory and fraudulent lending.
Read more...Nick Turse: The Killing Fields of South Sudan
An in-depth portrait of one of the worst ravages of war: killing fields.
Read more...Don’t Be An Obamamometer: Support Naked Capitalism and Critical Thinking
Don’t be an Obamamometer, a conventional wisdom indicator. Support Naked Capitalism, for its critical thinking, rigorous analysis, and cute animal photos.
Read more...The Evidence Is Clear: Population Growth and Prosperity Are NOT Linked
An in-depth analysis of why the assertion that more population growth promotes higher living standards is bunk.
Read more...2016 Presidential Debate #3, Trump v. Clinton (University of Nevada, Las Vegas): Live Blog
The third Presidential debate will be held in Las Vegas and will run 90 minutes. Chris Wallace of FOX moderates.
Read more...Blackstone’s Tony James Touting What Looks Like Hillary’s Scheme to Gut Social Security
Hillary’s mandatory retirement savings accounts are a twofer: a way to replace Social Security over time and enrich private equity and hedgies.
Read more...Salvation Army Slams New Zealand’s Loose Immigration Policy for Hurting Local Workers
Immigration is a hot topic in the antipodes too, for much the same reason as in the US….the impact on jobs and wage rates.
Read more...A Framework for Thinking About Bad Loans
How to determine whether or not to write down troubled loans.
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