The EU is belatedly confronting the costs of their much-touted energy transition. Pols and voters are balking at the bill.
Sunday, January 18, 2026
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/8/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics, Democrats and the working class, “Starry Night” updated, and P. Diddy: a second Epstein? ~
Interview: Puncturing Misconceptions About Vaccine Hesitancy
“Vaccine hesitancy” less pervasive than some say
No Exit: Western Imperialism, Capitalism, and Industrialization
Is industrialization the original sin of both capitalist and Communist/socialist economic systems?
The Economy Finally Doomed Erdogan in Major Defeat in Turkish Local Elections. What Comes Next?
Will the opposition be able to capitalize going forward, and what would that mean for the New Cold War?
BRICS Enlargement – a “Non-Event” or a Stage Victory Against the West?
What does BRICS want to be when it grows up?
The Medicare Maze
Eileen Appelbaum takes a critical look at Medicare Advantage, exposing how it falls short of its cost-saving and quality-enhancing promises.
Will Human-to-Human Bird Flu (H5N1) Be the Long-Awaited “Disease X?”
A Bird Flu round-up, mostly from an institutional perspective.
ACA Plans Are Being Switched Without Enrollees’ OK
Unauthorized enrollment or plan-switching is emerging as a serious challenge for the ACA, also known as Obamacare.
The Duran: US Economic Decline and Rise of Greater Eurasia – Michael Hudson, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen
Some Naked Capitalism favorite experts, Michael Hudson, Alexander Mercouris, and Glenn Diesen, ponder the implications of the rise of Eurasia.
Europe’s New Fiscal Rules Harm Working People and Women, Boost Right-Wing Radicals
New EU fiscal rules, touted as creating and economic growth, actually embody a dangerous agenda to shred social safety nets.
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/5/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics and pandemics, Mandy bobbing and weaving, swing states update, the employment situation, and crocheting and knitting (with musical accompaniments). ~
