Book review: “Human Capital: A History of Putting Refugees to Work” by Laura Robson.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Are Europe’s Too-Big-To-Fail Banks About to Get Even Bigger?
As two big bank mergers, both hostile, one cross-border, hang in the balance, Draghi and the editorial boards of the FT and Bloomberg call for a fresh round of European bank consolidation.
Procrastinators of the World, Unite! Last Day, Last Chance for Our 2024 Fundraiser!
Last chance for our 2024 fundraiser! If you haven’t contributed yet, please stop by our Tip Jar and chip in!
Why the Cost of Water for Poor Black Detroit Voters May Be Key to Kamala Harris Winning – Or Losing – Michigan
Turns out that water and genocide are issues that are difficult to gloss over.
Elon Musk and Tesla Shape America’s Future. But Problems Run Deeper Than Tweets.
The financialization of U.S. firms making key products endangers American global leadership and, in Tesla’s case, climate change progress.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/19/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Latest Trump assassination news (what a world); Boeing managers and executives laid off; Diddy had better make sure the CCTV works at all times; The philosphy game ~
The Commentariat: Living in the Material World
Threads woven together by the commentariat.
Assassination Attempt No. 2 in a Land That Worships the God of Violence
America’s tendency to violence is ever more obvious with the Trump assassination attempts and enthusiasm for terrorism by exploding pagers.
Big Oil to Benefit From Biden’s Carbon Capture Tax Credits: Report
How carbon capture tax credits funnel billions to the oil and gas industry while delivering few if any climate benefits.
‘The Data on Extreme Human Ageing Is Rotten from the Inside Out’ – Ig Nobel Winner Saul Justin Newman
Some myths bite the dust, here related to the number who live to be over 100. Not surprisingly, the cause is crappy data.
Epic Floods Are Wreaking Havoc from Africa to Asia to Europe
Three massive flood events across three continents have claimed over 1,500 lives and cost over $15 billion in September.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/18/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Pandemics; Longshoremen to strike in two weeks (plus Boeing); Sean “Diddy” Combs jailed in Epstein-like music industry scandal; Morning Consult: Kamala leads by 6% ~
KLG: The Commentariat – Why Naked Capitalism is Essential
KLG describes one of the virtues of Naked Capitalism: how the commentariat produces Essays-In-Part.
