A major MAGA civil war has erupted pitting Tucker Carlson against what Nick Fuentes calls “Israel First” Republicans.
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Sunday, November 9, 2025
Coffee Break: MAGA Civil War – America First vs. Israel First
Topics: Coffee Break
Posted by Nat Wilson Turner at 2:00 pm | 76 Comments »
Mission Impossible: Why the US Cannot Reverse Its Manufacturing Decline
Debunking magical thinking about the US regaining its manufacturing mojo at scale.
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Environment, Globalization, Income disparity, The destruction of the middle class, The dismal science
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 91 Comments »
Links 11/3/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 114 Comments »
Tracing a Line Between Israeli Pager Attacks and Ukraine Collapse to the Tennessee Munitions Factory Explosion that Killed 16 Workers in an Impoverished Region of the U.S.
The so-called ‘Arsenal of Democracy’ goes up in smoke.
Topics: Banana republic, Guest Post, Market inefficiencies, Middle East, Privatization, Risk and risk management, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 18 Comments »
Trump’s Deportations Are Causing Farm Labor Issues. He Hasn’t Presented a Viable, Long-Term Solution.
Trump has cast the H-2A program as a quick help for farmers. At the same time, the program has been suspended during the government shutdown, which could cause production problems.
Topics: Banana republic, Commodities, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 12 Comments »
Medicare Advantage: Fraudulent and Misleading Marketing Lures Seniors into Plans Inferior to Traditional Medicare
A guide on the structure of Medicare Advantage, why it is a bad deal, and how to steer clear of aggressive and even fraudlent marketing.
Topics: Guest Post, Health care, Income disparity, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 2:35 am | 40 Comments »
Links 11/2/2025
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Haig Hovaness at 6:55 am | 145 Comments »
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Faust (1926) Run Time: 1H 46M Plus Halloween Bonuses!!
Faust is a movie about the power of love over the power of evil.
Topics: Guest Post, Sunday morning Antidote movie
Posted by semper loquitur at 6:30 am | 27 Comments »
The Shutdown – And the House’s Inaction – Helps Pave Congress’ Path to Irrelevance
Where’s Congress? The institution is unwilling to assert itself as an equal branch of government.
Topics: Banana republic, Guest Post, Politics, Taxes
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 31 Comments »
Links 11/1/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 135 Comments »
Data, Power and Emissions: How AI’s Growth May Slow Down the Green Transition
AI’s power demands are producing heavier use of fossil fuels to generate electricity.
Topics: Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:00 am | 8 Comments »
SNAP, the Nation’s Largest Food Aid Program, Is About To See Cuts. Here’s What You Should Know.
A court ruling will force the Administration to use emergency funds for SNAP benefits. But the money will run out in weeks. What then?
Topics: Guest Post, Income disparity, Macroeconomic policy, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:58 am | 27 Comments »
Coffee Break: Political Grownups, Bending Time, CDC at Sea, Snakebites, and AI Again
Part the First: Where Have All the Grownups Gone? Corey Robin is always worth reading (the first edition of The Reactionary Mind is much better than the second), and lately he has been more active publicly, here asking about the grownups: For a long time now, I’ve thought that you’re never really a grownup until […]
Topics: Coffee Break, Environment, Social policy, Social values, Species loss
Posted by KLG at 2:00 pm | 43 Comments »
The Macroeconomic Implications of Extreme Weather Events: Insights from Advanced Economies
Economists are starting to come to grips with the costs of weather/climate change induced disasters. But are their approaches adequate?
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Guest Post, Infrastructure, Social policy, The dismal science
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 10 Comments »
Links 10/31/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 127 Comments »



