Wednesday, September 17, 2025

The Persistent Human Costs of Deindustrialization: Lessons from the Collapse of the British Coal Industry

Deindustrialization has terrible consequences to the communities suffering from shut-downs, including future generations.

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/4/2024

~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Kamala’s Democrat prep; Collard greens and code switching.; Clean air in the schools? Lol no.; H5N1 reassortment in Cambodia ~

Naked Capitalism Fundraiser 2024: Your Sanity Guide as Leaders Live Dangerously

Off to the fundraiser races! Please remember that Naked Capitalism is a unique and valuable site and support us generously!

Fundraiser 2024: What We Did for You in the Past Year

2024 asked a lot of us and we delivered! Can you dig deep to support our work so we can do even more you in the upcoming year?

Biden, Harris, and the Brutal Truth of Dead Hostages in Gaza

A reminder of how Biden and Harris are complicit in the continuation of the war in Gaza and escalation in the West Bank.

What’s Next for Germany After Sunday’s Elections Show Major Backlash Against Status Quo? 

Two parties which oppose Project Ukraine make major gains. Is anyone listening? 

Links 9/4/2024

Wall Street Journal Tries to Analyze Not-Great Data on US Immigration, Generating Reader Pushback

An attempt by the Wall Street Journal to mine data on immigration falls short by not providing strong enough caveats.

Bloodletting in Semiconductor Stocks Kicks Off September: Nvidia -11.7% Regular & Late Trading, Stock Market Cap Drops by Half a Tesla

The Nasdaq Composite dropped 3.3% yesterday. If the tech stock index declines another 6.7%, it’ll be back to November 2021.

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/3/2024

~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; The Democrat debate; Kamala’s staff; McDonalds store bans masks; Florida real estate ~

Who Are the Global Super-Rich of Tomorrow? We Interviewed Teens at One of the World’s Most Expensive Schools to Find Out

Gee, even super-rich kids have trouble deciding what they want to be when they grow up.

Links 9/3/2024

China Urges US to Give Up Monroe Doctrine, As Washington Intensifies Its Meddling in Latin America

“China firmly supports the just position of Latin American countries on opposing foreign interference and safeguarding their nations’ sovereignty.”

Naked Capitalism’s Skunk Party Manifesto Finds a Home in the New Kentucky Party

The Skunk Party Manifesto explained how the best political system money can buy is great for its customers and lousy for the rest of us

This Labor Day, Working Families’ Earned Social Security Benefits Are at Risk

A reminder that it would not be hard to “save” and even expand Social Security, save the reluctance to tax the rich a smidge more.