Monday, December 22, 2025

Polish Foreign Minister Volunteers Country to Fight Russia

Sikorski wants to shoot down Russian missiles as pressure buildis on Germany to start footing more of the bill for US imperial ambitions.

Where Can We Live? The Homeless Crisis in America

The war on the homeless in the US has entered a very ugly phase.

Dick Cheney is a Horrible Human Being, and His Endorsement Should Be Seen as a Negative

Why would anyone be “honored” by Dick Cheney’s endorsement?

Naked Capitalism: An Invaluable Lifeline During a Pandemic of Misdirection by Our Elite

Naked Capitalism has been life-saving, so please give it the support it has earned!

A Failed Attempt at Market Manipulation

Markets that reference prices in other markets are common in the world of finance—all stock options and index futures have this property. But when it comes to electoral prediction markets, I see no rationale for such derivative contracts.

Links 9/8/2024

Yippee! Met Our Second Target! On to the Third: Continuing Expanded News Coverage

The fundraiser is going nicely but many of you have yet to contribute! How about chipping in for the daily essential of our morning Links?

Nick Corbishley: Naked Capitalism – Uncomfortable Truths and Dissenting Views in an Age of Rising Censorship

Support Naked Capitalism generously so it can continue its reporting and analysis in an increasingly hostile information environment

Links 9/7/2024

Richard Wolff: The Decline of the U.S. Empire – Where Is It Taking Us All?

Taking stock of the trajectory of the US running into the limits of its empire, and what the history of imperial declines suggests is in store

Israel: 11 Months of War Have Battered the Country’s Economy

Israel’s economy continues to suffer as its war in Gaza drags on and unless the conflict ends soon, the damage will be lasting and deep.

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/6/2024

~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics ~

Rob Urie: When Markets Crash and Wars Rage, Naked Capitalism is Here to Inform

How Naked Capitalism keeps your back in ever more turbulent times.

Satyajit Das: New Asian Cinematic Obsessions

A discussion of recent Japanese and Korean films, and the origins of this cinematic vogue.

Links 9/6/2024